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• Falling Wall Injures Construction Workers in Bremerton

  Ryan Nute | March 07, 2007 9:58 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  An 8-foot wall at a residential construction site fell last Monday, injuring two workers. The second-story wall apparently fell when the supporting jacks slipped.The accident occurred in the 10200 block of Central Valley Road NW at about 10 a.m. Two workers crawled out from under the wall and a third was pulled out by fire crews. The injured workers were transported to Harrison Medical Center...

• US Airways Sued By Union Over Wages

  Shannon Weidemann | February 27, 2007 12:44 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers has filed a lawsuit against the US Airways Group Inc. over wages. According to the union some of their workers are not getting the higher wages that they should have received when US Airways and America West merged. They said they had an agreement with the airline in the case that it was bought.The company, which was in...

• Slip and Fall Victim on the Mend

  Ryan Nute | January 08, 2007 9:31 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Lonee Schoenfeldt sustained a severe brain injury last October after slipping on steps while leaving a school function at Washington State University. She was in a coma and underwent five hours of brain surgery. Ms. Schoenfeldt recently returned to her home town of Port Angeles and will be undergoing physical therapy, occupational therapy and speech therapy. Apparently Ms. Schoenfedlt was...

• Strict Liability for Dog Bites in Washington--Law and Perversion

  Michael Myers | September 17, 2008 11:03 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  The Revised Code of Washington has an entire chapter devoted to dog bites.  Lawmakers drafted a statute imposing strict liability on the owner of a dog that bites and injures someone.  The statute...

• Post-Collision Car Fire in Thurston County

  Ryan Nute | February 02, 2008 6:40 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Sometimes accidents and injuries arise from a combination of factors--not just negligent driving. It's important not to overlook any potential cause in a serious injury accident.Two people were killed in a car accident in Thurston County early Sundy morning. According to the Washington State Patrol the 1997 Pontiac Grand Am was traveling northbound on SR 101 at about 1:30 a.m. when it veered to...

• Birth Control Patch Gets Updated Label

  Jenny Albano | January 20, 2008 5:29 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  The FDA approved new changes to Ortho Evra Contraceptive Transdermal Patch's label on Friday, January 18. The label will include the results of a study that found that users who use the birth control patch are at a higher risk of developing blood clots, or known as venous thromboembolism (VTE), than for women who use birth control pills.The study was conducted on women from 15-44 and...

• Drunk Driver Causes Crash and Personal Injuries

  Mark McLean | June 25, 2007 10:40 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A drunk driver caused a crash along I-5 in Federal Way, causing personal injuries to 6 victims. Six people were injured in an apparent drunk driving accident that blocked part of I-5 for several hours Sunday night.Police say a northbound van with four people inside crashed into a guardrail and flew down an embankment on the freeway near 300th Street in Federal Way just before 8 o'clock.The...

• Teen Struck, Killed by Truck While Snowmobiling in Duvall

  Ryan Nute | January 01, 2007 1:41 PM | 2 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Eighteen-year hold Kyle Hamilton was killed when a pickup driven by a classmate struck the snowmobile he was riding. The driver of the pickup was arrested. A passenger on the snowmobile was also injured.Reportedly the crash occurred when Hamlton and a passenger were being followed by the pickup when its lights went out and the driver could not see it. Read more: Seatte P-I

• Court Records Being Opened in King County

  Ryan Nute | January 01, 2007 12:57 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  As you may know from Sunday's Seattle Times article, a "new day" has dawned in the King County Superior Court system. Now litigants will find it much more challenging to seal their court records without due regard for the public's interest in access to such records.The Seattle Times hired the local firm Davis Wright Tremaine to challenge orders in several cases closing off court records to...

• Multiple Policies...Multiple Limits?

  Michael Myers | September 20, 2008 2:23 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  I met recently with a client who had separate policies for each of his vehicles.  His insurance agent submitted PIP and UIM claims under only one of the policies.  I suggested that UIM and PIP...