Category Archives: Personal Injury
How Long Will My Personal Injury Settlement Take?
You’ve been in a car accident or experienced some other type of personal injury that wasn’t your fault. The bills are piling up and you’re missing work. You need money now, so how long will it take to get a settlement? The answer isn’t always simple. Some personal injury settlements take just a couple… Read More »
Dealing with Medical Debt After a Serious Injury
A CNBC article revealed that 58% of Americans in 2022 live paycheck to paycheck. However, paychecks do not stretch as far with high inflation, and unexpected medical bills can devastate a person’s finances. For example, a user on Reddit shared a “mildly infuriating” experience of receiving a $3,419 invoice for a 1.8-mile ambulance ride…. Read More »
Who is Liable in a Pedestrian Accident?
Pedestrian accidents can be very painful, resulting in serious and potentially life-threatening injuries. In South Carolina, victims of these accidents have the right to hold the at-fault person or entity accountable by filing personal injury lawsuits or insurance claims. In most cases, the at-fault party in a pedestrian accident case is a motor vehicle… Read More »
Rules of the Road: Authorized Emergency Vehicles – by Brian C. Mickelsen, Esq.
Every so often, our law firm will get a call from a potential client or referring attorney about a case involving an “authorized emergency vehicle”. Typically, someone was injured or killed during a police pursuit or by an ambulance rushing another injured person to the hospital. Depending on the type of vehicle involved in… Read More »