$50M awarded to family of fatal car accident victim
On Thursday, January 16, a Charleston, South Carolina jury awarded $20 million in actual damages and $30 million in punitive damages to the family of Frank Bales. Bales was killed…
Texting While Driving Now Illegal in the City of Charleston
Flickr: IntelFreePress Texting behind the wheel is now illegal in the city of Charleston. The ban was passed in October 2013, and allowed for a 30-day education period informing drivers…
Steinberg Law Firm attorney Michael Jordan to represent 27 plaintiffs in overtime case
Steinberg Law Firm‘s attorney Michael Jordan is representing 27 individual claimants who worked in Charleston County’s EMS Department who are suing the county for unpaid overtime wages. The complaint was…
Two Partners in Steinberg Law Firm Named Among Americans Best Attorneys
CHARLESTON, SC – Tom White and David Pearlman, two partners in the Steinberg Law Firm and both well-known advocates for workers’ rights, have been cited in the directory, The Best Lawyers in…
Three Attorneys From Steinberg Law Firm Names Among Nation’s Best
CHARLESTON, SC – – Three attorneys with the Steinberg Law Firm have been included in The Best Lawyers in America, 19th edition for excellence in the practice area of Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants. Malcolm…
Should I Buy Additional Car Insurance?
The State of South Carolina requires you to buy liability insurance. What you are buying is protection against lawsuits aimed at you if you caused a wreck and injuries to…
Brad Pitt’s NGO may sue manufacturer for product liability due to rotting wood
The non-profit organization Make It Right Foundation, which is the brainchild of Hollywood actor Brad Pitt , is considering taking legal action against a South Carolina-based manufacturer of glass-infused wood…
Authorities locate car involved in deadly hit-and-run
The Charleston County Sheriff’s Office reported that they located the vehicle suspected of causing the Sunday, December 8 hit-and-run incident. The fatal hit-and-run claimed the life of 22-year-old, Forrest Carlton. A black…
Greenville initiates controversial pavement coating ban
Greenville, South Carolina residents have banned the use of a common pavement coating used to provide a shiny, black finish to parking lots and driveways and protect asphalt from wear,…
Lombard man gets charged for hit-and-run that left one man injured
A Lombard, South Carolina man was taken into custody by the Charleston Police Department on Friday, October 25 for a hit and run accident last month that left one pedestrian…
South Carolina man charged with DUI
Twenty-one-year-old St. Matthews, South Carolina resident Frank Clinton Hair was charged with felony driving under the influence on October 14 for the car accident that claimed the life of 24-year-old…
Nearly 40,000 pounds of rotisserie chicken products recalled by California Costco
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced on Saturday, October 12 that a South San Francisco, California Costco wholesale store will be recalling nearly 40,000…
Man leaves after rear-ending Orangeburg trooper
Thirty-nine-year-old Columbia resident Bryan Carroll Biggart has been charged with committing a hit-and-run that involved personal injury, reckless driving, and other charges, and has been incarcerated since Wednesday, September 25…
South Carolina Workers Compensation Study by the Steinberg Law Firm
Workers find themselves in dangerous situations every day, whether they are dealing with industrial machinery or seemingly harmless office equipment. They depend on their good health to do their job,…
Charleston among South Carolina’s most dangerous counties when it comes to road accidents
For the third time in three years, the counties of Charleston, Greenville, Richland, and Horry were included in the top five of AAA Carolina’s annual list of South Carolina’s most…
What is Under-Insurance (UIM) coverage?
If you are involved in a wreck, you have the right to file a claim against the driver who caused the wreck for the harms and damages you sustained. The…
Car hits golf cart, killing one person and injuring three others
A Gray court native was arrested and incarcerated after reportedly hitting a golf cart with his vehicle, resulting in the death of one person and the injury of three others….
Family of drunk driving victim sues driver and bars where the driver drank
The family of a man who was killed in a car accident filed a wrongful death lawsuit against a drunk driver and the restaurants and bars where the drunk driver…