How the Elderly at Nursing Homes are Exposed to Deadly Fungus and Other Fatal Infections

Nursing homes are a primary source of a deadly drug-resistant fungal infection that is spreading in hospitals across the country, according to a recent report. Seriously ill nursing home patients with the fungus tend to take multiple antibiotics, which increases…

Most Dangerous Highways in Charleston

If you’ve ever been in a car accident, you know that accident situations can develop out of nowhere. But certain highways are clearly more dangerous because of the design or volume of traffic or a combination of factors. You are…

SC Rejects Expansion of Workers’ Comp Benefits for First Responders

South Carolina’s legislature has rejected a bill that would ensure the availability of workers’ compensation payments for mental health care sought by emergency responders suffering from PTSD. The bill, known as S-429, has been introduced repeatedly since 2015, to no avail. This…

What Are The 10 Most Dangerous Professions in the U.S?

As South Carolina workers’ compensation attorneys, we work to assist people from across the state who have been injured on the job so badly they cannot return to work for a significant period of time, if at all. We also assist…

Is South Carolina a No Fault State?

Is South Carolina a No-Fault or At-Fault State? What Does this Mean for Drivers in Accidents? Car accidents are an unfortunately common occurrence in South Carolina, and can happen to even the safest and most experienced of drivers. While traffic,…

Opioid Shipments Rise As Drug Epidemic Hits America & South Carolina

New reporting connected to lawsuits filed by more than 2,000 state, local and tribal governments seeking to hold drug companies accountable for the opioid crisis in America show how shipments of opioid painkillers increased across the country as addictions rates…

What Are the Most Dangerous Intersections in Charleston?

It’s a remarkable thing, really, the hundreds of thousands of cars, trucks, and people that don’t crash into one another in the constant flow of crossings and turns at highway intersections. But an intersection is where a car accident is most likely…