Category Archives: Washington Personal Injury Law
Burger King Employee Spits in Sheriff Deputy’s Burger
A Clark County Deputy Sheriff drove his marked police cruiser through the drive-thru of a Burger King in Vancouver, Washington. The deputy ordered a Whopper with cheese and drove away with an uneasy feeling after receiving his burger. He pulled into another parking lot down the street, lifted the top bun, and observed what appeared […]
Continue readingA Lawyer’s Toolbox
A lawyer’s toolbox has but two tools – writing and speaking. A lawyer must know the law and the facts of a client’s case. Thoroughly. Inside and out. But, that is not enough. It does little good to be right. A lawyer must convince others. If the lawyer is not persuasive enough […]
Continue readingSOL cases for 2012
Miss the statute of limitations (SOL) and your are s**t-out-of-luck (SOL). If a lawsuit is not filed and served by the statute of limitations deadline the case is lost forever regardless of how much merit it may have had. No matter how serious the injury, no matter how unforgivable the fault – the personal injury […]
Continue readingParalyzed Bicyclist Sues City
A 30-year old man crashed his bicycle on a jump at a City of SeaTac park. The man could not move, and was not discovered until the following day. He was rushed to a hospital where life-saving efforts resulted in the puncturing of his lung. Tragically, the man suffered vertebra fractures and is a quadriplegic. […]
Continue readingAnother One Bites the Dust – Yet Another Statute of Limitations Case
Our law firm was not involved in the personal injury lawsuit discussed in this article. Typically a few times in any given year the Washington Court of Appeals upholds the dismissal of a handful of personal injury cases because of a failure to bring the case prior to the expiration of the statute of […]
Continue readingFamily Jet Ski Doctrine?
Our firm was not involved in the case described in this article. A boat driver was injured when jet skiers cut off his boat and he had to make an abrupt maneuver to avoid hitting one of the jet skis. As a result a passenger in the boat fell on the driver. The driver […]
Continue readingInsurance Companies Appeal Decisions Against the Wishes of their Customers
Some people are inclined to blame the injured party for bringing their case to court, and tend to assume that they must just be greedy and stubborn in not settling out of court. In Washington many personal injury claims are subject to mandatory arbitration before the parties can have a jury trial.[1] Either side […]
Continue readingParents Not Liable for Teenager’s Assault with Gun
A teenager who had been drinking assaulted with the butt of a shotgun someone who was attempting to take away his car keys. The shotgun was a gift from the minor’s parents. They allowed him to keep it in his truck. The man suffered several facial fractures and incurred $40,000 in medical bills. He […]
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 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 […]
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