Personal Injury in South Carolina

In South Carolina, you may receive compensation from any personal injury claim as long as you can prove the other person was at least partly responsible for your accident. Even if you are more than 50 percent responsible, you can still recover some damages. You may also receive personal injury compensation if you were injured by using a consumer product, as long as you can show that you were using the product in the way it was intended and that its defect directly caused your injuries. In South Carolina, you have three years from the date of your accident to file your personal injury claim.