Wrongful Death Medical Malpractice Causation Issue
Our law firm did not participate in the lawsuit described in this article. In a recent opinion the Washington Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a medical malpractice claim in a case in which a doctor admittedly overdosed leukemia medication.[1] The patient was a young girl. The doctor in question admitted to administering about […]
Continue readingYet Another Statute of Limitations Case
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 […]
Continue readingSupreme Court Rules on Plane Crash Case
The Washington Supreme Court ruled in an aviation case in which seven people died.[1] The personal representative of the decedents’ estates brought wrongful death actions against Twin Commander, the plane manufacturer.[2] An investigation by the Mexican government reached the conclusion that the rudder came loose during flight, causing the accident.The trial court granted summary judgment […]
Continue readingDismissal of Medical Malpractice Claim Overturned
The Washington Court of Appeals recently overturned the summary dismissal of a medical negligence.[1] The patient went to a general surgeon for an enlarged thyroid. The general surgeon advised the patient that a subtotal thyroidectomy (removal of only a portion of the thyroid) was appropriate and performed the surgery. During surgery he could not identify […]
Continue readingCouple Receive Harley-Davidson Recall Notice the Day after Husband Killed in Accident
Our personal injury law firm did not participate in the lawsuit described in this article. A man was killed and his wife injured when the Harley-Davidson motorcycle he was riding crossed several lanes and collided with a guardrail. The next day the wife received a recall notice informing her that the main circuit breaker on […]
Continue readingPregnant Woman Passes out Behind the Wheel Leading to Injury Accident
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 […]
Continue readingSlip and Fall Case Against Toys R Us
Our personal injury law firm was not involved in the case described in this article. A recent Court of Appeals opinion upheld the trial court’s dismissal of an injury claim from a slip and fall in a Toys R Us store. The injury claimant slipped and fell within several feet of the front door to […]
Continue readingPlayboy Bunny Photo Used Against Injury Claimant
In a recent personal injury case the defense introduced a photo of the injury claimant depicting him in a smiling pose with two Playboy bunnies taken at the Playboy Mansion.[1] He testified he was “miserable” while on the trip and that he would have been smiling much more broadly in the photograph had he been […]
Continue readingCourt of Appeals Throws Out Attorney Fee Award
Our personal injury law firm did not participate in this lawsuit. In a recent unpublished opinion the Washington Court of Appeals reaffirmed the established rule that statutory offers under attorney fee shifting statutes must be made prior to mandatory arbitration hearings. Although the plaintiff prevailed before the trial judge on her personal injury claims, the […]
Continue readingWashington Appeals Court Reverses Dismissal of Injury Claim
Our Seattle injury attorney was not involved in the lawsuit described in this article. In an unpublished opinion the Washington Court of Appeals recently reversed dismissal of an injury claim of a Tacoma woman who fell on a set of stairs.
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