Have you been hurt in an accident in South Carolina because someone else was negligent? Call Stanley Personal Injury Lawyers at (843) 390-9111 today to schedule a free consultation. You may be entitled to compensation, and our experienced South Carolina personal injury lawyers can help you maximize your recovery.
We’re a team of award-winning trial attorneys backed by over 58 years of combined experience fighting for the people of South Carolina. Taking on powerful insurance companies on behalf of injured clients, we’ve won tens of millions of dollars in cases involving motor vehicle accidents, slip and fall injuries, defective products, wrongful death, and more.
Why Choose Stanley Personal Injury Lawyers for Help with a South Carolina Personal Injury Case?
With one opportunity to pursue compensation after a serious accident in South Carolina, you need an attorney in your corner that you can trust. Accident victims and families have trusted Stanley Personal Injury Lawyers for more than a quarter of a century.
Our South Carolina personal injury attorneys are well-respected, top-rated legal advocates who’ve been recognized as:
- Best of the Best by The Sun News
- Top 10 Trucking Trial Lawyers
- Top 25 Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers
- The Nation’s Top One Percent by the National Association of Distinguished Counsel
- Martindale-Hubbell Notable Litigators
- Five-star trial attorneys on Google
- Top 100 Trial Attorneys by The National Trial Lawyers
The insurance company won’t be on your side as you fight for compensation, but our exceptionally talented personal injury law firm will be. When you ask for our help, you’ll get the kind of personal and compassionate representation you deserve, while benefiting from our law firm’s considerable resources and multi-million-dollar track record of success.
We offer a free consultation, so don’t hesitate to contact us to talk about the details of your personal injury case today.
Our Personal Injury Practice Areas
Stanley Personal Injury Lawyers represents clients in all matters of personal injury litigation, including:
- Car accidents
- Truck accidents
- Bicycle accidents
- Pedestrian accidents
- Uber and Lyft rideshare accidents
- Motorcycle accidents
- E-scooter accidents
- Bus accidents
- Train accidents
- Boating accidents
- RV accidents
- Slip and fall accidents
- Dog bites
- Construction accidents
- Workplace accidents
- Workers’ compensation
- Premises liability
- Product liability
- Catastrophic injuries, including brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, broken bones, and severe burns
- Medical malpractice
- Nursing home abuse
- Wrongful death
Experience matters when your financial future is on the line. Don’t leave anything to chance. Instead, trust a team that’s been standing up for South Carolina injury victims for over two decades.
Do I Have a Personal Injury Case?
Most personal injury cases are based on the tort of negligence. Negligence involves a deviation from an expected standard of care that causes an avoidable injury or death.
You might have a personal injury case if you’ve been:
- Hurt because another driver was speeding, distracted, suffering from road rage, or drunk
- Injured because a product was unreasonably unsafe for consumer use due to a defect
- Hurt because another property owner failed to maintain their premises in a reasonably safe condition
- Hurt while working in South Carolina
- Attacked by a dog
- Suffering the wrongful death of a family member because someone else was careless
Ultimately, you might have a winnable case if you can prove that someone else owed you a duty of care, breached it, and that you got hurt and suffered damages because of their actions (or failure to act).
Some personal injury cases in South Carolina can be pursued on different grounds, including intentional torts such as assault and strict liability.
How Can a Personal Injury Attorney Help Me After an Accident?
Hiring an attorney is one of the single best things you can do to help yourself after an unexpected accident in South Carolina.
While you focus on recovering, our South Carolina personal injury attorneys will:
- Investigate your accident, gather evidence, and consult experts who can support your claim
- Handle conversations with the insurance company so that you don’t have to
- Anticipate attempts to blame you for your accident and, in turn, hurt your chances of recovering compensation
- Identify your damages and calculate what your personal injury claim is worth
- Build a claim that forces meaningful settlement negotiations with the at-fault party
- Bring your South Carolina personal injury lawsuit to trial if the adjuster won’t make a fair offer
The last thing the insurance company wants is for you to hire an attorney. Our team has gone toe-to-toe with manipulative insurance adjusters and powerful defense attorneys for years. We know their playbooks and the tactics they’ll use to stand between you and the compensation you deserve.
