04/02/21 | Auto AccidentsFor new drivers, few concepts feel more disconcerting than the notion of a blind spot. The idea that you may not see another vehicle next to yours even in broad daylight, and that another driver might not see you, seems to de...Read More
Why Is Speeding Is a Factor in More Than a Quarter of Fatal Accidents?
03/28/21 | Auto AccidentsSpeed limits not only reduce the amount of fuel that a vehicle uses but also save lives. Despite this, the number of lives lost on South Carolina roadways over the previous decade does not appear to have declined in any meani...Read More
What Is a Head-on Collision?
02/16/21 | Auto AccidentsHead-on collisions are also commonly known as front impact accidents or frontal crashes. These accidents occur when two vehicles traveling in opposite directions collide front end to front end. Most head-on collisions cause s...Read More
The Most Common Cause of Collision
12/22/20 | Auto AccidentsHave you ever wondered what the most common cause of vehicle collisions are? So has the Insurance Information Institute (III) and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), which have compiled statistics on t...Read More
The Severity of Road Rash Injuries
10/22/20 | Auto AccidentsMotorcycle accidents often mean the victim is left with road rash. The dictionary definition of road rash is “mild to severe skin abrasion resulting from a fall (as from a bicycle or motorcycle) which usually involves slidi...Read More
Motorcycle Laws Other Motorists Need to Know
10/20/20 | Auto AccidentsSouth Carolina, like every other state, has laws that anyone who operates a motor vehicle must follow. Motorcycle operators must adhere to the rules which pertain specifically to them. They are also required to follow most la...Read More
Rear End Auto Accidents
09/09/20 | Auto AccidentsThe most common type of accident involving a motor vehicle is a rear end collision. Approximately 1.7 million rear end collisions take place in the nation each year. While this type of accident is commonly regarded as a “mi...Read More
Driver Fatigue
08/04/20 | Auto AccidentsIf you watch the news or go online, you will see hundreds of stories where drivers cause accidents after falling asleep at the wheel. Driver fatigue is dangerous, and in many cases, it takes the lives of innocent victims. If ...Read More
Causes of Car Accidents
08/03/20 | Auto AccidentsMotor vehicle accidents happen every day. According to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety, 142,406 motor vehicle accidents took place across the state in just one recent year. To put that figure into perspective, ...Read More
What to Do After a Car Accident
07/03/20 | Auto AccidentsSeveral Steps You Can Take to Protect Your Legal Rights If you haven’t yet experienced your first accident, perhaps you’re wondering: What am I supposed to do after a car accident? Read on for more information. Before an ...Read More
Truck Driver Fatigue
07/02/20 | Auto AccidentsMore than 15 million commercial trucks travel along U.S. roadways, as truck drivers deliver 70 percent of the nation’s shipped goods each year. While the commercial trucking industry is an important aspect of the nation’s...Read More
Road Rage
06/08/20 | Auto AccidentsThe average American drives thousands of miles each year. More than 90% of working people drive to and from work, with the average commute in the United States reaching a new high of 27.1 minutes. Over a year, that means the ...Read More
How Much to Expect From a Car Accident Settlement
06/06/20 | Auto AccidentsCar travel is an everyday part of life. Unfortunately, so are car accidents, which may leave a victim injured and facing massive bills, lost wages, and an uncertain future. Each year more than 6 million car accidents take pla...Read More
What Should You Do After a Car Accident Checklist
03/07/20 | Auto AccidentsDid you know that there is one traffic collision every 3.7 minutes in South Carolina? That’s a scary number. Even scarier: these collisions lead to one injury every 8.7 minutes and one fatality every 8.9 hours. As drivers, ...Read More
Is the Rear Driver Always at Fault in a Rear-End Accident in South Carolina?
12/19/18 | Auto AccidentsMany people may have heard the myth that “the rear driver is always at fault in rear-end accidents.” While it is certainly true that the person driving the rear vehicle is usually at fault, it certainly is not the case th...Read More
Spinal Cord Injury FAQ
02/12/18 | Auto Accidents, Personal InjuriesSpinal cord injuries (SCIs) can terrify their victims, who often go on to face long-term medical issues that may never resolve—or even disabilities that can prevent them from living independently. It is not surprising, ther...Read More
GCSO: Caregiver pepper-sprayed, beat vulnerable patients | Local News – WYFF Home
08/22/14 | Abuse and Neglect, Auto Accidents, Personal InjuriesSouth Carolina wrongful death attorney Nathan Hughey has a pending wrongful death claim against SC Mentor arising out of an autistic male eloping from the facility in his underwear and a shirt, which has also been featured in...Read More
$6.65M in fatal air base fall
02/28/14 | Auto AccidentsMore than four years after John Bruce took a fatal fall at a military base in Kuwait, a Cook County jury has awarded the family of the Arlington Heights man $6.65 million in a wrongful death lawsuit. Jurors in the civil case ...Read More
South Carolina Jury Awards $50 Million in Car Wreck Death Case
01/17/14 | Abuse and Neglect, Auto Accidents, Personal Injuries, SettlementsA jury in Charleston, South Carolina today awarded $50,000,000.00 in an automobile accident death case. I believe this is the largest verdict in South Carolina history in a personal injury lawsuit. The case involved a wron...Read More
Charleston auto accident lawyer Nathan Hughey $300,000 Settlement – Mount Pleasant Wreck Lawyer
10/31/13 | Auto Accidents, Personal InjuriesHughey Law Firm Injury Lawyers, West Ashley wreck lawyer case settled for $300,000.00 yesterday. Top rated attorney Nathan Hughey has handled hundreds of accident cases including a Charleston wreck settlement of $1.65 mill...Read More
I love being a Charleston Injury Lawyer – My job and my clients – attorney Nathan Hughey
10/26/13 | Abuse and Neglect, Auto Accidents, Personal Injuries, SettlementsHughey Law Firm – Injury lawyers. I love helping and encouraging. We help people when their lives are turned upside down by the fact that #nursinghome and #hospital chains often put profits over people, as to other larg...Read More
A very inspiring story About Overcoming Odds – Charleston lawyer Nathan Hughey
10/24/13 | Auto Accidents, Personal InjuriesStories like this touch my heart and fuel me with a drive to be the best I can be. Zach Hodskins certainly is doing his part. This post is from SouthCarolina accident attorney Nathan Hughey. It originally appeared in the AJC....Read More
Nathan Hughey Google+ feed – follow for SC Nursing Home Abuse Lawyer Posts
10/23/13 | Abuse and Neglect, Auto Accidents, Brain InjuryPlease check out our Hughey Law Firm injury law posts on top rated attorney Nathan Hughey’s google+ page. Please join our circle for informative #nursinghomeabuse and #injury law information.Read More
Nursing Home Abuse – Nursing Facility Investigation and Reporting Requirements – South Carolina Nursing Home Abuse Attorney Nathan Hughey
Wrongful Death Lawyer Nathan Hughey $28million in Verdicts and Settlements – Dram Shop and Liquor Liability
09/21/13 | Abuse and Neglect, Auto Accidents, SettlementsLast year, I was involved in a claim in which a Charleston restaurant allowed an intoxicated employee to leave the premises. He later got into his vehicle and collided with a young man on the Arthur Ravenel Bridge, killing th...Read More
