COLUMBIA Injury Law Blog

One week into 2017, the frightening numbers are in.  The State reported that although the number of traffic fatalities in South Carolina in 2016 is very similar to the number reported in 2015 (actually down just slightly), the number of fatalities in Richland County has spiked from 45 in 2015 to 68 in 2016.  In… Read More

An associate professor in South Carolina was recently taken into custody for operating a vehicle while under the influence of intoxicants, an article of The State reported on December 12. A Kershaw County officer observed a vehicle driving erratically on a highway in Lugoff on December 8. Authorities later identified the vehicle driver as 52-year-old Ronald… Read More

Jess Gooding is one of the newest members of the Richland County Bar Association’s  Newsletter Editorial Board, and she has been charged with the Newsletter’s pop culture column. “Bar Bites” is a column featuring tidbits on what local attorneys are interested in; it includes reviews on restaurants, bars, television shows, podcasts, and more!  This fall,… Read More

Authorities in Calhoun County, South Carolina said a workplace accident in a plastic bottle manufacturing facility resulted in a fatality and two injuries, an article of Insurance Journal reported on December 7. According to reports, the fatal workplace accident happened on December 6 inside the DAK Americas facility south of Columbia. Coroner Donnie Porth told… Read More

USA Today recently published the results of a AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety study showing that drivers who are sleep deprived are significantly more likely to be involved in a serious car collision, similar to the increased risk of collision that results from drunk (or “buzzed”) driving. The study reviewed thousands of car crashes, but only… Read More

An article of News 2 revealed on December 2 that at least one person was killed and four others were injured in Berkeley County, South Carolina after a recent accident. According to the county coroner, the victim was identified as Michael Brandon Perry II, 22. Perry was one of the passengers of the GNC service truck that… Read More

A Massachusetts-based importer has issued a recall to estimated 10,000 units of air valves used in training people to conduct a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) due to a problem that could cause harm to people using it, a cpsc.gov article stated on November 23. According to the recall, the “Practi-VALVE” CPR training air valves of Work… Read More

Lauren Lew, a 26 year old resident of Irmo, South Carolina, was tragically killed on Friday night after being involved in an automobile accident.  According to  News 19, Ms. Lew had been traveling West on Interstate 26 when she was involved in a collision.   Ms. Lew exited her vehicle and moved to the other… Read More

A driver in Rock Hill, South Carolina was recently taken into custody due to the suspicion he was intoxicated behind the wheel, an article of wbtv.com reported on November 16. According to reports, Patrick David Butler was stopped by police on November 14 after they spotted him driving erratically while navigating a curb in the… Read More

A November 4 article by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) revealed that 2.8 million top-load washing machines are being recalled by Samsung due to a defect that could cause injuries to consumers. Reports said 34 washing machine models may have some components that could suddenly detach on the upper portion and strike people near… Read More