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A person’s negligence can cause the death of another. In such cases, the deceased’s loved ones often have the right to pursue compensation for the loss. Recovering damages in South Carolina might require a wrongful death action, survival action or both. Plaintiffs in...
Wrongful death occurs when one person causes the death of another through negligence or wrongful acts. It is a civil matter that results in a payout of money only. Some cases may also have a criminal case occurring, but that is separate from the wrongful death...
The loss of a loved one is a difficult situation, no matter the circumstances. When a death occurs because of another person's possible negligence, feelings can be especially tender. Anyone who experiences the death of a loved one from the alleged careless behavior of...
If you recently lost a loved one due to a devastating pedestrian accident, you could face an array of challenges. First, these deaths often create devastating emotional trauma that haunts the friends and family members of those who died for the rest of their lives. If...
Most people enter their vehicles thousands of times without experiencing a severely harmful accident. You can hardly expect the death of a loved one during a routine drive, but you deserve justice if it does happen. The untimely passing of a loved one in a vehicle...
If you have a young child in your family, you know how dangerous walking or playing near traffic can be. After all, according to a report from Safe Kids Worldwide, an average of seven children died every week in pedestrian-vehicle collisions in 2019 alone. Front-over...
Residents of South Carolina may be interested in a report about a five-vehicle accident that killed seven people on I-75 in Florida earlier in January. Investigators have found that a truck driver involved in the accident is likely to have caused the chain reaction...
The Parkland school shooting that took place on Feb. 14 led to the deaths of 17 people. Residents of South Carolina should know that the father of one of the victims, who was a student, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against several defendants. One of them happens...
A feature that is often touted to sell new cars to people in South Carolina is a keyless ignition system. While these systems are popular, they also bring hidden dangers about which people should be aware. Unlike keyed ignition systems, keyless systems do not...
Families in South Carolina that feel a loved one's death was the fault of someone's negligent or willful actions sometimes decide to file a wrongful death lawsuit. Because there is a lower burden of proof in a civil lawsuit than in a criminal trial, there are cases...