COLUMBIA Injury Law Blog

The Goings Law Firm, LLC is pleased to announce that Attorney Robert F. Goings has been selected to receive the 2016 Compleat Lawyer Award from his alma mater, the University of South Carolina School of Law. The Compleat Lawyer Award is the law school’s highest honor and most prestigious award given to a lawyer who has displayed… Read More

In the early morning hours of April 20, 2014, a house firebroke out in a three-story beach house in Garden City, South Carolina. A South Carolina family from Lamar, SC was vacationing for the week at the beach house. The family also rented a golf cart from Woody’s Beach Rentals to use for the week.… Read More

Kelvin Washington, an elected member of the Richland County Council, was arrested on Saturday, February 27 for driving under the influence. The charges were made in connection with a Hopkins, South Carolina auto accident. The accident occurred when Councilman Washington rear-ended another car at the corner of Bluff Road and Martin Luther King Boulevard in… Read More

Earlier this week, a tractor-trailer truck traveling on I-77 hit a smaller SUV. The accident happened in Chester County during the early hours of the morning, around 3:45 a.m. The very large truck sent the SUV flying into the median where it flipped over. Witnesses said the tractor-trailer swerved and the fled the scene. This… Read More

A female volleyball coach at South Florence High School was recently killed in Manning, S.C. after she was involved in an accident, an article of Morning News Online reported on January 18. Corporal Sonny Collins of the South Carolina Highway Patrol stated that on January 17, 38-year-old Michelle Hickson was involved in a seemingly minor… Read More

After a single hour of deliberation, a jury in Orangeburg County ordered our client to be awarded over $1.1 million in actual damages. Mr. Bobby McClellan was injured while assisting with the improvement of a dock at a private lake when a piece of heavy equipment collapsed and hit him. McClellan sustained serious injury to… Read More

A driver in Rock Hill was recently arrested after authorities noticed him driving above the speed limit and displaying signs of distraction or intoxication. Information coming from the Rock Hill Police Department said several charges were filed against Jason Dale Naulder, including driving while under the influence (DUI), after he was arrested on January 9. Naulder,… Read More

Approximately 121,000 metal frying pans included in cookware sets sold at Macy’s are being recalled in the U.S. after several consumers sustained minor injuries. Reports said the recall affects Martha Stewart Stainless Steel frying pans distributed by Macy’s stores nationwide and some Military Exchanges. The 8-inch and 10-inch frying pans included in the cookware sets… Read More

A male pedestrian was recently struck by two vehicles while crossing a road in Charleston. According to reports, an investigation is being conducted by the Charleston Police after a pedestrian named James Alexander Moore Jr. was struck by a vehicle on December 5. The accident reportedly happened at about 3:00 in the morning when Moore was… Read More

Attorney Robert Goings of the Goings Law Firm, LLC, was recently featured in the Columbia Metropolitan after being named a Best Lawyer for Litigation by Best Lawyers. Best Lawyers uses a rigorous selection process based on peer review to identify leading attorneys in their respective locations and practice areas. Click here to view Robert Goings’ profile in the Columbia… Read More