Social media can affect a South Carolina personal injury case because photographs, videos, captions, comments, location tags, private messages, and activity updates may be compared with what you have reported about the accident, your injuries, your work limitations, and your recovery. McCutchen Vaught Geddie & Hucks, P.A. advises injured people in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, […]
Late summer motorcycle accident claims in South Carolina can become complicated because one crash may involve disputed fault, multiple insurance policies, serious injuries, and evidence that disappears quickly. In Myrtle Beach and across the Grand Strand, August and early September may bring continued visitor traffic, changing school-year travel patterns, sudden rain, wet pavement, and drivers […]
A college arrest in Myrtle Beach can create two separate matters: a South Carolina criminal case and a school conduct proceeding. Each process may affect your enrollment, campus housing, scholarships, internships, professional licensing, driving privileges, employment, and future background checks. An arrest is not a conviction, and it does not automatically end your education or […]
If an uninsured driver causes a crash in South Carolina, you may still have insurance coverage that can help address your medical bills and other losses. South Carolina automobile policies must include uninsured motorist coverage, often called UM coverage, at least at the minimum limits required by state law. Depending on your policy and the […]
A bar fight in Myrtle Beach can lead to several criminal allegations, even when the confrontation lasts only a few seconds. Depending on the evidence, police may file charges involving assault and battery, public disorderly conduct, resisting arrest, trespass, property damage, or group violence. The exact charge can depend on the reported injuries, surveillance video, […]
Yes. You may refuse the official chemical breath test requested after a South Carolina DUI arrest. Refusal can trigger an immediate driver’s license suspension, and the refusal may be used against you in court. If you have no qualifying prior DUI convictions or specified license suspensions during the preceding ten years, the refusal suspension is […]
If an out-of-state driver hits you in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina law will usually govern the personal injury claim because the collision occurred in this state. The driver’s home address or license plate does not prevent you from pursuing compensation in South Carolina. The claim may still involve an insurer, policy, witnesses, rental agreement, employer, […]
A South Carolina DUI charge or conviction does not automatically cancel a valid United States passport. It can still disrupt summer travel through license suspension, bond conditions, probation rules, court dates, ignition interlock requirements, and entry restrictions imposed by other countries. Canada is a common concern because an impaired-driving conviction can make a traveler criminally […]
A person injured by a drunk driver in South Carolina may pursue compensation through a civil injury claim even when the driver also faces a separate DUI prosecution. Depending on the evidence, the claim may include medical expenses, lost income, property damage, pain and suffering, and other losses caused by the crash. Some cases may […]
A first-time assault charge in South Carolina can affect your freedom, record, job, school, housing, and reputation. Even if the case began as a misunderstanding, a brief argument, or a crowded Myrtle Beach incident, the court process should be taken seriously from the start. South Carolina assault and battery charges are divided by degree under […]