Car accidents create billions of dollars in losses for people every year. Those losses come from medical bills, lost ability to work, pain and suffering, as well as ongoing losses as they impact families for years. Our Orangeburg personal injury litigators are committed to providing our clients with exceptional legal support in these challenging times. Call our car accident attorney for immediate support in your Orangeburg car accident claim today.
A Car Accident Attorney Ensures You Get Maximum Support
Our legal representation is second to none. We are committed to providing our clients with comprehensive legal support even in their most difficult of times. While you focus on your healing and recovery, we can handle all other aspects of your case for you, including:
- Prove who is at fault: We find the evidence, including commercial logs for accidents involving trucks, to show who is at fault and minimize any risk that you hold any negligence in the case. That aims to ensure you can claim full compensation for your losses.
- Determine how much your case is worth: Our legal team then works very closely with you to determine your losses, including losses related to medical bills, property damage, long-term care needs, costs related to emotional stress, and more. We want to help you recover all of your losses.
- Hold the insurance company accountable: You deserve fair compensation, but insurance companies will do all they can to minimize that payment. Our legal team will work to prove they should pay you.
When you hire our car accident lawyer, you get hands-on support from a team dedicated to supporting you right now. We are aggressive, proven attorneys with a passion for ensuring our clients receive the very best level of support.
Common Causes of Orangeburg Car Accidents
Orangeburg residents lead full, busy lives, leading to roadways commonly congested with both local and visiting traffic. Unfortunately, not every driver carefully follows traffic laws such as speed limits and the rules of right of way. Many drivers also allow momentary distractions to divert their attention from the road ahead and the task of operating their vehicle. Sadly, this failure to take reasonable care sometimes results in accidents with injuries to others. Common causes of car accidents in Orangeburg and the surrounding area include:
- Speeding
- Distracted driving
- Tailgating
- Failure to yield the right of way in an intersection or when exiting a parking lot or side road
- Unsafe lane changes
- Improper merging
- Aggressive driving
- Driving under the influence of alcohol or other substances
- Fatigued driving
In some cases, other entities may be at fault or contribute to the cause of an accident, such as a negligent road maintenance agency that failed to clear an obstructed stop sign or the manufacturer of a defective car part. An experienced Orangeburg car accident attorney pursues all avenues to obtain the maximum compensation available under the state’s modified comparative negligence insurance laws.
How Does Comparative Negligence Impact a South Carolina Car Accident Claim?
South Carolina is a modified comparative negligence car accident state. Under this fault-based insurance system, the insurance companies of those involved in a car accident investigate the accident and assign a percentage of fault to each party. In some cases, the fault is clear and one driver bears 100% of the liability. In other cases, the insurance company may determine that both drivers share fault for the accident or the severity of the injuries. Car accident survivors may recover compensation even if they are partly responsible as long as they are less than 51% at fault. Then, the insurance company subtracts the percentage of fault from their claim. For example, if the insurance company determines that you were 25% at fault for the accident, they can reduce your $100,000 claim to $75,000.
This system benefits those who contribute to the cause of an accident by allowing them to recover a portion of their damages. Unfortunately, insurance companies may take advantage of this law to assign you unfair blame for the accident to protect their profits. Skilled legal representation helps to counteract these and other common insurance company tactics that might otherwise be used against you.
Put Your Trust in an Experienced Car Accident Lawyer
A core reason to hire an attorney is to ensure that you have exceptional legal support. What does that mean?
- You get answers to your questions right away. We are always willing to talk to you.
- Our attorneys ensure insurance companies do not take advantage of you.
- Our proven experience allows us to know how to create a strong legal strategy to maximize the compensation owed to you.
- Over our years of experience, we have helped our clients recover millions in losses. We bring that passion to your case with the same determination as ever.
- We care about you and want you to focus on your recovery.
By taking the pressure off of you and working to hold insurance companies responsible, you get the results you need. Let our team of trusted attorneys guide you in making the best possible decisions for your situation right now. No matter the type of care accident you are in, you need and deserve a hard-working attorney to be by your side.
What Damages Are Recoverable After an Orangeburg Car Accident?
Serious car accident injuries have consequences for all aspects of the injury victim’s life, including for their family. These economic and non-economic repercussions of a car accident are the “damages” in a car accident compensation claim. Damages commonly recovered through car accident claims in Orangeburg include the following:
- Property damage compensation to cover repairing or replacing a damaged car
- Medical expenses
- Future medical costs related to the injury
- Lost earnings
- Future income loss/diminished future earning capacity
- Compensation for pain and suffering
- Compensation for other damages that apply in some cases, such as scarring, disfigurement, loss of vision, loss of hearing, traumatic limb loss, the loss of an organ, or diminished quality of life
If a loved one died in a car accident in Orangeburg, close family members can recover compensation in a South Carolina wrongful death claim.
Schedule a Free Consultation with Us Now
Call Marc Brown Law Firm today to discuss your case. Our car accident attorney is committed to providing you with exceptional legal support. Let us offer a free consultation to discuss your case and your compensation.