COLUMBIA Injury Law Blog

Over the weekend the state of South Carolina received torrential rainfall that caused historic flooding across our state. Our hometown of Columbia has experienced especially catastrophic damage. Many people have lost their homes to rising floodwaters. Others have been injured in auto accidents resulting from many of South Carolina’s roads and bridges being washed out.… Read More

At least three workers from the Westinghouse nuclear plant in Columbia were recently hospitalized due to burn injuries they sustained in an accident, a September 25 article from The State reported. According to reports, the incident happened at 4:30 a.m. when a wash tank burst and steam was released that resulted in three injuries. The… Read More

Consumers in the U.S. recently filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles against 10 car manufacturers due to faulty “keyless ignitions” installed in millions of vehicles, International Business Times reported. According to the class-action lawsuit filed by the 28 plaintiffs, the automakers deliberately concealed the defect, which affected more than 5 million vehicles. The plaintiffs claimed… Read More

Greenwood mayor David Welborn Adams was recently arrested after authorities accused him of operating a vehicle while under the influence, an article from wistv.com reported on September 20. On September 19, authorities from the South Carolina Highway Patrol arrested the 49-year-old mayor on Edgefield Street. Mayor Adams was reportedly at a safety checkpoint when he… Read More

One individual was killed and two others suffered injuries from a recent pitbull attack that took place in Spartanburg, South Carolina, an article of CBS News reported on August 24. Rusty Clevenger of the Spartanburg County Coroner Office confirmed that on August 23 a 25-year-old woman died due to severe dog bites on her head… Read More

Data provided by the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) revealed that South Carolina had the leading number of child drowning incidents across the nation in July, wpde.com reported on August 10. In the data collated from USA Swimming Foundation, there were 8 incidents of child drowning in South Carolina since January 1, five of which occurred in July.… Read More

Another auto accident at the center of downtown Columbia has left one car severely damaged. The Columbia auto accident happened at the intersection of two of Columbia’s major roads. One of the cars involved in the accident rolled-over and collided with a traffic light post. Those who are familiar with the city of Columbia know… Read More

On Monday August 3, 2015 an accident that occurred in downtown Columbia at the intersection of Sumter and Gervias Streets caused one of the cars to crash into the cemetery at Trinity Episcopal Church. The accident occurred because one driver failed to yield to a right-of-way and crashed into another car. The collision caused one… Read More

Multinational company Ikea recently issued a recall to an estimated 27 million dressers and chests that are prone to falling after two children were killed in this manner last year, USA Today reported on July 23. According to reports, the children died after they were knocked down by Ikea Malm chests. The affected drawers and chests… Read More

If you have been injured on the job or believe that you may have been injured on the job, then it is important to file an incident report with your employer in order to memorialize the accident causing the injury. A workplace injury can vary from an event causing life-altering injuries or even death, to… Read More