TRUCK ACCIDENTS FROM A TROOPER’S POINT OF VIEW. WHAT ARE SOUTH CAROLINA HIGHWAY TROOPERS SEEING WITH THE NATURE AND NUMBER OF TRUCKING ACCIDENTS ON OUR HIGHWAYS? Legal news, information, and interviews from Collins & Lacy, a leading South Carolina defense firm for construction, worker’s comp, hospitality, retail, trucking, professional liability, mediation, government, and ethics matters. The views… Continue Reading
Transportation & Trucking Law Blog
The South Carolina Transportation Law Blog provides timely industry updates and noteworthy judicial decisions related to transportation and trucking law in South Carolina. The blog is maintained by our transportation practice group.
Attorney Claude Prevost III To Lead Trucking & Transportation Practice Group
Collins & Lacy, P.C. has announced that shareholder attorney, Claude Prevost III, will lead the firm’s Trucking and Transportation practice group. Prevost brings his considerable legal defense skill to enhance this growing practice area at Collins & Lacy. His team represents motor carriers, owner operators, shippers, freight forwarders, and brokers in litigation arising from commercial… Continue Reading
New podcast: Truck Accident Comprehensive Accident Investigations
Collins & Lacy Trucking Practice Group attorney Charles Kinney talks with Michael Burney about the importance of having a relationship with a legal defense firm that utilizes an established, comprehensive accident response protocol. Michael Burney: What should you look for in your defense counsel and what are some of the brief recommendations for evidence collection… Continue Reading
If you were in a profession licensed by one of the more than 40 boards with the SC Labor, Licensing, and Regulation and you receive a complaint against your license, would you know what to do?
Attorney Robert Peele is a lawyer at Collins and Lacy where he focuses his practice on construction litigation, trucking defense, and professional liability claims. He represents individual’s businesses and their insurance carriers in all 46 counties of South Carolina. Today Rob discusses what to do if you get served a labor licensing and regulation complaint against your… Continue Reading
“Plaintiffs Bar is Steering Truck Crash Cases To Mega Verdicts”
Law360 recently published an article entitled “Plaintiffs Bar is Steering Truck Crash Cases To Mega Verdicts.” Writer Y. Peter Kang called on Collins & Lacy attorney Scott Wallinger for insight into the trucking industry. Wallinger told Kang about courtroom dynamics in truck accident trials. The facts in a trucking accident case involving catastrophic injuries may… Continue Reading
First Significant Increase in Infrastructure Funding since 1987
Guest blog by South Carolina Chamber of Commerce President & CEO Otis Rawl outlines the efforts to improve Palmetto State roads. Infrastructure funding took a front seat throughout the 2013 legislative session, with a united business community driving the debate. In January, the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce and 14 allied organizations released the Road Map… Continue Reading
Welcome to South Carolina Transportation Law Blog
As the law changes and the industry evolves, our ability to contact you about legal issues, regulatory updates, and noteworthy judicial decisions related to transportation and trucking law becomes increasingly important. As part of our commitment to keeping you informed, Collins & Lacy is pleased to announce the launch of our South Carolina Transportation Law Blog.… Continue Reading
New Hours of Service Regulations Effective July 1, 2013
The new hours of service regulations went into effect this month. The new rules are expected to cause a loss of operating flexibility and productivity and may or may not lead to improvement in safety or the projected savings anticipated by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). The American Trucking Associations (ATA) offered its… Continue Reading
Updated South Carolina Building and Fire Codes Include Carbon Monoxide Alarm Requirements Aimed at Protecting Against the “Silent Killer”
In the past several months, the tragic deaths of an elderly couple and a child in two separate incidents in the same North Carolina hotel room have garnered national media attention. According to North Carolina authorities, the deaths of these individuals are attributable to a carbon monoxide (“CO”) leak originating from a pool heater located… Continue Reading
It Must Be Something I Ate–Causation in Food Liability Cases
This article was originally published in South Carolina Lawyer, March 2013, at 16 – 19. Click here for a link to the online version of the magazine, which is produced by the South Carolina Bar. Charles Appleby Have you ever received the unpleasant surprise of a foreign substance in your food? Or woken up the morning… Continue Reading
