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The subject has come up too many times in the past couple weeks where clients are disputing what is documented in their medical records that were written by their own treating physicians. I will admit, prior to becoming an attorney in South Carolina, I would trust what the doctor told me in the private setting of the examination room. As Lee Corso says, “Not so fast my friend.”
Continue Reading Why Your Medical Records Matter in Personal Injury Cases

Many times when people are involved in a work accident, they will aggravate an old injury. We oftentimes hear concerns from these individuals that the Workers’ Compensation (“WC”) insurance carrier MAY NOT cover medical treatment for these types of re-injuries.  So the question in South Carolina becomes, is a work accident that aggravates and/or makes worse a pre-existing injury covered by the employer’s WC insurance carrier?
Continue Reading Will Workers’ Compensation Cover an Aggravation of a Pre-Existing Injury?

A recent South Carolina Court of Appeals case analyzed the employer/employee relationship vs. independent contractor under a most unique set of facts and circumstances. I would hate to spoil your learning about the law by improperly paraphrasing as a great deal of thought had to go into those sentences. The legal writing is something to be…

I have always enjoyed reading, watching, and listening to various recounts of historical information on a wide range of topics. Wikipedia is a scary resource given the ease of access and also in creating of the history online. However, for broad strokes and a general overview it has proven quite resourceful.

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