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Monthly Archives: March 2018
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IS THERE A SPOUSAL PRIVILEGE IN SOUTH CAROLINA?
No one likes a snitch. Especially when they’re snitching on their own husband or wife… Even the courts – which heavily depend on people snitching on each other – are careful not to force anyone to testify against their spouse. It’s called spousal privilege. In South…
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SELFIES CAUSE CAR WRECKS – DISTRACTED DRIVING IS NEGLIGENT DRIVING
As if we needed another reason to hate selfies – check out the story of a Maine man who crashed his car and injured several friends because he leaned in to be part of his passenger’s selfie. Or the North Carolina woman who died when she…
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Self-driving car kills pedestrian in arizona
It had to happen eventually. A self-driving car struck and killed a pedestrian in Arizona, and already car companies, driverless-software companies, and politicians are pointing fingers and distancing themselves from whatever went wrong. And the issue hasn’t even made it to court yet. When it…
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HOW TEXTING AND DRIVING CAN ESTABLISH LIABILITY IN AN AUTO ACCIDENT
She was looking at her cell phone. That’s why a woman says she struck six pedestrians with her car,killing a man and his two grandchildren. When she pleaded guilty last week to several counts of manslaughter and assault, the defendant told a Kentucky court she was trying…
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Proving negligence and damages after a sc motorcycle accident
Two important facts about motorcycles: There are far fewer of them on the roads than cars and trucks, and drivers are significantly more likely to fail to see them, pull out in front of them, fail to yield the right-of-way or plow into the side…
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Can a prosecutor use facebook posts as evidence against me?
Be careful what you say on Facebook – even if you’re just quoting lyrics from your favorite song. Larry Recio posted a line from a rap song on his page, and it may have been the deciding factor in his conviction on charges of being…
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Boating accidents? auto accidents? what about boating auto accidents?
There are boating accidents, and then there are car accidents. But never at the same time, right? Well, there was that one time when a ship rolled onto its side, and the almost 5,000 cars it was carrying wound up being destroyed … The Cougar…
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Truck accidents in conway and myrtle beach, sc
A teenager was killed Tuesday when her SUV was struck by a tractor-trailer in Conway. A passenger who was removed from the SUV by emergency personnel survived but was in critical condition at a local hospital at the time of the report. The SC Highway…
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WHAT IS ASSUMPTION OF THE RISK AND HOW CAN IT AFFECT MY CASE?
Assumption of the risk is a defense that is often used in negligence cases. The defendant claims the plaintiff freely and knowingly engaged in an activity that any reasonable person should know could cause injury, and therefore the defendant should not be liable for any…
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NEGLIGENCE AND INTENTIONAL TORTS IN SC
When people talk about SC personal injury lawsuits, one of the key words you’ll hear is “negligence.” If the other party – for example, the at-fault driver – was negligent, you may be entitled to compensation for your injuries. When someone is determined to be…
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