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• ...And a Bottle of Rum

  Michael Myers | June 05, 2009 12:01 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  There is a strong historical connection between alcohol and boats. It started with ancient seafarers and has continued to modern day. While drinking and driving has a significant stigma...

• Slip and Fall Cases in Parking Garages

  Michael Myers | January 06, 2009 1:59 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Slip and fall cases – particularly slip and fall cases in parking garages – find plaintiffs caught between the wolves and the sea. The bigger the slippery surface, the more forceful the...

• Rogue Waves--Vessel Owners Contort a Dubious Defense

  Michael Myers | September 16, 2008 12:36 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  One of the most frequently asserted defenses in cruise ship litigation, not only by Holland America, but also by regional cruise lines, sightseeing vessels ...

• Passengers Injured in Sumner Crash

  Chelsea Gilbert | December 28, 2007 2:08 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  On Christmas Eve a 35-year old man was killed and two men were critically injured in a car crash on West Valley Highway in Sumner, Washington. According to the police, the driver was speeding, lost control, crossed into oncoming traffic and then hit a tree. The driver was declared dead at the scene of the accident; the two passengers were transported to Harborview Medical Center. Alcohol was...

• Deadly Crash on I-5 Highlights Important Issue for Injured Workers

  Michael Myers | December 17, 2007 1:48 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  I was looking through my email and found an alert from KIRO. It described an accident that happened on Friday involving a DOT truck. During the morning commute last Friday an SUV slammed into a Department of Transportation worker's truck on Interstate 5 in Fife. The collision killed the SUV driver, Roy P. Fuentes, and injured the 56-year-old State worker, David Ball. Ball was outside of...

• California Nursing Home Sued for Abuse

  Shannon Weidemann | February 27, 2007 11:12 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Pleasant Care Convalescent of Riverside is being sued by the family of a former resident for abuse they allege happened there. The resident was given physical therapy for 10 days for knee pain when in fact she has a broken hip and required surgery. While at the hospital for treatment is was found she had other signs of poor care, including bed sores."It's our theory that they're understaffed -...

• Fatality in Boston's Big Dig

  Michael Myers | July 12, 2006 9:47 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  On Monday, a thirty - eight year old woman was killed in one of Boston's "big dig" tunnels. According to the Washington Post, at least 12 tons of concrete fell on the woman's car. Her husband was driving and survived with minor injuries. The woman was seated on the passenger side and was crushed when the concrete collapsed. The couple had been on the way to the airport to pick up family...

• Nursing Home Outreach

  Michael Myers | September 21, 2008 11:09 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  I recently read that there are over three million elderly people residing in nursing homes in the United States. Alarmingly, twenty-five percent of them are neglected or abused.  Medicare...

• Suit Filed Against McKenna Nursing Home

  Ryan Nute | May 09, 2007 9:14 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  The Nisqually Valley Care Center in McKenna, Washington is being sued by the daughter of a resident (Florence Pierpoint, 79) who reportedly died after being given a morphine overdose when staff did not follow her doctor's instructions about pain medication.While prosecutors declined to file criminal charges, the nursing home received a citation in connection with her death because the staff...

• Suicide in Thurson County Jail

  Ryan Nute | April 13, 2007 4:33 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A 48-year old man charged with attempted first-degree murder and several other crimes apparently committed suicide in the Pierce County Jail Wednesday. Reportedly he was facing life in prison under Washington's "Three Strikes" law.According to the Sheriff's office the man was not on a suicide watch and had not been a concern.Unfortunately, people in jail or in prison can easily be suicide...