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Overturned Bus Highlights Maria's Law

Posted on November 30, 2008
As many of you saw on the news, a bus carrying the Bellevue High School Football team overturned this week. The cause of the accident was an improperly secured ladder. This incident highlights the importance of "Maria's Law". Maria's Law (RCW 46...

Unpaid Wages--Rights and Remedies

Posted on November 29, 2008
Happy Thanksgiving! Or at least it's a happy Thanksgiving for people who still have their jobs. But this Thanksgiving a lot of people have lost their jobs. And even worse, a lot of people haven't been paid by their (former) employers. Washington has one of the most aggressive wage and hour laws in the country...

American Safari Cruises--Smaller Vessels, Smaller Fleet, Same Issues

Posted on November 09, 2008
American Safari Cruises began operations in 1997. At that point it had one (leased) yacht. Over the past ten years American Safari has expanded. It now has four upscale mega-yachts and has expanded operations to Hawaii. While we have not had a case involving American Safari yet (the vast majority of our clients are injured on Holland America vessels) we suspect the American Safari ticket contains the same onerous six month and one year limitations periods for submitting written claims and filing suit...

Holland America's One Year "Statute of Limitations" Upheld

Posted on November 08, 2008
I've made frequent reference in this blog to Holland America's requirement that injured passengers must (1) make written claims within six months and (2) file suit within one year of their injuries. The one year "statute of limitations" was recently upheld in a Ninth Circuit decision entitled Oltman v...

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Rainy Weather Brings Accident...But is Rain an Act of God?

Posted on November 03, 2008
The "Act of God" defense is frequently invoked by insurance companies. Far more frequently than we actually experience palpable "Acts of God". The following were all reported on Friday: A collision closed three southbound lanes of Interstate 5 near South 178th Street...

Injuries at Work--Police and Firefighters

Posted on November 03, 2008
There are special rules that apply to injuries suffered by police, firefighters and first responders. It's called the Fireman's Rule. The Fireman's Rule stands for the general principle is that a firefighter who enters a home to fight a fire may not sue the individual who negligently created the emergency...

Median Barriers Again at Issue

Posted on November 03, 2008
Tragic news from the South End. An Acura MDX was traveling eastbound on SR-512 when it crossed the median and hit a Toyota pickup truck. The 23-year-old female driver of the Acura was killed. The driver of the pickup was transported to St. Joseph Medical Center in serious condition...

Rollover Accident On 520--How Much Responsibility Should Be Attributed to the State?

Posted on November 02, 2008
On Halloween a vehicle rolled while negotiating a turn on the ramp from westbound State Route 520 to southbound Interstate 5. I take that same route almost every time I drive into work. The turn is tight and people go too fast around it. The State is responsible for designing and constructing safe highways...

Federal Way Fatalities Underscore Importance of UIM Coverage

Posted on November 02, 2008
Two people were killed last week in Federal Way. Authorities indicate that a 51-year-old Puyallup shot across the median near and hit four southbound cars. Reports suggest that he was under the influence. The two people killed in a multiple-car accident Thursday on southbound Interstate 5 in Federal Way have been identified as Robert Galaviz, 55, of Federal Way, and Georgina Steele, 61, of Seattle, the Washington State Patrol reports...

Head On Accident on Highlands Drive Highlights Need to Maximize Insurance Coverage

Posted on November 02, 2008
A two-car, head-on crash shut down Highlands Drive on Friday. Ambulances transported both drivers to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. One of them was a 21-year-old woman, the driver of a BMW, who was in critical condition, according to Issaquah Police Deputy Chief Steve Cozart...

Good Hands? More Like Hands in Your Pocket. Insurance Companies and Demands for Repayment

Posted on October 20, 2008
Even after your case settles, an arbitration award is entered or a judgment rendered, your problems aren’t over. Your insurance company – whether you pursued a claim against the at-fault driver or prosecuted a UIM claim – will want to recoup at least some of the benefits it’s paid to you...

Traffic Citations and Civil Liability--Strangers in the Night

Posted on October 05, 2008
A lot of people involved in accidents believe that the issuance of a ticket is determinative in terms of liability. For better or worse, it isn’t. In fact, in Washington a traffic citation cannot be introduced as evidence in a personal injury case...

PIP and UIM Coverage--Essential Even for Pedestrians

Posted on October 05, 2008
"I have full coverage." That's what we often hear. People may think they have "full coverage" but further investigation usually reveals that they only have liability and comprehensive coverage. That's good, but they need PIP and UIM coverage too...

Boating Deaths--Criminal Charges and Civil Actions

Posted on September 28, 2008
The news this weekend was filled with reports of boating accidents and, unfortunately, deaths. �East of the mountains there was news of an ongoing criminal prosecution. �Michael Nethercutt is accused of killing Edward Gilbert in a boating accident. �Gilbert, 74, was killed when Nethercutt's boat hit his anchored cabin cruiser as he was pulling in a dinghy...

