Personal Injury Attorneys in South Carolina

PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS IN SOUTH CAROLINA

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SOUTH CAROLINA PERSONAL INJURY ATTORNEYS Personal injuries account for more

Each year, more than 3 million

than $671 billion in lifetime costs

people are hospitalized, and another

for victims of accidents and other

27 million treated and released in

mishaps that lead to serious injuries

emergency rooms, the U.S. Centers

and sometimes death. Fatal injuries

for Disease Reports.

cost victims across the United States a cumulative average of $214 billion.

Another 192,000 people die each

Nonfatal injuries cost more than $456

year from unintentional injuries and

billion every year. The costs come from

violence. That adds up to about a tenth

medical treatments and lost work.

of the nation’s population every year suffering some form of personal injury that requires medical treatment or causes death.

While 90 percent of the nation’s population gets through each year with no personal injuries, that does not mean a large percentage of the population is

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at risk of suffering personal injury. Often, those injuries occur due to someone else’s negligence — and sometimes on purpose.

The experienced personal injury attorneys at Steinberg Law Firm have honed their skills through several years’ combined litigation casework. Whether the matter is a car accident, slip and fall, or another mishap caused by another’s negligence, personal injury costs can be very high. As a law firm that has provided effective personal injury representation since 1927, Steinberg Law Firm is among the most experienced at helping accident victims in Charleston and other South Carolina communities to recoup as much or all of their financial losses as possible.

Types of Personal Injuries Seven types of personal injuries occur most frequently: •

Vehicular accidents

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Slip and falls

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Negligence

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Medical malpractice

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Dog bites

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Assault, battery and other intentional acts

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Defamation

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When it comes to legal action, most people focus on personal injuries obtained through car accidents, negligence, medical malpractice and dog bites. Negligence accounts for virtually any situation in which someone in control of a property or while performing some act does so in a manner that no reasonable person would attempt. Negligence can include injuries sustained due to construction defects, improperly maintaining a property or vehicle, and derelict behavior.

The experienced personal injury attorneys at Steinberg Law Firm have helped accident victims and their families to recover more than $500 million due to injuries.

When personal injuries arise, they impact personal finances in many ways. When legal representation is needed, Steinberg Law Firm provides experienced personal injury attorneys to help with:

• Car and vehicle accidents, including large truck accidents and motorcycle accidents • Serious injury cases, such as head and spinal cord injuries, dog bites and other personal injuries • Premises and product liability, including workers’ compensation disputes, defective products and premises liability • Medical malpractice and nursing home abuse

Large truck accidents are particularly dangerous and can inflict costly casualties on victims. Large trucks weigh several times more than standard passenger cars, have higher ground clearance and require a great deal more stopping distance than a passenger car traveling at the same speed. That makes accidents with large trucks, such as tractor-trailers, particularly deadly and costly for accident victims.

Yet, often, the person at fault is not readily apparent.

Likewise, accidents involving motorcycles are particularly injurious and deadly for motorcycle riders and passengers. Other than helmets and other safety gear worn,

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motorcyclists and their passengers have very little protection in an accident. That means bikers suffer the worst of virtually any accident. Yet, the cause is not always apparent. Often, other drivers make errors that injure or kill motorcyclists, yet, many motorcycle riders also make errors that can cause bad accidents.

Sorting out which party is at fault and dealing with insurance adjusters is a taxing experience when recuperating from a bad accident. An experienced car accident attorney is a great asset when dealing with the aftermath. That is particularly true when the cause is disputed and both parties claim financial losses.

Personal injuries also occur due to negligence, and liable parties need to pay the costs of medical treatment and other financial losses. Whether the issue is premises liability, such as a wet floor in a grocery store, or a defective product that causes injury or death, the cost of treating personal injuries can be great. That is especially true in workers’ compensation disputes, when an employer or insurance provider denies a valid claim and attempts to blame an injured worker for injuries suffered while on the job.

Even doctors, professional caretakers and entire facilities, such as a nursing homes, can be liable for injuries and death arising from negligent acts. When loved ones suffer due to the negligent or even criminal acts done by those who are tasked with caring for them, the suffering is compounded. An experienced personal injury attorney can help hold liable parties accountable and prevent further abuses.

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COST OF PERSONAL INJURIES Personal injuries occur in many ways

medical costs, plus more than $1 billion

and often come with steep costs for

in lost work productivity.

injury victims and their families. In 2013, the total estimated lifetime costs for medical treatment and lost productivity at work amounted to $671 billion across the United States, according to Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Reports.

Fatal injuries accounted for $214 billion in lifetime costs, while nonfatal injuries totaled more than $456 billion.

Car accidents by far account for

Car accidents in South Carolina and

the most personal injury cases and

other states have many common

settlement amounts paid by those held

causes, with driver error at the top. The

liable. The Centers for Disease Control

South Carolina Department of Public

(CDC) estimates car accident fatalities

Safety reports more than 133,600 traffic

inflict more than $1.05 billion in annual

collisions occurred on state roadways in

costs across the nation. Those losses

2016. State police cited driver error as

include more than $10 million in annual

the cause in nearly 85 percent of those

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accidents, which includes 941 deadly

Other common causes of deadly car

collisions.

accidents include but are not limited to:

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Failure to yield right of way, with 115 fatal accidents

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Driving the wrong way, with 50 fatal accidents

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Ignoring traffic controls, which claimed 44 lives

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Aggressive driving, which killed 36

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Distracted driving, which claimed 12 lives

DUI accounted for the most deadly

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Tailgating, which killed three.

collisions, with 206 in 2016. That equals about 22 percent of all deadly accidents

In South Carolina, the cost of treating

in South Carolina and illustrates the

injuries, lost wages and property

extent to which one driver’s bad

damage caused by car accidents totaled

judgment can cause massive financial

more than $4.5 billion in 2016, the

and emotional distress for surviving

Department of Public Safety reports.

family members. South Carolina’s

That amount represents a 5 percent

Department of Public Safety also shows

increase from the prior year and shows

driving too fast for road conditions

how rising costs of treating injuries in

accounted for 199 deadly collisions in the

car accidents is rising rapidly. So are the

state, for about 21 percent of the total.

costs of treating injuries arising from other common causes.

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Contact Us Today An experienced personal injury attorney helps victims and their families hold liable parties accountable. The high cost of treating personal injuries makes it important for those responsible to pay the costs that otherwise might bankrupt accident victims and greatly disrupt their standard of living. A consultation with our attorneys can help clear up any issues and provide real hope for those dealing with the high costs of deadly and injurious accidents. Contact the Steinberg Law Firm today.

(843) 720-2800 www.steinberglawfirm.com