Construction injuries should be covered by your employer’s workers’ compensation insurance, including falls, broken bones, electrical injuries, and traffic accidents. You may also be able to file a third-party lawsuit for compensation if someone other than your employer was at fault in the accident.
Axelrod & Associates, P.A.
State v. Williams: Attempted Murder Conviction Reversed
Attempted murder conviction reversed – in State v. Williams, the SC Court of Appeals reversed an attempted murder conviction because there was no evidence of the specific intent to murder presented at trial and therefore the doctrine of transferred intent does not apply.
Does SC Have a Motorcycle Helmet Law?
SC has a motorcycle helmet law, but it only applies to persons under the age of 21. If you are 21 or older, you are not required to wear a helmet in SC or in Myrtle Beach, and not wearing a helmet does not affect your personal injury claim – assumption of the risk and comparative negligence do not apply.
How Do I Get a Child Support Modification in SC?
Child support modification in SC – you can ask the court to increase or decrease the amount of child support based on a change in circumstances when the factors used to calculate child support have changed. A change in income, the child’s expenses, custody, or the family make-up may justify a child support modification.
Defenses Against DUI Charges in SC
Potential defenses against DUI charges in SC include dismissal under City of Rock Hill v. Suchenski if the officer did not follow the mandatory videotape requirements, suppression of the breath or blood test results, sobriety witnesses, or the statutory defenses to DUAC charges in SC.
Are Sole Proprietors Covered by Workers’ Compensation in SC?
Are sole proprietors covered by workers’ compensation in SC? They can be if they notify their insurance company that they elect to be included as an employee or if they are a direct employee of another company whose workers’ compensation insurance covers their injuries.
Do I Have to Pay Child Support if I’m Unemployed?
Do you still have to pay child support if you are unemployed? If you lose your job, you must still make your child support payments unless the court modifies your child support order. Get a child support lawyer in SC to help now, because your back child support will be accumulating in the meantime.
Do I Need a Local Auto Accident Attorney?
If you were in a car crash while visiting Myrtle Beach, you need a local auto accident attorney on your case who is licensed to practice law in SC, who is familiar with SC laws and court rules, who knows the local courts, clerks, and judges, and who can be your “boots on the ground,” working to get you paid while you are at home in another state.
What are the Most Common Types of Workers’ Compensation Claims?
The most common types of workers’ compensation injuries in SC, the most common causes of on-the-job injuries, and how to prevent workplace injuries. Axelrod and Associates – Myrtle Beach SC workers’ compensation attorneys.
The SC Alcohol and Drug Safety Action Program: What is ADSAP?
What is ADSAP in SC? When are you required to enroll in ADSAP, what are the requirements, and what happens if you don’t enroll in the program after a DUI conviction?
