Automobile Accidents

• Some Insurers Low-balling Bodily Injury Claims

  Brad Hewett | March 09, 2011 10:17 AM | 1 CommentFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  It was reported recently in the Insurance Journal that some insurance companies that use computerized systems to process their claims are making unfair, “low-ball” claims offers to...

• Roadside Guardrails.. Protecting Lives!!!!

  Will Parker | January 22, 2009 11:55 AM | 1 CommentFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  For the past couple of years, the South Carolina Department of Transposition has been working very hard to put up guardrails along our highways. This comes after many deaths relating specifically to...

• Drinking and Driving vs. Riding and Driving

  Will Parker | October 06, 2008 9:10 PM | 1 CommentFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  Recently, the US Department of Transportation released the statistics on the number of drunk driving accidents occurring here within the states during 2007. Though total DUI deaths have dropped...

• Courts Affirm Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against DaimlerChrysler: $13 Million Awarded

  Will Parker | August 12, 2008 10:37 AM | 1 CommentFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  $13 million awarded after courts confirmed wrongful death claim.

• The Importance Of Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist Coverage

  Brad Hewett | January 19, 2012 9:27 AM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  Far too many times in my practice, I have handled claims for individuals that have sustained severe and permanent injuries caused by an at fault motorist that had little or no insurance coverage....

• Secrets of car insurance adjustors

  Tad McLeod | September 28, 2011 4:38 PM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  After an accident, expect a claims adjuster to try to settle the case as inexpensively as possible. That's good for the insurer, but you'll need to look out for your own interests. The light...

• Social Host Liability In South Carolina

  Brad Hewett | August 10, 2011 8:45 AM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  Imagine that you are hosting your family and friends at a Labor Day cookout. Everyone is enjoying themselves, watching fireworks, eating hamburgers and drinking beers. As you pull a beer out of the...

• Texting and Driving – Proposed Warnings in Vehicles

  Will Parker | September 23, 2010 4:55 PM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  According to the Washington Post, on Tuesday, September 21, 2010 Ray Lahood, U.S. Transportation Secretary, proposed mandatory warnings on automobiles in the wake of an increasing number of...

• South Carolina Court Upholds $10 Million Award Against Bar

  Brad Hewett | September 16, 2010 9:29 AM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  The South Carolina Supreme Court has affirmed a $10 million jury award against a bar and its owners for selling alcohol to an intoxicated man who later, while driving his car, crashed and injured a...

• The Effect of Failing to Wear a Seatbelt in South Carolina Automobile Accidents

  Will Parker | April 01, 2010 12:56 PM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC

  As a member of Injuryboard, the Mike Kelly Law Group, along with all Injuryboard members, strive to promote safety. Accordingly, the topic of this blog may be surprising at first. According to...