Category Archives: Auto Accidents

Articles authored by injury attorney Travis Scott Eller on developments in car accident injury law.

A Dead Horse Leads to a $2.7 Million Verdict

Please note, our law firm took no part in the lawsuit described in this article. A driver of a United Telephone utility bucket truck hit and killed a horse on a country road at night near Chimacum, Washington. He left the scene and drove about a quarter mile to his office to have another employee […]

Those Who Wait

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 […]

Budget Truck Rental Sued Over Driver High on Meth

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 […]

Tax Day Deadly

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 […]

Pregnant 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 […]

Auto Accident Injury Victim’s Default Judgment Set Aside

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 […]

Oil Slick from Truck Allegedly Causes Accident

Our law firm was not involved in the personal injury lawsuit described in this article. The Washington Court of Appeals ruled on a case in which it was alleged that an oil slick from a truck on the interstate highway caused a vehicle to loose control and leave the highway, rolling over several times.[1] A […]

Injury Claim Dismissed as Time Barred

In a recent decision the Washington Court of Appeals upheld dismissal of a personal injury claim as time barred.[1] The plaintiff’s attorney named and served Elizabeth Loeliger rather than Elisabeth Loeliger.

Traffic Citations and Fault

Many assume that a driver involved in an automobile accident who is cited by police is automatically liable. Under Washington tort law this is not true.

The Family Car Doctrine

A parent is liable for injury caused by a family member driver (typically a minor) if The vehicle is owned, provided, or maintained by a parent for the general use, pleasure, and convenience of family members a family member for whom the vehicle is maintained was driving the vehicle at the time of the accident, […]

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