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• Rules of the Road

  Michael Myers | June 08, 2009 11:59 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Liability in motor vehicle accidents is frequently determined based on application of the rules of the road. Determining liability inclusions between vessels (for collisions between vessels and...

• Avandia and Other Diabetes Drugs Get "Black Box" Warning

  Jenny Albano | August 14, 2007 8:18 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  The FDA has announced that some Type 2 diabetes drugs will be given a "black box" warning, which is the agency's strongest warning, about the risk of heart failure. The upgraded warning states that the drugs may cause or worsen heart failure in certain diabetic patients.After a review the FDA decided that the entire thiazolidinedione class of antidiabetic drugs needed the warning added to their...

• Infant Falls 20 Feet from Bleachers, Listed In Critical Condition

  Michael Myers | September 19, 2007 7:32 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  During a high school soccer game at Toppenish Middle School a 5-month old baby girl fell 15 to 20 feet from the bleachers to the ground below. The baby suffered a head injury and was taken by ambulance to Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital then airlifted to Harborview Medical Center where she was listed to be in critical condition.Police said a relative was baby-sitting the child during a high...

• Foreseeability and Medical Negligence Redux--Holland America on the Hook

  Michael Myers | November 03, 2008 7:28 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  I received a comment from a local emergency room physician about the scope of foreseeability (espeically as it pertained to medical negligence). The basic rule of liability for harm resulting from...

• Maria's Law

  Michael Myers | April 14, 2006 1:44 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  The Seattle Times reported today on the new laws brought about by the tragic accident involving Maria Federici. Ms. Federici was blinded and disfigured when a piece of an entertainment center flew off the truck in front of her and smashed through her windshield.The Seattle Times reported,Last May, Gov. Christine Gregoire signed into law House Bill 1478 -- also known as "Maria's Law" -- which...

• Slick Roads in Bellingham: Tanker Truck Leaks Petroleum from Grandview Drive to Alger

  Michael Myers | November 02, 2008 10:21 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  At least ten accidents snarled Interstate 5 on Halloween. Troopers suspect that a tanker truck from a local refinery leaking oil on the southbound lanes of the Interstate as it drove through...

• Medical Negligence in Port--Holland America May be Responsible

  Michael Myers | November 01, 2008 6:49 PM | 1 CommentTacoma, WA

  We recently communicated with a family who suffered a tragedy. Their mother slipped and fell on a Holland America vessel. Treatement was provided at a hospital located at the next port city....

• Two Teenagers Hit By Out-of-Control ATV

  Michael Myers | September 17, 2007 12:32 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  On Saturday night the driver of an all-terrain vehicle (ATV), K.C. Sanchez, 32, lost control and hit two teenage boys on skateboards.The driver of the ATV was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center with a serious head injury; the passenger on the ATV was also injured and was transported to Capital Medical Center. The skateboarders hit by the ATV were transported to Providence St. Peter Hospital...

• Duty of Care on Board Holland America

  Michael Myers | January 04, 2009 9:43 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A lot of people go on cruises over the holidays. Many of these people will cruise on Holland America. Holland America is one of the “high end” cruise lines. Passengers develop the...

• Tacoma Power Utility Worker Fatally Injured by Downed Pole

  Ryan Nute | January 04, 2007 9:02 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Barry Kensrud was severely injured in an accident that happened while he was attempting to cut through a downed power pole in order to get to a tree felled in the recent storms. Sadly, he died of his injuries Tuesday.It is not entirely clear how the accident happened. The Department of Labor & Industries is investigating. Apparently Mr. Kensrud was cutting through the pole to access the tree...