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Covers South Carolina injury and accident law including food poisoning, car accidents, and product liability.
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Last Entry: May 21, 2013 at 14:30:05

Futuristic Transport Raises Current Questions

Posted on May 21, 2013
The U.S. Senate recently held hearings to consider the legal implications of the automated robot-driven cars being tested in three states -- Nevada, California and Florida. Wonder why they?re spending time and money on unlikely scenarios right out of Back to the Future and The Jetsons? The Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers predicts that 75 percent of cars on the road in 2040 will be self-driving...

Cannons Campground Pollution Investigation Continues

Posted on May 05, 2013
GoUpstate.com reported recently that independent testing of residual groundwater near the Cannons Campground community is being done in connection with an investigation concerning the alleged improper disposal of dangerous chemicals by a manufacturing plant in Spartanburg...

7 Facts About Pedestrian Accidents

Posted on April 09, 2013
As spring arrives and the weather clears, drivers across the state should be alert for pedestrians. Every three days, someone dies in a pedestrian accident in South Carolina, according to the state Department of Public Safety. For bicyclists, the fatality rate is approximately one death per 17 days...

DUI Deaths Drop In South Carolina

Posted on March 22, 2013
The number of South Carolinians who died in auto accidents involving a drunk driver dropped in 2011. Drunk driving deaths in South Carolina fell from 353 in 2010 to 315 in 2011. Ours was one of only four states where fatalities involving drunk driving accidents decreased by 30 or more...

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New E-mail Scam Targets South Carolinians

Posted on March 12, 2013
South Carolina consumers should look out for a new email scam that is trying to take advantage of last year?s Department of Revenue security hacking scandal. The scammers are targeting people who signed up for the free credit report monitoring service provided by DOR in the wake of the 2012 security breach...

Checklists Can Prevent Fatal Infections in SC Newborns

Posted on February 18, 2013
Blood infections in newborn babies in South Carolina were reduced by up to 58 percent in hospitals where intensive care workers used safety checklists, a new study shows. The checklists covered the steps to be taken when blood catheters were inserted in an infant?s vein or artery...

SC Workplace Sex Bias Claims Dipped in 2012

Posted on February 11, 2013
Charges of race and sex discrimination on the job declined in South Carolina in 2012 ? but charges of religious discrimination went up. That?s according to new figures from the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. There were a total of 1,232 South Carolina job discrimination charges filed by the EEOC last year, which accounts for 1...

Workers Exposed to Carbon Monoxide Risk

Posted on February 04, 2013
Federal safety officials are warning employers to take steps this winter to protect workers from serious ? and sometimes fatal ? exposure to carbon monoxide. The move follows a recent workplace injury incident in a New England warehouse where a worker was found unconscious and having a seizure from carbon monoxide poisoning...

Icy Rain Causes SC Highway Death

Posted on January 29, 2013
A winter storm that dropped freezing rain and a glaze of ice on South Carolina is being blamed for dozens of car crashes and at least one death. Seventy automobile accidents were reported in Greenville County as a result of the January 25 storm. And a driver in Easley was killed when his car skidded on deadly highway ice...

Pedestrian Hit by Two Cars on Columbia Sidewalk

Posted on January 25, 2013
A woman standing on a downtown Columbia sidewalk was hospitalized after being injured in a pedestrian accident caused by a driver attempting to beat a red light. The driver struck another vehicle coming through the intersection. Both vehicles then collided with the woman, who was waiting on a corner...

Burger King Owner Pays $2.5 Million For Sex Harassment

Posted on January 18, 2013
Carrols Corporation ? the world?s largest Burger King franchisee, with almost 600 restaurants in South Carolina and nationwide ? has agreed to pay $2.5 million for sexual harassment and retaliation against employees. The settlement ends a discrimination lawsuit brought by the U...

Six Hurt in Woodruff DUI Wreck

Posted on January 14, 2013
A rear-end crash near Woodruff has resulted in a felony DUI charge and six people injured. The wreck happened January 11 when a driver ran into the back of another car on Highway 221, causing it to flip over and then drifted into oncoming traffic and hit another car head-on...

SC Highway Death Numbers Down

Posted on January 07, 2013
Here?s a hopeful start to the new year: only half as many people were killed in South Carolina car wrecks in the first days of 2013 as compared with 2012. Seven people have died on South Carolina highways through January 6. That is down from the 13 highway deaths for this same time period in 2012...

Car Ignition Locks Urged For All SC Drunk Drivers

Posted on December 21, 2012
Every person convicted of DUI in South Carolina ? even first-time offenders ? would have to pass a breathalyzer test before being able to start their cars if one state legislator gets his way. Currently, a so-called ignition interlock device is required only for those who have at least two DUI convictions in the Palmetto State...

Gas Leak at Easley Nursing Home Forces Mass Evacuation

Posted on December 14, 2012
A Pickens County nursing home is back in the news again ? and not in a good way. Thirty-six elderly patients at Majesty Health and Rehab in Easley were forced from their rooms in the middle of the night because of a gas leak. Each year there are more than 20,000 complaints of elder care abuse in South Carolina retirement homes...

