Seattle Personal Injury Attorney

Our law firm did not participate in the lawsuit described in this article.   A woman was injured in an automobile accident on August 2, 2006. Her attorney filed a lawsuit on her behalf on July 30, 2009, a mere four days prior to the running of the statute of limitations.[1]  [2]   The injured [...]

Our firm was not involved in the litigation discussed in this article.   A man smoked methamphetamine at 5:00 a.m.  At about 2:00 p.m. he rented a truck from Budget. The following afternoon he ran over a woman in a crosswalk. At the scene an officer observed the driver exhibiting symptoms of methamphetamine use: fast [...]

According to a recent study the rate of auto accident fatalities is measurably higher than normal on tax day.[1]   The researches looked at 30 years of data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and determined that there is a six percent increase in roadway fatalities on tax day.   According to an article [...]

Our personal injury law firm was not involved in the case described. A woman who was eight months pregnant lost consciousness while driving to work in her truck. She rear ended one car and then hit a parked car. She was traveling at over 30 miles per hour when her truck crashed into the parked [...]

Our law firm was not involved in the personal injury lawsuit described in this article. A woman injured in a motor vehicle accident served the Washington Secretary of State because she was unable to locate the other driver to effect personal service.  The trial court entered a default judgment.  The court awarded $12,000 in general [...]

Our law firm was not involved in the personal injury lawsuit discussed in this article.   Typically a few times in any given year the Washington Court of Appeals upholds the dismissal of a handful of personal injury cases because of a failure to bring the case prior to the expiration of the statute of [...]

Our firm was not involved in the case described in this article.   A boat driver was injured when jet skiers cut off his boat and he had to make an abrupt maneuver to avoid hitting one of the jet skis. As a result a passenger in the boat fell on the driver. The driver [...]

Some people are inclined to blame the injured party for bringing their case to court, and tend to assume that they must just be greedy and stubborn in not settling out of court.   In Washington many personal injury claims are subject to mandatory arbitration before the parties can have a jury trial.[1] Either side [...]

A teenager who had been drinking assaulted with the butt of a shotgun someone who was attempting to take away his car keys. The shotgun was a gift from the minor’s parents. They allowed him to keep it in his truck.   The man suffered several facial fractures and incurred $40,000 in medical bills. He [...]

Our law firm was not involved in the personal injury case described in this article. Recently there have been several personal injury cases dismissed for failure to properly bring the action within the statute of limitations and the dismissal upheld on appeal. A case must be brought within the applicable statute if limitations period or [...]