Finding the Right Care for Your Loved One in South Carolina
Finding the Right Elder Care for Your Loved One in South Carolina When it comes to finding the right care for your loved one, it can be a tough and emotional journey. Whether they need a home that’s easier to get around, with more accessible restrooms and kitchens, or they need a hand with daily […]
Step-by-Step Guide to Getting Your Car Repaired After a South Carolina Accident
Dealing with a car accident can be overwhelming: from injuries to insurance claims to car trouble, there is so much to figure out. But for most people, knowing the steps to get your vehicle repaired and back on the road is the first step to getting back to work, school, and normal life. Knowing the […]
Head-on collision on interstate results in fiery collision and death
Proffitt & Cox recently represented the estate and family of a woman who was killed when a drunk driver traveling on the wrong side of the interstate struck her car head-on. The woman’s car burst into flames after the collision and she died at the scene. Her husband, who was driving a truck and following […]
See an arbitration clause in your consumer contract? If possible, walk away and don’t look back.
Arbitration is a legal process in which your case is decided by a private arbitrator, not by a judge in a regular court of law. When you sign a contract or a document containing an arbitration provision, you likely are giving up all rights to bring your case in a court of law, where you […]
College student wrongly arrested and jailed for nearly a month
Proffitt & Cox recently represented a college student who was wrongly arrested and charged with robbing a cashier at a store at knifepoint. In fact, police wrongly identified him as a suspect after the student was seen on city surveillance cameras walking up a street several blocks away at about the time the robbery occurred. […]
Pedestrian in crosswalk run over and killed by cement truck
Proffitt & Cox recently represented the estate and family of a pedestrian who was run over by a commercial vehicle and killed while walking across a downtown Columbia street. The horrible accident was witnessed by several drivers and recorded on city surveillance cameras. With Proffitt & Cox’s help, the estate and family filed a wrongful […]
Law firms represent former tenants of Allen Benedict Court in class action lawsuit
Update: the court has ruled that former residents of Allen Benedict Court cannot proceed as a class action and must file individual claims. Read more here. The law firms of Proffitt & Cox, LLP and Dave Maxfield, Attorney, LLC, have filed a putative class action lawsuit against Columbia Housing Authority (“CHA”). In the lawsuit, Plaintiffs […]
Woman injured by defective vaping device sues retailer and distributor
Proffitt & Cox recently represented a woman who was severely injured by a vaping device. After buying the device at a vape shop in an effort to stop smoking cigarettes, she took it home and used it once. The next time the woman used it, the device popped loudly and caused superheated liquid to shoot […]
Jury awards $4.6 million in damages to injured Target customer
A South Carolina appellate court in January 2020 affirmed the award of actual and punitive damages to an Anderson County woman who underwent medical treatment and endured vivid nightmares after her hand was punctured by a needle from a dirty syringe in a Target store parking lot. Carla D. Garrison, the mother, in May 2014 […]