Gas Leak at Easley Nursing Home Forces Mass Evacuation

Posted on December 13, 2012
A Pickens County nursing home is back in the news again ? and not in a good way. Thirty-six elderly patients at Majesty Health and Rehab in Easley were forced from their rooms in the middle of the night because of a gas leak. Each year there are more than 20,000 complaints of elder care abuse in South Carolina retirement homes...

DUI Charged in I-20 Death

Posted on December 05, 2012
Drunk driving has claimed another life in South Carolina. The driver of a car that killed a state Department of Transportation worker on I-20 in Lexington County has been charged with DUI and leaving the scene of an accident. There were 357 motor vehicle fatalities in South Carolina linked to alcohol impairment in 2010, the most recent year for which statistics are available...

5 Car Safety Features For SC Drivers

Posted on November 26, 2012
The No. 1 safety fear of drivers age 50 and older is not being able to see clearly at night. That?s according to the study ?Enhancing Safety and Comfort For Mature Drivers? by The Hartford and the MIT Age Lab. Twenty-four percent of those surveyed said night vision was their top concern...

I-20 Pileup Claims Young Life

Posted on November 19, 2012
One tragedy can lead to another, as shown by a car crash on I-20 that took the life of a 21-year-old Winthrop University student. The fatal collision was part of a chain reaction that occurred as vehicles backed up on the interstate while authorities pulled another car from the Wateree River...

Are Traumatic Brain Injuries and Criminal Behavior Linked?

Posted on November 13, 2012
Millions of people suffer from traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) each year, causing tens of thousands to die and many others to have their lives dramatically altered. Although these injuries can affect people in numerous ways?from physical disabilities to cognitive difficulties?recent studies have highlighted the troubling fact that traumatic brain injuries may be linked to the development of deviant, or criminal, behavior...

SC Ranks 18th in Country in Deer Crashes

Posted on November 07, 2012
One out of every 126 cars in South Carolina will crash into a deer this year, according to State Farm Insurance, which has issued a ?deer alert? to Palmetto State motorists. South Carolina ranks 18th in the country for overall likelihood of striking a deer...

Cars and Buildings Collide in SC

Posted on November 02, 2012
Not all automobile crashes involve one vehicle running into another. Sometimes a vehicle crashes into someone?s home or store ? and in South Carolina it is happening more frequently. In the past year, at least 14 vehicles have smashed into residences or businesses in the greater Charleston area alone...

SC Offers ?Veteran? Driver Licenses

Posted on October 26, 2012
South Carolina military veterans can now get a special ?VETERAN? designation on their driver licenses and permits. The state Department of Motor Vehicles launched the new program in September. According to a department press release: ?The Governor and the Legislature joined forces to acknowledge the service of our veterans,? said [DMV] Executive Director Kevin Shwedo...

SC Clinic That Got Tainted Steroids Issues Blog Response

Posted on October 19, 2012
A low country pain clinic was one of the healthcare facilities that received a batch of tainted steroids linked to the deadly meningitis outbreak. On October 6, Intervene MD, with locations in Mount Pleasant and North Charleston, posted the following on its blog: ?Unfortunately, our practice was one of those provided medications from the manufacturer [New England Compounding Center]...

Vision Problems Linked to Actos, Avandia

Posted on October 10, 2012
Researchers have uncovered a possible link between a common drug used to treat diabetes and an increased risk of vision problems, according to a HealthDay report. According to the study, which first appeared in the online edition of the Archives of Internal Medicine, users of thiazolidinediones may be two or three times more at risk of a serious problem with their vision, called macular edema...

Truck, Bus Drivers Downplay Dangerous Sleep Troubles

Posted on September 27, 2012
Researchers in Europe say that commercial drivers, such as those who drive buses and trucks, may deny or underreport serious sleep trouble in order to protect their jobs. At a recent meeting of the European Lung Foundation, researchers presented the results of a study focused on daytime sleepiness levels in commercial drivers versus the general public...

Sheriff Asks Bars to Help Prevent Drunken Driving

Posted on September 21, 2012
The sheriff of Lexington County recently asked bar owners to help deter drunken driving by not serving intoxicated customers. ?I?m letting them know they have a part to play in this,? Sheriff James Metts was quoted in The State as saying. Metts said officers will increase patrols in areas around nearly a dozen bars...

Crash-Safe Car? Think Again, Experts Say

Posted on September 12, 2012
In a new test from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety mimicking a common crash condition overlooked by many car makers and safety experts less than 30 percent of the tested cars earned good or acceptable ratings. The new test is called the ?small overlap frontal crash test...

FDA Warns Users of ?Natural? Supplement

Posted on September 07, 2012
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has continued receiving reports of injuries from the supplement Reumofan Plus and Reumofan Plus Premium since it issued a warning about the product in June. The FDA said it has heard reports of serious internal bleeding, stroke, insomnia, dizziness, problems with blood sugar levels, harm to the liver and kidneys, and even some deaths among users of the so-called ?natural? supplement...

Rapid Response Linked To Car Accident Survival Rate

Posted on August 28, 2012
When a person is in a traumatic car accident, every minute counts. The sooner they can be put into the hands of a trained medical team, the higher their chance is of survival. This time after the traumatic event is referred to in the medical community as the ?golden hour?, the time in which life and death hang in a delicate balance...

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