You can count on us to do everything in our power not only to level the playing field but also to put you in a position of power where the insurer has no choice but to pay you a fair sum.
What Is My Personal Injury Claim Worth?
It depends on many factors, such as the extent of your physical injuries, how long it’ll take for you to recover, the long-term consequences of the accident and your injuries, and available insurance benefits. Other aspects, like your age and contributory fault, can also play a role in calculating how much money you should be awarded after a serious accident in South Carolina.
Every situation is different and warrants close examination. An attorney can review the circumstances of your injury and give you a more tailored estimate of your case’s worth.
Types of Damages Available to South Carolina Accident Victims
When you file a personal injury case in South Carolina, you’ll have the opportunity to recover economic damages and non-economic damages for:
- Lost wages and disability
- Medical bills
- Property damage
- Out-of-pocket expenses
- Nursing care
- Rehabilitation
- Pain and suffering
- Emotional distress
- PTSD
- Disfigurement
- Chronic pain
- Loss of consortium
Punitive damages can be awarded in some South Carolina personal injury lawsuits, but only those that meet a certain standard of proof. There must be clear and convincing evidence that the defendant acted maliciously or was grossly negligent.
Can I Still Recover Compensation if I’m Being Blamed for My Accident in South Carolina?
You can generally recover compensation as long as you’re not primarily responsible for the accident in which you’ve been injured. Under South Carolina’s modified comparative negligence rule, you may be able to recover compensation as long as you’re less than 51% responsible for your accident.
For example, if you’re found to be 25% at fault for your car accident in Myrtle Beach, your overall financial recovery will likely be reduced by 25% of its value. If you’re found to be 75% responsible, then you may not be able to recover any compensation.
Insurance companies like to use this rule to reduce the amount of money they have to pay out to accident victims. They may try to argue that you were mostly at fault to limit your recovery, but our personal injury lawyers in South Carolina are familiar with these tactics and can present strong evidence to counter any false allegations of blame.
How Much Does It Cost to Hire a Personal Injury Attorney in South Carolina?
Nothing out of pocket. Nothing up front. Our personal injury attorneys in South Carolina represent clients on a contingent basis.
You pay nothing until we’ve won compensation for your personal injury case. When we win, our fee is deducted as a percentage of your gross recovery. The exact percentage varies from case to case, but you’ll know exactly how much our fee will be before you ever sign a contract.
Our team will review our contingency fee agreements with you before you sign one to ensure you understand all the details of this payment structure. We can answer any questions you may have about contingency fees or our services during a free consultation.
How Long Do I Have to File a Lawsuit After an Accident or Injury in South Carolina?
South Carolina generally imposes a three-year statute of limitations on most personal injury lawsuits. This typically gives you up to three years from the date you got hurt to pursue compensation for your medical care, lost income, and other damages.
A three-year statute of limitations typically also applies in matters of wrongful death, but that time clock begins to run on the date of a victim’s passing, not the date of their accident or injury.
If you miss the filing deadline, you will likely lose the ability to demand damages from those who are responsible for your potentially life-changing accident. That is why consulting with an attorney early is the best course of action.
Schedule a Free Consultation with an Experienced South Carolina Personal Injury Lawyer
Call Stanley Personal Injury Lawyers if you or a loved one has been hurt in an accident in South Carolina because someone else was negligent. You don’t have to deal with the consequences alone. Our experienced South Carolina personal injury lawyers can provide the exceptional legal representation you’ll need in this difficult season of your life.
We’ve helped accident victims and families in South Carolina recover compensation for decades. Now, we’re poised to help you make the most of your fight for compensation after an accident, too.
Your first consultation is always free, so call our South Carolina law office to get started today.