Blog Posts in January, 2014

• Posted By Kahn Law Firm 29-Jan-2014

  Government Web Site Tries to Help End Distracted Driving

  At any given daylight moment across America, approximately 660,000 drivers are using cell phones or manipulating electronic devices while driving, a number that has held steady since 2010 according to distraction.gov. Distracted driving is any ...

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• Posted By Kahn Law Firm 21-Jan-2014

  Insurer Defaults After Substantial Compliance with Alternative Method of Service

  The South Carolina Supreme Court has ruled that an insurer was properly held in default following its failure to answer a complaint after being served via US Mail Certified Restricted Delivery in substantial compliance with the policy terms creating ...

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• Posted By Kahn Law Firm 19-Jan-2014

  Compare Hospitals on Medicare Website

  Patients wanting to choose between hospitals based on various factors can now compare hospitals side by side on Medicare’s Hospital Compare website. “Medicare is changing the way it pays hospitals for services provided to people with ...

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• Posted By Kahn Law Firm 17-Jan-2014

  New Rules Proposed by SC Supreme Court

  website. The proposed language is below. The first paragraph of Rule 11(a), SCRCP, is amended to provide as follows: (a) Signature. Every pleading, motion or other paper of a party represented by an attorney shall be signed in his individual name by ...

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• Posted By Kahn Law Firm 15-Jan-2014

  Car Rental Company Can be Liabile for Negligent Entrustment

  In a recent order obtained by Kahn Law Firm denying summary judgment by a car rental company, a trial judge held that there were sufficient facts to move forward on the case. A car rental company argued that there was no duty in South Carolina which ...

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• Posted By Kahn Law Firm 12-Jan-2014

  DUI Reminder from NTSB

  The National Transportation Safety Board states that we are not solving our nation's drunk driving problem. There are 300,000 alcohol-impaired trips.....Every Day! Driving drunk takes 10,000 lives per year and that nearly 1 in 3 traffic deaths ...

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• Posted By Kahn Law Firm 11-Jan-2014

  Justin Kahn Teaches at National CLE Program

  On January 10, 2014, Justin Kahn spoke at the National CLE Conference in Vail, Colorado on the topic Visual Advocacy: Learning to Use Cognitive Science to Make Your Case. He participated in the Civil Litigation portion of the program along with other ...

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• Posted By Kahn Law Firm 5-Jan-2014

  Justin S. Kahn discusses video deposition strategies at National Legal Conference

  Justin S. Kahn was invited again to speak to lawyers throughout the country at the National CLE Conference in Snowmass, Colorado. Justin discussed the practical, ethical and technical techniques for taking effective video depositions. He provided the ...

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• Posted By Kahn Law Firm 3-Jan-2014

  Justin Kahn Speaks at Bridge The Gap 2014

  Justin Kahn was invited to speak at The South Carolina Bar program Bridge the Gap on January 3, 2014 in Charleston, SC. Justin spoke about practicing law before the Court of Common Pleas in civil matters and explained rules of civil procedure unique ...

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• Posted By Kahn Law Firm 2-Jan-2014

  Distracted Driving Major Cause of Vehicle Crashes

  Chart Credit New England Journal of Medicine The New England Journal of Medicine published an article today related to distracted driving and texting. The conclusion of the article: “The risk of a crash or near-crash among novice drivers ...

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