Tag Archives: government liability

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 […]

Counting the Days

You go to a public event at a city park. A tent set up by a public utility district collapses. You are injured. You make a personal injury claim against the public utility district, but if you delay contacting an attorney you risk making it difficult and possibly impossible to pursue the claim. A couple […]

Injured Woman Sues School District

A woman frequently visited a high school to use its running track. On one occasion she took a different route, one that required her to step down from the bleachers onto the track. She did not accurately perceive the rise that separated the bleachers from the track surface. As she took the step, she fell […]

Bicyclist Inured in Park Sues City of Bellingham

A bicyclist riding in a city park attempted to steer around a speed bump. The speed bump was painted yellow. The City had placed an asphalt berm between the speed bump and the curb in order to divert water. The berm was about one inch shorter than the speed bump. It was not pained. The […]

Woman Injured in Tacoma Park

A woman was injured at a beach in Tacoma. She filed a lawsuit one week before the statute of limitations was to run. She also served Metro Parks with the statutory claim form, required in Washington before suing state or local governmental entities. The claim form statute imposes a 60-day waiting period before the injury […]

Woman Killed by Husband After Law Enforcement Serves Anti-Harassment Order

Baerbel K. Roznowski got an anti-harassment order against her partner, Paul Chan Kim. The court order required Kim to leave Roznowski’s home, and not come near Roznowski. Roznowski asked the Federal Way Police Department to serve the order. She completed a “law enforcement information sheet” for the police department. On the information sheet Roznowski indicated […]

U-Haul Hits Tree, Tree Wins

A man hit a tree with a U-Haul truck. He sued the city of Seattle for personal injury. The tree was in a planter along a sidewalk on a Seattle street. The man claimed the City failed to maintain a reasonably safe roadway. The trial judge found for the City. The man appealed.[1] In Washington, […]