Category Archives: Washington Personal Injury Law

Cars Driven by Minors

Teens frequently cause auto accidents and other types of accidents, sometimes resulting in injury. Special legal rules sometimes apply to accidents involving minors.

Washington Logging Safety Initiatives

Logging is a hazardous occupation, with a very high rate of injury and fatalities. The Washington Department of Labor and Industries in recent years has developed safety initiatives in response to the risks of logging and high worker’s compensation premiums. Employers engaging in manual logging can reduce their workers’ compensation insurance rates by twenty percent […]

When Good Samaritans are Injured or Cause Injury

Do Good Deeds Always Go Unpunished? Sometimes a good Samaritan unintentionally causes further injury to someone they are trying to help; or, a person gets injured trying rescue another person. What are the rules? Good Samaritan. By statute in Washington a good Samaritan in generally not liable for ordinary negligence. A good Samaritan is liable […]

Injured Student Athletes. Can the School be Liable?

A referee in a high school wrestling match turns his back to adjust some mats. While he is distracted, one competitor uses an illegal hold on the other, severing his spine and rendering him paralyzed below the neck. The school argued that the referee was an independent contractor, and that the student had assumed the […]

Hold Harmless Agreements

You signed a hold harmless agreement. The worse case scenario happened. You are someone you care deeply about was injured, perhaps badly, and it was someone else’s fault. Is that hold harmless provision the end of the story for seeking just compensation? Maybe not. A hold harmless provision is unenforceable if violates public policy. Examples […]

Trampoline Injury Cases

Trampolines are injury magnets. Their use frequently leads to injury, sometimes a quite serious injury. In some cases, the injury victim is compensated. An $800,000 jury verdict in New York in a trampoline case was upheld on appeal a few years ago, for example. Often trampoline cases are tough for the injury victim to pursue. […]

Statute of Limitations Not to be Messed With

Although it seems unfair, if a personal injury victim misses the statute of limitations, even by a day, there is no claim in court or against anyone’s insurance, no matter how meritorious the claim and deserving the injury victim. Avoiding the statute is easy if you act early, but can be tricky if you act […]

Bicycle Safety Laws in Washington

Here are a few bicycle safety tips and laws. You can find more bicycle safety tips on the Washington Dept. of Transportation website and the League of American Bicyclists “Smart Cycling” page. Always ride a bicycle with the flow of traffic. Wear a helmet. You should always wear helmet foe safety when cycling. As for […]

When At Fault Drivers Avoid Service of Process

Most personal injury cases settle out of court, but some cannot be settled because the at-fault driver’s insurance company simply will not make a reasonable offer. In that scenario the only recourse is to file a personal injury lawsuit against the other driver. It is important not to procrastinate in speaking to a personal injury […]

Bicyclist Injured on Public Trail

A woman and her niece were riding their bicycles on a public trail in Pierce County. As they approached and passed a lawn mower it expelled a cloud of dust and debris. The woman shielded her face and swerved, clipping her niece’s bike. The woman fell and injured her knee and elbow. Please note: Our […]

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