FAQs

Categories: Car Accidents

Can I Sue If I Get Hit By A Car While Riding My Bicycle In South Carolina?

Yes, as long as you can prove it's the car, truck, or motorcycle driver's fault—or more their fault than yours. To prove fault, you need to know South Carolina bicycle and traffic laws. That's why it pays to get advice from a Spartanburg car accident attorney who knows South Carolina bicycle laws, which I touch on below. To get your questions...

Categories: Family Law

I have a pending divorce. I hear a lot about people hiring private investigators. Is this something I should consider?

Maybe. Each case in the family court is different with different circumstances. There are many times when hiring a private investigator can have a significant impact on the outcome. However, a private investigator can be expensive. Sometimes a private investigator can capture some bad behavior by the other party. But if that bad behavior doesn’t help your case, what...

Categories: Car Accidents | Motorcycle Accidents | Personal Injury | Tractor-Trailer Accidents

Is There A Personal Injury Settlement Calculator In South Carolina?

No. Short answer why: you're a person, not a math equation. Calculators calculate a number based on the assumption what's being plugged in is always the same. But cases, at least to me, aren't just cases. Cases are about people. Everyone is unique. So many factors go into evaluating a settlement. Most of them vary with each case, making it...

Categories: Personal Injury

How much of a settlement should I ask for in my South Carolina accident injury case?

It depends. This is a question that we get from clients in the majority of our South Carolina personal injury cases in and around Spartanburg, whether it’s a car or motorcycle accident, semi-truck or 18-wheeler accident, slip or trip and fall, nursing home injury, medical malpractice, or even a wrongful death case, which is valued differently from an injury case. Let me free you from...

Categories: Car Accidents

If I get hit by a car as a pedestrian in South Carolina, what rights do I have to an injury settlement?

In South Carolina, pedestrians have the same rights to a car accident settlement as an innocent driver in a typical car, truck, or motorcycle accident. If you've got other questions about South Carolina pedestrian car accident injury cases, I'm a Spartanburg car accident attorney. You can contact me with a live chat, fill out a Get Help Now form, or call toll-free at (864) 582-0416. To...

Categories: Worker’s Compensation

If I file for South Carolina workers’ comp, won’t my employer have to pay my medical bills?

Almost certainly not. We get this question more often than you might think. The majority of injured workers are loyal employees who might worry their employer will have to pay their medical bills. It discourages some employees from seeking vital benefits they need when they get seriously hurt on the job. But before you forfeit important rights to income or to...

Categories: Car Accidents | Motorcycle Accidents | Personal Injury | Tractor-Trailer Accidents | Worker’s Compensation

How can I pay the medical bills for a traumatic brain injury I got in a South Carolina accident?

It depends, but don’t be frightened it’ll all come from your pocket. You’ve likely got some good options to help you pay them. If you're overwhelmed about how you'll do all this or worried you'll get lowballed in your South Carolina accident injury settlement, let us give you peace of mind. We'll answer your questions in a free*, no pressure strategy session...

Categories: Personal Injury

Will I have to pay health insurance- including Medicare or Medicaid- back from my South Carolina accident settlement?

It's likely, but it probably won’t be as bad as you think. It’s much, much better than expecting whoever hurt you to pay bills as they come in—because he won’t. It’s also better than telling your doctors you’ll pay them from your settlement—because you’ll get stuck with the whole bill, and possibly sent to collections, which can hurt your credit....

Categories: Personal Injury | Wrongful Death

When someone dies in a South Carolina accident, can you sue to get their medical bills paid and for the victim’s pain and suffering before they died?

Yes, if someone can be proven legally liable for causing the accident leading to his death. South Carolina law allows a victim’s estate to recover for medical bills plus conscious pain and suffering in a claim called a “survival action.” How To Get Medical Bills Paid When Someone Dies In a South Carolina Fatal Accident A survival action allows...

Categories: Worker’s Compensation

Can I get a settlement for pain and suffering in my South Carolina workers’ compensation case?

Usually not, which makes it more important for you to have a professional on your side to maximize the limited benefits you can get from South Carolina workers’ comp, and to guide you through the many options you have after an on-the-job injury. We’ll touch on those in a second. Even though the general rule is that you can’t collect for...

Categories: Personal Injury

Can I get South Carolina accident settlement money to pay for medical bills I’ll get from future treatment, after my case is over?

Yes, if you present them the right way. The law gives you the right to future medical care if you can prove it is reasonably certain to be needed. Note: future medical care in workers’ compensation (work injury) cases is covered elsewhere on this website. To get money for future medical care, you will need an experienced personal injury lawyer who...

Categories: Family Law

What is mediation in family court in South Carolina?

is a form of alternate dispute resolution required in most family court actions as a way to resolve disputes between the parties without the necessity of trial. If you are going through a divorce and/or custody case, your case will be mediated, if it has not been already, prior to a contested final hearing. What to Expect From Mediation In...

Honest Answers From Your South Carolina Lawyer

Can I Sue If I Get Hit By A Car While Riding My Bicycle In South Carolina?

I have a pending divorce. I hear a lot about people hiring private investigators. Is this something I should consider?

Is There A Personal Injury Settlement Calculator In South Carolina?

How much of a settlement should I ask for in my South Carolina accident injury case?

If I get hit by a car as a pedestrian in South Carolina, what rights do I have to an injury settlement?

If I file for South Carolina workers’ comp, won’t my employer have to pay my medical bills?

How can I pay the medical bills for a traumatic brain injury I got in a South Carolina accident?

Will I have to pay health insurance- including Medicare or Medicaid- back from my South Carolina accident settlement?

When someone dies in a South Carolina accident, can you sue to get their medical bills paid and for the victim’s pain and suffering before they died?

Can I get a settlement for pain and suffering in my South Carolina workers’ compensation case?

Can I get South Carolina accident settlement money to pay for medical bills I’ll get from future treatment, after my case is over?

What is mediation in family court in South Carolina?