Girl Attacked by Customs Dog
A four-year-old girl was bitten and mauled by a US Customs dog recently in the baggage claim area of Dulles airport in our nation’s capital. The dog was being trained by US Customs officials. It unknown why the dog attacked the four-year-old girl, who was treated at a local hospital.
Continue readingCourt Holds That Woman Injured by Drunk Driver Must Seek Compensation from Her Original Attorney
The Washington Supreme Court recently ruled that in a case of attorney malpractice the prejudgment interest should have been calculated on the total amount of the settlement lost, not the amount the injured party would have recovered after paying an attorney fee.[1]
Continue readingToyota Defects Lead to Injury Lawsuits
By now we have all heard about the Toyota recalls. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration five deaths and 17 injuries have been attributed to unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles since 2006.[1]
Continue readingWoman Injured in Supermarket Wins on Appeal
By Seattle Personal Injury Lawyer Travis Scott Eller The Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a woman injured in a supermarket.[1] The woman was injured when she fell in a QFC supermarket floral department. She claims she was injured as a result of the negligence of the supermarket.
Continue readingCourt of Appeals Reverses Dismissal of Case Against City of Seattle
Our personal injury attorney did not participate in the case described in this article. By Seattle Personal Injury Lawyer Travis Scott Eller Last month Division One of the Washington Court of Appeals revered the trial court’s dismissal of a wrongful death claim against the city of Seattle.[1] On a rainy evening in February 2007 the […]
Continue readingWashington Supreme Court Rules On Judicial Immunity
By Seattle Personal Injury Lawyer Scott Eller Last month the Washington Supreme Court issued a decision in a case in which the Court considered an issue of judicial immunity.[1] A sheriff deputy escorted an inmate from a courtroom to the jail on the instructions of the judge. She did not handcuff the inmate. The inmate […]
Continue readingCourts Reject Injury Attorney’s Fees as too High
By Seattle Personal Injury Lawyer Scott Eller A recent Court of Appeals decision upheld the trial court’s ruling that attorney fees requested by an injury attorney were unreasonable.[1]
Continue readingCourt of Appeals Reverses Dismissal of Slip and Fall Case
By Seattle personal injury attorney Scott Eller The Court of Appeals reversed the dismissal of a slip and fall case.[1] The claim arose from a fall on snow and ice in the parking lot of a commercial space. The injured party produced the opinion of an accident reconstruction expert. The trial court excluded the expert’s […]
Continue readingWashington Supreme Court Strikes Down Medical Malpractice Law
By personal injury lawyer Travis Scott Eller. Our personal injury law firm took no part in this lawsuit. A 2006 law required persons in Washington alleging injury from medical malpractice to file with the complaint a certificate of merit signed by an expert. In a decision announced a few months ago the Washington Supreme Court […]
Continue readingDismissal of Products Liability Case Upheld
By personal injury lawyer Scott Eller In a recent opinion the Washington Court of Appeals upheld the dismissal of a products liability case brought against the retail business that sold an allegedly defective bicycle. The plaintiff had been injured when the front tire of the bicycle failed the very first time he rode the bicycle. […]
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