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Is Brain Cancer Linked to Camp Lejeune’s Contaminated Water?

Is Brain Cancer Linked to Camp Lejeune’s Contaminated Water?

Between the 1950s and 1980s, many service members, staff, and their family members who lived and worked at the Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina unknowingly drank contaminated water polluted with several known carcinogens. Many of...

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Is the Camp Lejeune Lawsuit a Mass Tort or Class Action?

Is the Camp Lejeune Lawsuit a Mass Tort or Class Action?

Water contamination at Camp Lejeune lasted for 30 years and affected hundreds of thousands of service members. It is unthinkable to imagine so many people who had dedicated themselves to the service of our nation were subsequently subject...

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Examples of Pain and Suffering in a Personal Injury Case

Examples of Pain and Suffering in a Personal Injury Case

Suffering a personal injury can, in an instant, change the entire course of your life. It can be hard to put a monetary value on your personal injury claim that has affected your family so drastically. In many...

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Who is Responsible for a Wide Turn Truck Accident?

Who is Responsible for a Wide Turn Truck Accident?

Trucks often need to make wide turns to avoid falling over due to their weight and size. Just one slight wrong move can lead to disaster. If a trucker makes an error while turning, it puts other drivers...

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If I Have Lost Enjoyment of Life Can I Sue?

If I Have Lost Enjoyment of Life Can I Sue?

Car accident and other personal injury victims often sustain injuries far beyond the cost of their medical bills and lost wages. When this happens, you deserve the opportunity to get back to where you were before the accident....

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South Carolina Aggressive Driving vs. Road Rage

South Carolina Aggressive Driving vs. Road Rage

Road rage and aggressive driving make the streets more dangerous for other drivers who operate their vehicles with the precautions and safety practices you would expect. Unfortunately, encountering aggressive driving and road rage are the reality of how...

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What Would Be Considered Reckless Driving?

What Would Be Considered Reckless Driving?

Did you know that South Carolina is home to some of the worst drivers in the country? A 2022 study by Car Insurance Comparison listed South Carolina as number three in their list of states with the worst...

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When a Dog Bites a Groomer Who is Liable?

When a Dog Bites a Groomer Who is Liable?

More than 800 million people in the U.S. receive medical attention for dog bites. South Carolina is one of the few states exempt from the one-bite rule, meaning owners are liable even when their dog has no prior...

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What Are the Most Common Injuries in Truck Accidents?

What Are the Most Common Injuries in Truck Accidents?

In 2020, South Carolina ranked 10th in the nation for truck accident fatalities. While 132 deaths may seem modest compared to the 643 deaths in the state topping the list, Texas, it is important to remember that South...

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Am I Liable If Someone Steals My Car and Crashes It?

Am I Liable If Someone Steals My Car and Crashes It?

Waking up to find your car missing can be a terrible feeling. The experience is even more gutwrenching if you discover that your missing car has been involved in an accident. You are sure to have questions about...

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How to Protect Against Hydroplaning When Driving

How to Protect Against Hydroplaning When Driving

Over the past 20 years, dozens of lawsuits and injury claims have been filed against the South Carolina Department of Transportation on behalf of those killed or severely injured in catastrophic auto accidents involving hydroplaning vehicles. These have...

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Is Infertility Linked to the Toxic Water at Camp Lejeune?

Is Infertility Linked to the Toxic Water at Camp Lejeune?

For more than three decades, volatile organic compounds and other toxic chemicals leaked into the drinking water at the Marine Corps base Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Because the military did not discover the water contamination until 1982,...

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