Hospital bills can be shockingly expensive and when you open that envelope and see that number many people worry, how in the world am I going to pay this hospital bill. Well, under South Carolina law, the person who caused the car accident, the person who caused your injuries, is responsible for those medical bills … Read more
I often get the question, if the insurance company totals my car, can I still keep it? And the answer is you can. You want to specifically negotiate that with the insurance company. Now, they’re going to reduce the amount of money that they’re going to offer you by the scrap value of the … Read more
Do I need to use a specific rental car company for my rental car after a car crash? And the answer is you can use whatever rental car company you would like. Typically what is going to happen is the at-fault driver’s insurance company is going to arrange for a rental car for you. The … Read more
The at-fault driver, and correspondingly that person’s insurance company, is required by law to pay you the value of the time that you lost on your car. Often what they will do is make arrangements with the rental car company to provide you with a rental car. So, you will want to call the insurance … Read more
The first tip here is to make sure that you’re keeping great records. Always keep a doctor’s excuse for every single day that you missed. You also want to talk to your HR department to make sure that you’re getting a sheet that details how much time you’ve missed and the amount of your wages. … Read more
Well, the answer is you want to pay your copays, you will want to use your medical insurance. Often the medical providers will request the information from the at fault driver. However, what you want to do is use your medical insurance to pay for those medical bills. Don’t worry. The law in most cases … Read more
Well, the answer is as quickly as you need to. In other words if you need emergency medical services, then you need to take the ambulance to the E.R. If it’s a type of injury that you believe you can wait or that gets worse over time, then you want to go to the … Read more
You can get a replacement vehicle as soon as you’d like. However what I recommend is waiting until you’ve completed the negotiation with the insurance company and they have sent you and you’ve received the settlement check. Then you can take that settlement check and you can take it to the car dealer to get … Read more
Did you know?…2% of children involved in car accidents in South Carolina were NOT wearing seat belts when the accident occurred!Did you know?…More than half of the people killed in car accidents in South Carolina were NOT wearing seat belts! Injured? Get Help! __CONFIG_optin__{“optin”:823,”color”:”teal”,”size”:”big”,”text”:”Submit”,”layout”:”vertical”}__CONFIG_optin__
When approaching a stop sign, South Carolina law requires drivers to stop before the crosswalk, stop bar, or the nearest point where you have a view of approaching traffic. (SC Code 56-5-2740).