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Medical Malpractice Statute of Limitations When Doctor Allegedly Hides Claim

Generally, the statute of limitations is three years for medical malpractice claims or one year from the time the claimant discovered or reasonably should have discovered the injury. In a recent Court of Appeals ruling (not one of our cases) the patient had foot surgery on February 24, 2016. The patient had a series of […]

Claims Against a Public Employee Require Additional Notice

The Court of Appeals recently ruled on the application of pre-suit notice statutes to public employees.[1] Our firm was not involved in this case. A public employee allegedly caused an injury accident while acting within the scope of a public agency’s employment and driving an agency-owned vehicle. The injured party filed suit against the driver and […]

Retail Store Slip and Fall Cases

Slip and fall cases in retail stores are common. Human factors studies and common experience show that when we are shopping our eyes are where retailers want them, on their goods. Also when we are shopping we often are carrying goods or have a shopping cart filled with items obstructing our view. We have the […]

It’s Just Circumstantial

Contrary to popular misconception, the “law does not distinguish between direct and circumstantial evidence in terms of their weight or value in finding the facts in this case. One is not necessarily more or less valuable than the other.”

National Safety Month

National Safety Month is promoted by the National Safety Council every June to in an effort to reduce leading causes of preventable injury and death. The themes for 2019 include Slips Trips and Falls, Fatigue, and Impairment. Slips Trips and Falls. Falls are the third leading cause of unintentional deaths over all age groups, and […]

Insurance Companies Try to Underpay Medical Bills

If you are injured by someone else and collect a personal injury settlement, you are generally legally obligated to reimburse from the personal injury settlement the private insurance or government agency that paid your medical bills. Many people assume that they can prove the amount of medical bills that should be included in their personal […]

Insurance Blames Faultless Pedestrian

A man is late for a delivery for his employer. He is in a hurry. He comes to a metered intersection. He needs to turn left. The light turns green, but he must yield to oncoming traffic. Impatient because he is late for a work assignment, he guns the accelerator and turns left as soon […]

Injured by a Foreign Driver

When I was in law school and working for a law firm we had a client who was badly burned by a defective gas grill. The manufacturer was a Mexican company. I had to research how to serve the Mexican company as one of the defendants, found the answer in a treaty. A recent Washington […]

Christmas Cheer and a Broken Arm

Suzette worked for Frontier Bank. In December 2009, her employer instructed her to visit some local businesses that did their baking with Frontier Bank. Suzette visited one such business, walked out, and headed next door to another business. Before she reached the next door Suzette found herself on the ground. She had seen no obstruction […]

Trial Witnesses: Psychological Expert

Of all of the witnesses your Seattle personal injury lawyer will call at trial, one of the most important may be the psychological expert. Frequently, in cases involving abuse of a child, the psychological injuries are far more serious than the physical ones. A qualified psychological expert will be able to offer testimony regarding the […]