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FAQs

Personal Injury & Wrongful Death


Overview

Whenever the death of a person is caused by the wrongful act or neglect of another person, the person committing the wrongful or negligent act or omission is liable for damages to the husband or wife and child or children of the deceased person. If there is no husband or wife or children, then the wrongdoer is liable to the parents of the deceased person. If there are no parents, then the heirs at law of the deceased person are entitled to recover damages.

Whenever a person is injured by the wrongful or negligent act or omission of another person, the law of South Carolina allows the injured party to be fairly compensated for his or her losses. This does not mean that the primary goal of the system is to reward the victim or punish the wrongdoer. Rather, the civil justice system is designed to provide monetary compensation to the injured party for that person's losses.