The more I practice law and take cases to trial, the more I am amazed that the general population thinks the case is truly against the Defendant with no insurance since an insurance company is not also named. Guess, what?
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Saturday, June 17, 1995 & Living the Dream
On Saturday, June 17, 1995, I had just returned from an up & down week at South Carolina’s Palmetto Boys State, sponsored by the American Legion. It was up & down due to the weird things going on
Insurance Companies Love Your Apathy, Passiveness, & Shallow Pockets
I was talking to a psychiatrist at a party once that asked what I did. I explained that I was a plaintiff’s lawyer and helped the poor, impoverished David’s of the world fight the big Goliaths, such as insurance
Why Your Medical Records Matter in Personal Injury Cases
The subject has come up too many times in the past couple weeks where clients are disputing what is documented in their medical records that were written by their own treating physicians. I will admit, prior to becoming an attorney
They Say Imitation… We See You Looking Carolina Law Group
They say imitation is the best form of flattery. As I watched the morning news at my home in Greenville, #yeahthatGreenville, I always like to compare my fellow lawyers’ commercials against our own. Yet this time, I thought
When Do I Hire an Attorney vs. Handling It Myself?
Through various avenues and referral sources, I often times get some interesting questions about “potential” cases. Lately, I have been looking over my shoulder for the hidden camera or wondering which one of my friends in playing a joke on
This Expert Institute’s 2015 Best Legal Blog Nominee Needs Your Votes
From a field of more than 2,000 potential nominees, SC Injury Law Journal Blog has received enough
nominations to join the 250 legal blogs participating in one of the largest competitions for legal blog writing online today.
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Will Workers’ Compensation Cover an Aggravation of a Pre-Existing Injury?
Many times when people are involved in a work accident, they will aggravate an old injury. We oftentimes hear concerns from these individuals that the Workers’ Compensation (“WC”) insurance carrier MAY NOT cover medical treatment for these types of
Tort Reform Results: Higher Insurance Profits, Lower Patient Safety Initiatives & Higher Med Mal Premiums for Doctors
A recent Forbes article written by Steve Cohen entitled, “On Tort Reform, It’s Time to Declare Victory and Withdraw“, debunks the myths set forth many years ago when the catchy phrased initiative first started. Given the many states
Injured on the Job? Too ‘Job Scared’ to File a Workers’ Compensation Claim?
Many times we see potential clients fail to follow through with a Workers’ Compensation claim because they are “job scared.” Some of the individuals may have a promising but new career with their employer, other times the individual has been