Roden Law represents people who have suffered a traumatic brain injury in Columbia, South Carolina and throughout the Midlands — Lexington, Irmo, West Columbia, Cayce, and Forest Acres. Brain injuries are often catastrophic and permanent, and we handle every claim on a contingency fee basis: you pay nothing unless we win. Roden Law has recovered more than $300 million for injured clients across Georgia and South Carolina and holds a 4.9-star average client rating. Call (803) 219-2816 for a free, confidential case review.
Why Choose Roden Law for a Columbia Brain Injury Claim
A traumatic brain injury (TBI) can permanently change a person’s ability to work, think, and care for themselves — and full-value cases require medical experts, life-care planners, and vocational economists, not just a demand letter. What separates Roden Law is direct attorney involvement and the resources to build that proof. Our office at 1545 Sumter Street, Suite B sits in the downtown corridor minutes from the Richland County Circuit Court and Prisma Health Richland, so investigation, records, and filings happen without delay.
- No fee unless we win — free consultation and no out-of-pocket cost to investigate your claim.
- Life-care planning — we quantify future medical care, therapy, and 24/7 attendant needs so nothing is left off the table.
- Trial-ready — we prepare every claim for the Richland County Circuit Court, which is what moves insurers to pay full value.
How Columbia Brain Injuries Happen
The TBI cases our Columbia attorneys handle most often arise from:
- Car and truck crashes on the I-20/I-26/I-77 “Malfunction Junction” interchange and its Carolina Crossroads work zones — the leading cause of serious head trauma.
- Falls — from heights, on stairs, and on unsafe premises.
- Pedestrian and bicycle collisions on Midlands roads and in the USC and Five Points area.
- Workplace and construction incidents on Midlands job sites and roadwork projects.
- Medical negligence, including oxygen-deprivation and surgical injuries.
South Carolina Brain Injury Law: What Columbia Victims Need to Know
Symptoms Can Be Delayed — Document Everything Early
TBI symptoms — memory loss, confusion, mood and behavioral changes, headaches — often do not appear until hours or days after the injury. Prompt medical evaluation and consistent documentation are critical, both to your health and to proving the injury later.
Economic Damages Drive the Value — and SC Does Not Cap Them
In a serious brain injury, the economic damages — a lifetime of future medical care, lost earning capacity, and around-the-clock care — often dwarf everything else. South Carolina places no cap on compensatory damages in ordinary injury cases (the medical-malpractice cap is the narrow exception), so a properly built life-care plan is frequently the difference between a lowball offer and full compensation.
The Deadline: 3 Years, and the 51% Fault Bar
The statute of limitations is three years from the date of injury under S.C. Code § 15-3-530. South Carolina’s modified comparative fault rule lets you recover as long as you are 50% or less at fault, with your award reduced by your share — insurers often try to shift blame to cut a large TBI payout, and we anticipate that tactic.
