Nursing home abuse, like other forms of abuse, is an intentional tort. In this context, “intentional” does not mean “malicious.” Instead, the I-word basically means deliberate. Another D-word, desperation, often causes intentional torts at nursing homes. The understaffing crisis means that many nursing home employees are stressed out, and there’s only so much stress…
The medical costs alone in elderly falls total over $50 billion per year. Most older adults have pre-existing medical conditions, which increases the risk of serious injury and drives up medical treatment costs. If Medicare or a private health insurance company pays these costs, we all pay them, in the form of higher taxes…
Investigators have very few clues after a pickup truck hit and seriously injured a pedestrian. The driver immediately fled the scene. South Carolina Highway Patrol Troopers said a vehicle was traveling east on Bethesda Road near Wheeler Road when it hit a pedestrian and left the scene. The pedestrian suffered serious injuries as a…
Since 2012, the average dog bite injury settlement has increased almost 40 percent. Physical wound treatment costs have increased significantly over the past decade. That’s especially true since many animal attack victims need extensive and expensive treatment at specialized regional trauma centers. Additionally, doctors better understand the nature of emotional dog bite injuries, so…
Few details were available after a 26-year-old man apparently lost control of his vehicle and slid off the road. The crash killed a 3-year-old passenger. The crash happened near Fort Mill High School. Officers said the child was pronounced dead at the hospital. Both the driver and the adult passenger were taken to the…
State law only requires children two and under to be in rear-facing car seats. But the American Academy of Pediatrics recommends all infants and toddlers sit in rear-facing car safety seats for as long as possible, usually until they have outgrown the seat’s height and weight limitations, and usually until at least age four….
Few details were available after Greenville County Sheriff’s responded to the scene of a shooting at an apartment complex on Furman Hall Road. According to investigators, the victim was transported to the hospital with at least one gunshot wound. Authorities have no suspects and believe the shooting was an isolated incident. Duty of Care…
Every year, various kinds of TBIs send hundreds of thousands of Americans to the emergency room. Almost 70,000 of these people either don’t make it home or die sometime later. These injuries are progressive. Initial symptoms include disorientation and mild headaches. Later, the symptoms include severe headaches and personality changes. At that point, death…
Investigators state that a driver was traveling over 65mph when she struck a golf cart from behind, killing a new bride and seriously injuring her new husband and two other people. The wreck happened in the 1200 block of E. Ashley Avenue of Folly Beach. According to a GoFundMe page started by survivors, the…
Alcohol and fatigue have the same effect on the brain and body. Driving after eighteen consecutive awake hours is like driving with a .05 BAC level. That’s above the legal limit for many South Carolina drivers. Alcohol and fatigue adversely affect judgment and impair motor skills. Additionally, there’s no quick fix for either impairment….