Personal Injury Claims What happens if I file a lawsuit? You become the plaintiff in the case and the person who injured you becomes the defendant. Lawyers for each side (and for the insurer) typically begin gathering facts through exchange of documents, written questions (interrogatories) or depositions (questions that are asked in person and answered under oath). Read More Here #PersonalInjuryRecovery #SouthCarolinaPersonalInjury #BarAssociation #DavidSavageLaw #DavidSavage

Tiger Woods and his restaurant in Jupiter, Florida have been in the news recently due to a wrongful death suit after an employee died in a car crash. Attorney David L. Savage discussed below how this would apply to South Carolina. Read the Tiger Woods article here. As to this article: No such suit in South Carolina… Each state has its own laws concerning legal responsibility for the over service of alcohol. In South Carolina, an intoxicated individual may not sue the bar th

A statute of limitations sets the period of time someone has to take some kind of legal action. Statutes of limitations, for example, set deadlines for suing. When a plaintiff misses the cutoff, the defendant can use the statute of limitations as a defense against the suit. If the defendant establishes that the statute of limitations applies and has indeed “run,” the court will normally dismiss the case. Click Here to Read More #StatuteofLimitations #DavidSavageLawyer #DavidS

Negligence is the legal doctrine that requires people to conduct themselves in a way that conforms with our legal duties and what reasonable people would do. In general, the elements of negligence are: A duty of care was owed by the defendant to the plaintiff The defendant breached that duty There’s a causal connection between the defendant’s conduct and the harm to the plaintiff The harm was a proximate cause of defendant’s actions, meaning the harm was foreseeable The plain

The following article will help you learn about the time limits to file, the compensation available, fault and liability rules, and more. If you're part of an insurance claim or personal injury lawsuit in South Carolina, a number of state laws could come into play at some point in your case. In this article, written by David Goguen, J.D., we'll take an in-depth look at South Carolina personal injury laws. Click Here to read this article #SouthCarolinaPersonalInjury #Persona

What is Personal Injury Law? Personal injury law refers to the legal remedies and defenses involved in civil lawsuits brought as a result of wrongful conduct. In fact, the word “tort” comes from a Latin term meaning twist, wrong, or harm. In contrast to criminal law, a tort action does not involve the government prosecuting the wrongdoer. Rather, these cases involve a private plaintiff seeking compensation (usually money) for the harm caused by the defendant’s actions. Read M

Each state handles liability for  alcohol-related accidents  a little differently. For example, imagine a car crash caused by a drunk driver