COLUMBIA Injury Law Blog

IKEA issued a recall to an estimated 75,000 detachable “safety gates” in the U.S. and Canada after receiving three reports of children suffering from injuries, a May 12 article of ABC News reported. Reports said the removable safety gates may not be properly secured between the walls, increasing the risk of children suffering from falls. The affected… Read More

A Fiat Chrysler factory employee was killed in a workplace accident that happened at the company’s Jefferson North Assembly factory, according to a report by Bloomberg Business on May 5. The United Auto Workers identified the fatality as Donald Megge, 53, a resident of Sterling Heights in Michigan. According to reports, Megge, who is a wastewater operator and… Read More

A member of “Mothers Against Drunk Driving” (MADD) is seeking tougher drunk driving law after a 61-year-old woman was recently killed in an accident in Columbia caused by an intoxicated driver, WLTX 19 reported on April 13. The call for tougher DUI laws was sought by Steven Burritt after a car accident on April 11 killed… Read More

A school bus in Greenville County containing three students recently was struck by a truck owned by Pepsi, an article on wyff4.com reported March 25. Reports coming from the South Carolina Highway Patrol revealed that the accident happened on State Park Road. Greenville County School District’s Oby Lyles stated that three students were inside the… Read More

An estimated 6.5 million Kraft Mac and Cheese boxes in the US are being recalled by the manufacturer due to possible metal bits that could be mixed into the food, the U.S. News reported on March 17. According to Kraft Foods Group Inc., the recall affects “Kraft Macaroni & Cheese” original flavor bearing “best before dates” from September 18… Read More

An iPhone user is claiming that he sustained a serious burn injury to his leg after the Apple product suddenly burst inside his pocket and burned his pants, CNN reported on March 5. Lindenhurst resident Erik Johnson alleged that his iPhone 5c ruptured inside his pants pocket on February 14 as he bent over to… Read More

A charge was filed against the man responsible for crashing his vehicle into a school bus in Berkeley County, Live 5 reported on February 25. Highway Patrol Senior Trooper Hannah Wimberly said that a speeding-related charge was filed against the van driver, whose name was not released, for driving too fast in inclement weather. According to reports,… Read More

A firefighter was killed while performing his duties at the vicinity of Sandy Springs Road after he was struck by a vehicle whose driver was under the influence, wyff4.com reported on February 16. Authorities confirmed the death of Sandy Springs Fire Department member, 52-year-old Kenneth Stanton. Stanton reportedly was responding to an accident on Highway… Read More

American automaker Chrysler has issued a recall of 228,181 Jeep Cherokees to fix the side airbags that may unexpectedly deploy, The Detroit News reported on February 2. Reports said the side airbags of the affected Jeep SUVs may suddenly launch unintentionally when drivers operate the vehicles in “extreme maneuvers.” Chrysler explained in such extreme situations the… Read More

On January 14, 2015, the South Carolina Supreme Court issued two opinions regarding Workers Compensation benefits. Generally, when a worker suffers an injury on the job, the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation system is designed to provide an injured employee with necessary medical treatment, disability payments, and monetary settlements to compensate for any physical impairment or… Read More