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• University of Washington Student Victim of Hit and Run

  Ryan Nute | May 09, 2007 4:24 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  UW senior Joshua Nelson was injured last Friday when his motorcyle was struck by a dark sedan in the University District in Seattle, Washington. The driver's identity is unknown and Mr. Nelson is asking for any witnesses to come forward.Apparently the collision occurred when the sedan took a right turn as Mr. Nelson was also turning, swiping him on its passenger side. Mr. Nelson was taken to...

• Increasing Concern Over Sealed Files

  Ryan Nute | December 18, 2006 9:33 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  As you may know, the Seattle Times has been investigating a number of instances where it claims judges improperly sealed files in a number of medical malpractice and other court cases.There is often tension between litigants' desire to keep court records out of the public eye and the fact that our court system is the "third branch" of government whose records are public. Plaintiffs often face...

• Unusual Medical Malpractice Settlement Revealed

  Staff Writer | October 19, 2006 8:35 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  The court file for an unusual medical malpractice lawsuit involving hereditary cancer was unsealed recently, revealing a $1.6 million settlement in 2001. The case involved the family of a University of Washington nurse who died of ovarian cancer, leaving behind a husband and daughter. The medical malpractice lawsuit said that doctors should have warned the woman that her ovaries should be...

• Bicycles and UIM Coverage...Why do I Need Auto Insurance if I Ride a Bike?

  Michael Myers | January 10, 2009 8:47 PM | 2 CommentsTacoma, WA

  I recently read about a hit and run accident at another blogger's site: A bicyclist was taken to Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries Tuesday after a hit-and-run collision on...

• More Toys Recalled Due to Excess Levels of Lead

  Jenny Albano | August 22, 2007 6:08 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Today, August 22, four more toys have been recalled due to a risk of lead exposure. Exposure to lead has been shown to cause brain and kidney damage, especially in children. Lead poisoning symptoms include, among others, nausea, headaches, constipation, seizures, and coma.The CPSC announced that SpongeBob SquarePants Address Books and Journals, Thomas and Friends and Curious George Spinning...

• Gang Violence Increases Assault Injuries

  Staff Writer | October 19, 2006 8:14 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A September article in The Seattle Times pointed out the disturbing upswing in gang violence recently in Seattle and across the country. The article reports that the number of gang-related assaults and cases investigated by the Seattle Police Department's gang unit has already surpassed the number of cases for all of last year. In the Seattle area alone, there are estimated to be 30 to 60 street...

• Servers and Bartenders Underpaid--Pooled Tips Partially to Blame

  Michael Myers | November 30, 2008 11:05 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  We are seeing more and more cases involving unpaid wages. Along those lines an interesting case out of Texas called Bernal v. Vankar Enterprises, Inc. Mr. Bernal worked at a series of Texas bars....

• Hit and Run Accidents--What You Need to Know

  Michael Myers | September 22, 2008 11:35 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Hit and run accidents are covered under your UIM policy. (UIM policy uses the term "phantom driver".) But you have to satisfy sever requirements in order to recover benefits. 1. You have to...

• Passenger Killed in High-Speed Crash in Tacoma

  Ryan Nute | November 02, 2007 10:20 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Two men were killed early Sunday morning in a car crash on Tacoma's East Side. The driver, Godwin Adeniyi, 23, lost control of the car after going through the intersection of East 96th and A streets, crashing the car into a tree.Adeniyi was transported to a hospital, where he died shortly after arriving. The passenger, Juan Arce Jr., 21, died at the scene of the accident. Arce was a private...

• Persistence and Private Trials

  Michael Myers | November 10, 2008 12:02 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  We recently represented a young man who was struck by a car and broke his leg. The accident happened while he was in a crosswalk. The at-fault driver's liability carrier initially contested...