COLUMBIA Injury Law Blog

A recent study has suggested that medical malpractice may be causing more deaths than those officially reported, and medical errors may be the third leading cause of death in America. According to a study conducted by doctors at John Hopkins, more people in the U.S. are likely killed by medical negligence than by lower respiratory diseases such as bronchitis and… Read More

A school district superintendent in Newberry County was killed in a recent vehicular accident involving a deputy’s patrol vehicle, an article of The State reported on April 17. Bennie Bennett, 56, on April 16 was pronounced dead after he was involved in an accident at 6:26 p.m. on S.C. 219, at the vicinity of Newberry High School. The… Read More

Five students aboard a school bus in Columbia sustained injuries after an accident was caused by a reckless driver, an article of News 2 reported on April 5. According to reports, before 8:00 a.m. on April 4, a school bus containing 24 students was struck by a pickup truck. The accident reportedly happened after the pickup… Read More

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