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SC Workers’ Compensation Law: What is the Statutory Employee Doctrine?
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SC Workers’ Compensation Law: What is the Statutory Employee Doctrine?

What is SC’s statutory employee doctrine, and how could it affect your workers’ compensation case? In the past, employers have been considered immune from lawsuits by the employees of contractors and subcontractors under SC Code § 42-1-400 and 410’s “statutory employee doctrine,” which the SC…

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What is Negligence?
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What is Negligence?

What does negligence mean under SC law? If you intend to collect compensation from a person or business for a harm that they have caused you, you will first need to prove liability. The most common way that accident victims can prove liability is by…

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Can you sue after a boat crash in myrtle beach?
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Can you sue after a boat crash in myrtle beach?

Can you sue after a boat crash in Myrtle Beach, SC? Boating accidents are common in the Grand Strand area, where millions of tourists arrive each year for family vacations, motorcycle rallies, and Spring Break. Boating, fishing, and recreational watersports are one of the reasons…

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Child injury lawyers in myrtle beach, sc
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Child injury lawyers in myrtle beach, sc

The child injury lawyers at Axelrod and Associates understand the trauma and worry that parents face when their minor child has been seriously hurt in a car accident or other incident. When a child’s injuries were caused by someone else’s negligence, the parents have the…

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What are pain and suffering damages in sc?
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What are pain and suffering damages in sc?

Pain and suffering are an important part of your damages award in a personal injury case – something that the insurance company is not likely to tell you before your attorney gets involved in your case. The at-fault party must compensate you for the financial…

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How do you know if you have a valid car accident claim?
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How do you know if you have a valid car accident claim?

If you have been involved in a car accident, how do you know if you have a case? Under South Carolina law, the driver who is at fault in an auto accident is liable for all damages that were proximately caused by their negligence. Auto…

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Was geico forced to pay over $5 million for a woman who got an std in an automobile?
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Was geico forced to pay over $5 million for a woman who got an std in an automobile?

Was GEICO was forced to pay over $5 million to a woman because she contracted an STD in the vehicle? No – despite the alarm-raising clickbait headlines from various media outlets, GEICO was not forced to pay the $5 million award (not yet anyway). Furthermore,…

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Types of damages that are available in a sc auto accident or personal injury claim
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Types of damages that are available in a sc auto accident or personal injury claim

What are the types of damages that you can recover in an auto accident or personal injury claim in SC? Many people are unaware of the different types of damages that they are entitled to after a car accident – and the insurance company is…

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Should you hire an attorney for a “minor” car accident?
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Should you hire an attorney for a “minor” car accident?

It was just a “fender bender” – are you entitled to compensation after a minor car accident? The answer depends – even if there was minimal property damage to your vehicle, you are entitled to recover money from the defendant or their insurance company to…

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What is a tort?
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What is a tort?

If we file a lawsuit on your behalf, it is because someone has harmed you by committing a tort, and we are asking the courts to compensate you for the harm they caused. But what does “tort” mean? “Tort law” is a broad subject that…

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