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• Unusual Medical Malpractice Settlement Revealed

  Staff Writer | October 19, 2006 8:35 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Medical Malpractice

  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...

• Gang Violence Increases Assault Injuries

  Staff Writer | October 19, 2006 8:14 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  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...

• Schools Held Accountable in Discrimination Suit

  Staff Writer | October 19, 2006 7:54 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A class action discrimination suit against a central Washington school district by Latino parents went to the U.S. District Court in Spokane. The parents alleged that the school district was discriminating against their children based on their race and that their civil rights were being violated.In a landmark agreement, the Washington school district agreed to meet the demands of the parents who...