Miscellaneous

• Drug Manufacturers Voluntarily Pull Children's Cold and Cough Medicines from the Shelves

  Amy Rothschild | October 12, 2007 10:41 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  On Thursday, October 11, 2007, drug companies announced that they will voluntarily recall over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for children over the age of two years, even though physicians have warned that the medications could post health risks for children up to the age of six years. Both phyisicians and federal regulators warned of the potential health risks to children prior to the...

• Charleston, SC Jury Awards Charleston Lawyers $3.95 Million Dollars for Personal Injuries Arising Out of Defamation Lawsuit

  Amy Rothschild | September 17, 2007 9:31 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  On September 14, 2007, after an eight day trial, a Charleston County jury consisting of 9 women and 3 men, ordered WSCS-TV (Cahnnel 5) and Jefferson-Pilot Communications, it's former owner, to pay $3.95 million dollars to Charleston attorneys Elizabeth and Christopher Murphy to compensate them for a smear campaign initiated by Don Feldman, the station's former news director. $3.7 million was...

• Mandatory Helmet Law Controversial in South Carolina

  Amy Rothschild | August 27, 2007 2:19 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Currently, if you are under the age of twenty-one (21), you must wear a helmet when riding a motorcycle in South Carolina. Bikers older than twenty-one (21), however, are not required to wear them. Unfortunately, the older bikers are no more immune to head injuries caused as a result of motorcycle accidents than those under the age of twenty-one (21). The head injuries are often fatal. Those...

• NASCAR Racer Honors 9 Firefighters Killed In The Line of Duty in Fire in Charleston, SC

  Amy Rothschild | July 10, 2007 9:26 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Joe Nemecheck of NASCAR fame, has honored the lives of the nine (9) firefighters whose lives were tragically lost in a warehouse fire in Charleston, South Carolina that occurred on June 18, 2007. Mr. Nemecheck's car for the Pepsi 400 Nextel Race in Daytona, South Carolina that was held on July 7, 2007, displayed a scene on his racing car which included the names and ages of the deceased...

• People Receive Personal Injuries in July 4th Fireworks Displays

  Amy Rothschild | July 05, 2007 9:47 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  On July 4, 2007, two fireworks crew members were injured, one of them being severely burned, during a July 4th fireworks display in Washington, D.C. Leftover fireworks exploded at the National Mall. In another community fireworks display in nearby Vienna, Virginia, seven other individuals were injured including five children. It has been reported that the injuries occurred when some fireworks...

• S.C. Judge Approves Class Action Personal Injury Settlement In Train Derailment Case In Which Toxic Fumes Were Released into the Area

  Amy Rothschild | June 27, 2007 10:25 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  A South Carolina United States District Court Judge recently approved a class action settlement brought on behalf of hundreds of victims who were injured when a train derailed in the small town of Graniteville, South Carolina on January 6, 2005, releasing a poisonous gas cloud of highly toxic fumes into the air. The settlement that was recently approved will provide relief to 480 personal injury...

• Nine Firefighters Deceased due to Store Fire

  Staff Writer | June 19, 2007 2:18 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  At least nine firefighters are dead due to a fire in a South Carolina warehouse. The fire engulfed the Sofa Super Warehouse Monday at around 7 P.M. When fire fighters arrived on the scene there were still employees in the building. Rescue workers punched a hole in the wall and rescued two employees from the flaming building.Witnesses claimed that the roof collapsed, throwing debris on many...

• Mark C. Joye, Esq. Elected as President of Local Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates

  Amy Rothschild | June 14, 2007 4:41 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Mark C. Joye, Esquire, managing partner of Joye Law Firm, L.L.P. was recently elected as the President of the Charleston Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). ABOTA is a national organization whose primary mission is to protect the preservation of the civil jury trial. ABOTA's membership is based on invitation by peers and consists equally of plaintiff and defense attorneys....

• Man Sues Hospital in Negligence for Misdiagnosis

  Amy Rothschild | May 10, 2007 12:55 PM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  A man in London, England is suing Royal Cornwall Hospital for compensation after he spent his entire life savings based on hospital doctors' diagnosis that he had pancreatic cancer and only had six months live. After receiving the diagnosis of terminal pancreatic cancer, John Brandick quit his job and spent his entire life savings, staying at luxury hotels and taking friends and family members...

• Ruling Puts Vioxx Lawsuits on Hold

  Christina Cole | April 27, 2007 1:59 AM | 0 CommentsCharleston, SC

  Over 1,000 personal injury lawsuits filed in Texas over Vioxx, were put on hold Friday, after a judge ruled the drug's manufacturer gave adequate warnings about the drug and the potential health risks.The State District Court, based in Harris County granted the motion by Merck & Co. Inc., the drug's manufacturer to dismiss part of the lawsuit. Merck's lawyers argued a 2003 Texas law prevents her...