Tag Archives: statute of limitations

Wrong House

Michael ran a stop sign and hit a car, allegedly injuring people in it. Michael and his wife lived in Granite Falls, Washington at the time. Michael later lost his house in foreclosure. He moved in with his dad, and on a few nights slept at this brother’s house in Everett. Shortly afterwards Michael and […]

Medical Malpractice Statute Held Unconstitutional

A nine-year-old boy suffered headaches, dizziness, nausea, weakness in the legs, and double vision. He underwent an MRI, which a doctor reviewed and found to be normal. Later when the boy was 17, he underwent another MRI reviewed by a different doctor. The second doctor found a serious condition, and reviewed the previous MRI that […]

Not the Nanny

A woman was injured in an auto accident. She hired an attorney. Shortly before the statute of limitations was to run, the attorney filed the lawsuit and had a process server attempt to serve papers on the other driver. The process server handed to the documents to the nanny, who answered the door. Unfortunately, the […]

Suing John Doe

A tenant filed a personal injury lawsuit against his landlords one day before the statute of limitations was to run. The complaint named the landlord and “John Does 1-20,” but did not name the owners of the property, or describe facts that would make it clear the tenant intended to name the owner as well […]

But Do You Swear it was Malpractice?

John Doe goes to the dentist. The dentist does a lot of work on John’s teeth. Later John goes to a second dentist. The second dentist concludes the first dentist did some work wrong, and now John needs some corrective work done.

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 […]

Sloppy Carpet and Sloppy Lawyering

Our law firm was not involved in the case described in this article. A tenant tripped in a tear in the carpet of her apartment unit and sued the apartment complex. In the complaint the tenant alleged breach of contract and violations of federal regulations governing the structural soundness of federally subsidized housing.[1] […]

Another 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 […]

Medical Malpractice Case Dismissed on Basketball Analogy

Our law firm did not participate in the lawsuit described in this article. Many personal injury cases that are dismissed are dismissed because of a failure to initiate the lawsuit prior to the running of the statute of limitations. Of dismissals upheld on appeal many, if not most, were dismissed for the same reason. In […]

Yet 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 […]

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