COLUMBIA Injury Law Blog

Does workers’ compensation in South Carolina cover a repetitive trauma injury? This is a frequently asked question because many employers or insurance companies will try to deny your workers’ compensation claim if it arises from repetitive trauma or repetitive stress. The common excuse is that the injury was not caused on the job. Repetitive trauma… Read More

Global healthcare firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) recently issued a recall for all product lines of its alli weight reduction pills due to the possible inclusion of foreign pills in some of its bottles, ABC 6 reported on March 27. GSK and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are working together to determine the cause of… Read More

If your South Carolina workers’ compensation claim was denied, we encourage you to speak with a Columbia Workers’ Compensation Attorney from Goings Law Firm, LLC as soon as possible. More than likely you will be required to request a hearing before the South Carolina Workers Compensation Commission in Columbia. Our Columbia Workers’ Compensation Attorneys have been… Read More

Do I Need to Hire an Attorney for a Workers’ Compensation Claim? If you have workers compensation claim, you’ve wondered if you should hire a workers’ compensation attorney. This is a frequently asked question. This article is designed to help you understand when you should hire an attorney for your workers compensation claim. First, you are not required… Read More

What is the Difference between Uninsured and Underinsured Motorist Coverage? This is a common question that you may have when purchasing automobile insurance or after an accident. It is important to understand the differences between uninsured motorists coverage and underinsured motorists coverage. The amount of coverage that you may have could play an important role in determining… Read More

Johnson v. Alexander, Opinion No. 5208 On March 19, 2014, the South Carolina Court of Appeals issued an opinion in a legal malpractice action, Amber Johnson v. Stanley E. Alexander, Mario S. Inglese, and Charles Feeley.  The Court of Appeal reversed a trial court order on summary judgment finding that attorney Stanley Alexander committed legal malpractice in… Read More

By: Robert F. Goings According to a study by AAA in August 2013, the most dangerous county in South Carolina for most motorcycle collisions and most injurious motorcycle crashes was Horry County.  Myrtle Beach is located in Horry County, which hosts several biker weeks.  Horry County ranked second in both categories in 2011 and third in… Read More

S.C. Business Courts – Now Open for Business State-Wide The South Carolina Supreme Court on January 3, 2014 expanded the Business Court to cover all counties in South Carolina.  Here is the Order of Chief Justice Toal that explains how the business court program works: The Supreme Court of South Carolina In re: Business Court Pilot Program… Read More

In South Carolina, mediation is mandatory in many counties in state court as a part of the pre-trial process. The federal court in South Carolina frequently orders parties to conduct mediation as part of a scheduling order. Mediation is a non-binding process designed to facilitate a settlement Why mediation? Because it works in reaching a settlement, and works… Read More

By: Robert F. Goings South Carolina law has established a civil cause of action known as “civil conspiracy.”  Civil conspiracy can be alleged in certain injury or business litigation cases.  The law of civil conspiracy has evolved over the years in South Carolina, and in sometimes, this claim can prove particularly useful to a plaintiff… Read More