Tort Claim Forms-Traps for the Unwary

Posted on September 24, 2008
When you're hurt by a government employee, you have to file what's called a tort claim form before you can file suit. This rule applies to cities, counties, states or the federal government. This pre-suit process is ostensibly designed to allow governmental entities to "adjust" claims before lawsuits are filed...

Allstate Will Not Settle Low Impact Cases for Fair Market Value

Posted on September 20, 2008
We represented a smart, articulate accountant earlier this year. �She was involved in a low-impact accident. Allstate insured the at-fault driver. �It offered the accountant less than $1,500 despite the fact she underwent three months of physical therapy, massage and acupuncture treatments...

Pedestrians and Motorists--Uneasy Bedfellows

Posted on September 17, 2008
There are a number of laws defining the rights and responsibilities of pedestrians and motorists. �Despite these laws, the shared use of our roads by cars and people often leads to sad results. �Case in point this week in a bizarre and tragic story out of Olympia: ��Preston C...

Death at Rainier Vista Construction Site Underscores Risks

Posted on September 17, 2008
Earlier this month a construction worker, Steven Dale Slee, was injured while working in a trench at a�Rainier Vista construction project. �Seattle firefighters took Slee to Harborview Medical Center after 7,000 pounds of compacted dirt fell on him at a work site located at 33rd Avenue South and South Oregon Street in south Seattle...

Injured Workers and Third-Party Elections

Posted on September 16, 2008
I read a story in the Seattle Times this morning. �It reported that a man was burned and other injured when equipment made contact with a high-voltage power line. �The two men were painting a commercial building from a lift bucket in the 17100 block of West Valley Highway when some equipment hanging from the lift bucket came into contact with the 115,000-volt power line, causing a "bit of an explosion and fire," Grisham said...

Motorcycle Deaths Linked with Rising Gas Prices

Posted on September 14, 2008
Local media sources have linked motorcycle deaths and accidents to rising gas prices. King 5 television provides the following information: So far, there have been 49 motorcycle related deaths - 10 of them in the last three months. "We're seeing a high number of motorcycle collisions due to the price of gas, due to the time of year, the weather and they're cheaper than buying a car, and you don't have to have insurance," said Trooper Keith Leary...

Accidents on the Way to and Back from the Mountain

Posted on February 11, 2008
Ski and snowboard accidents are a frequent focus of this blawg. However, even more frequent than skiing or snowboarding accidents meriting legal attention are accidents that happen on the way to and from the mountain. On the way to Crystal mountain last weekend we saw a truck on it's side in the middle of the road and another upside down in the ditch...

Accidents on the Way to and Back from the Mountain

Posted on February 11, 2008
Ski and snowboard accidents are a frequent focus of this blawg. However, even more frequent than skiing or snowboarding accidents meriting legal attention are accidents that happen on the way to and from the mountain.On the way to Crystal mountain last weekend we saw a truck on it's side in the middle of the road and another upside down in the ditch...

Motorcycle Manufacturers Liable for Single Vehicle Accidents

Posted on February 10, 2008
Motorcycle accidents happen for a variety of reasons. We've written about several (including the most common: drivers making left hand turns in front of motorcyclists). However, a frequently overlooked cause of accidents relates to the negligent design, repair or manufacture of motorcycles...

Motorcycle Manufacturers Liable for Single Vehicle Accidents

Pedestrian Fatality in Othello Highlights Importance of Accident Investigation

Posted on February 02, 2008
Accidents involving serious injuries or death need to be investigated promptly so that the facts surrounding the accident can be determined before memories or evidence fades. Early Sunday morning Department of Transportation crews were trying to clear snow and ice off major highways in Eastern Washington when one of the snow plows hit and killed a pedestrian...

Pedestrian Fatality in Othello Highlights Importance of Accident Investigation

Posted on February 02, 2008
Accidents involving serious injuries or death need to be investigated promptly so that the facts surrounding the accident can be determined before memories or evidence fades.Early Sunday morning Department of Transportation crews were trying to clear snow and ice off major highways in Eastern Washington when one of the snow plows hit and killed a pedestrian...

Passengers Injured in Wrong-Way Crash on I-5 in Arlington

Posted on February 01, 2008
A man driving south in the Northbound lanes of I-5 was killed when he collided head-on with another vehicle at freeway speed. The wrong-way driver, Jason French, 33, died at the scene. Two Sedro-Woolley women were in the car French collided with. They both suffered serious injuries and were transported to the hospital...

Passengers Injured in Wrong-Way Crash on I-5 in Arlington

Driver Charged in Death of Bicyclist in South Kitsap

Posted on January 31, 2008
Delores Magneson, 59, has been charged with the death of bicyclist Craig Hatt, 41. Magnesson allegedly hit Hatt last September on Mile Hill Drive in South Kitsap. Magneson claimed that her windshield had fogged up, as a result of just behind washed and glare from the sun, obscuring her vision...

Driver Charged in Death of Bicyclist in South Kitsap

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