Personal injury verdicts & settlements.
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- Types of Personal Injury Cases We Handle
- Common Serious Injuries in Personal Injury Cases
- What Compensation May Be Available in a Personal Injury Lawsuit?
- How McGowan Hood Builds Strong Personal Injury Cases
- What to Do After an Accident in South Carolina
- How Long Do You Have to File a Personal Injury Lawsuit in South Carolina?
- Serving Injury Victims Throughout South Carolina
- Schedule a Consultation With Our South Carolina Personal Injury Attorneys
What Types of Personal Injury Cases Do We Handle in South Carolina?
The circumstances that bring people to a personal injury lawyer vary widely. What does not vary is that when another party's negligence, recklessness, or misconduct causes harm, the injured person has the right to seek accountability and compensation. Our South Carolina personal injury lawyers represent clients across a broad range of matters, including:
If you were injured in South Carolina through another party's fault, the time to act is now. Injury claims are time-sensitive, and the strength of your case depends in part on how quickly evidence is gathered and preserved. Contact our team to discuss your legal options. Consultations are free and there is no obligation to proceed.
What Are the Most Common Serious Injuries in Personal Injury Cases?
Many of the personal injury cases we handle involve harm that permanently alters a person's life. We represent clients who have suffered traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord damage and paralysis, amputations, severe burns, permanent nerve damage, scarring and disfigurement, and organ damage. We also represent families in wrongful death cases, including fetal death resulting from obstetrical negligence.
Catastrophic injuries carry consequences that extend far beyond the initial emergency. Many of our clients face years of ongoing medical care, repeated procedures, rehabilitation, and a long-term or permanent reduction in their ability to work and earn. The practical and emotional toll on their families is equally real. Our personal injury lawyers build cases that account for the full scope of those losses – not just costs that have already accumulated, but those the evidence makes clear are still coming.
What Compensation May Be Available in a Personal Injury Lawsuit?
South Carolina personal injury law allows injured clients to pursue compensation for both economic losses and personal suffering. Depending on the facts of your case, recoverable damages may include medical expenses (current and anticipated future costs), lost wages and diminished earning capacity, pain and suffering, emotional distress, loss of enjoyment of life, and property damage. In cases involving particularly egregious or reckless conduct, punitive damages may also be available.
South Carolina does not cap compensatory damages in most personal injury matters, which means the full measure of a person's losses can be pursued through the courts. That said, the value of any individual claim turns on the specific facts: the nature and severity of the injuries, the strength of the available evidence, the degree of fault attributable to the responsible party, and the insurance coverage in play.
Non-economic damages like pain and suffering or loss of enjoyment of life represent a substantial portion of a total recovery in serious injury cases, and they deserve the same rigorous documentation and advocacy as any financial loss. Our attorneys evaluate each case carefully and provide honest, grounded guidance, not inflated estimates designed to get you in the door. We give you a real assessment of what your situation may be worth and what it will take to get there.
How McGowan Hood Builds Strong Personal Injury Cases
Insurance companies and corporate defendants possess vast resources, and they begin deploying them from the moment an accident occurs. McGowan, Hood, Felder & Phillips is built to meet them on equal footing. When you retain our firm, our attorneys go to work immediately investigating the accident, preserving critical evidence, identifying and retaining the right experts, and constructing a case built to withstand challenge at every stage, up to and including trial.
We do not approach personal injury matters looking for the quickest resolution. Every case we accept is prepared as though it will be tried before a jury. Some cases do resolve through negotiation, but the strength of those outcomes depends on the other side knowing that we will not accept less than what our clients deserve. Insurers and defendants understand the difference between a law firm that is genuinely trial-ready and one that is not. That distinction drives results at every stage of a case.
When you hire McGowan, Hood, Felder & Phillips, our South Carolina personal injury law firm handles every part of your claim:
- Independent investigation of the accident and its circumstances
- Consultation with medical, engineering, and industry experts to establish liability and quantify damages
- All communications and negotiations with insurance companies on your behalf
- Filing of legal documents and compliance with all applicable deadlines
- Full courtroom representation when a fair resolution cannot be reached outside of court
Throughout the process, we keep you informed so you understand where your case stands and what to expect at each stage. You focus on your recovery. We fight for the result.
What to Do After an Accident in South Carolina
The decisions you make in the hours and days after an accident can have a direct effect on your personal injury claim. Where your circumstances allow, taking the following steps protects your rights and preserves the evidence your case will depend on:
- Seek medical attention right away, even if your injuries appear manageable
- Report the incident to law enforcement or the appropriate authority
- Document the scene with photographs and collect witness names and contact information
- Avoid giving a recorded statement to any insurance adjuster before consulting an attorney
- Hold onto any physical evidence like receipts and documentation connected to the accident and your injuries
- Contact a South Carolina personal injury attorney as soon as you are able to do so
Evidence degrades and witness memories fade quickly. Delays in building a claim create gaps that are often difficult to close later. The sooner you connect with our team, the better positioned you will be to pursue full and fair compensation.
How Long Do You Have to File a Personal Injury Lawsuit in South Carolina?
In most personal injury cases, South Carolina law provides three years from the date of injury to file a lawsuit. Missing that deadline will generally bar your claim entirely, regardless of the underlying facts. Certain circumstances such as claims against government entities or injuries involving minors may carry different timelines or procedural requirements that are important to understand from the outset. The same is true for situations where the harm was not immediately apparent.
Three years can feel like a long time, but personal injury cases require substantial preparation. Medical documentation needs to be compiled while treatment is still ongoing, expert witnesses need adequate time to review the facts, and a thorough investigation takes months to conduct properly. Insurance companies begin building their defense on the day of the accident. Connecting with a South Carolina personal injury attorney early gives your case the strongest possible start.
Serving Injury Victims Throughout South Carolina
McGowan, Hood, Felder & Phillips maintains offices in Rock Hill, Columbia, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, and Greenville. We represent clients in all 46 South Carolina counties, including Sumter, Anderson, Orangeburg, Hilton Head, Aiken, and Spartanburg. Our law firm offers phone and video consultations, and makes home and hospital visits when the situation calls for it. That accessibility is a standard part of how we serve clients. No matter where you are in South Carolina, we are close by when you need us.
Schedule a Consultation With Our South Carolina Personal Injury Attorneys
Large insurance companies and corporate defendants count on injured people not knowing their rights, or not having anyone willing to fight for them. McGowan, Hood, Felder & Phillips has built its reputation on proving them wrong. Our personal injury attorneys handle cases on a contingency fee basis, meaning you pay nothing unless we recover compensation for you. There are no upfront fees, no out-of-pocket costs, and no financial risk to getting started.
If you or a family member has been seriously injured in an accident in South Carolina, do not wait to get legal representation. Contact our firm today to schedule a free consultation with one of our South Carolina personal injury attorneys. We are ready to stand up for you.
