Automobile Accidents

• Tragedy in Thurston County--Marysville Redux for Cable Median Barriers?

  Michael Myers | October 05, 2008 11:12 PM | 6 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Sorrow in Thurston County this weekend. As reported in part by the Mason County Daily News: Two people were killed on Interstate 5 at Milepost 88 in Thurston County today after a passenger...

• The Intersection Between Rights and Responsibilities - The Left Hand Turn

  Michael Myers | January 26, 2009 5:59 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Many motor vehicle accidents start with a left hand turn. Most car versus motorcycle and car versus bicycle accidents find their genesis in left hand turns. In fact, left hand turns are...

• Personal Injury Protection--Coverage for Injured Pedestrians

  Michael Myers | September 16, 2008 12:06 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A lot of people think that PIP (Personal Injury Protection) only provides benefits if they are involved in an accident while driving their own cars.  Fortunately the coverage is much broader and...

• Are Fixed-Gear Bikes Dangerous?

  Ryan Nute | September 27, 2007 4:37 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Read more: Erica Barnett, The StrangerThe recent death of a bicyclist in Seattle is raising questions about the safety of "fixed-gear" bikes (that is, bikes where the cog on the rear wheel is attached directly to the hub rather than spinning freely).http://www.thestranger.com/seattle/Content?oid=322254The problem with these bikes is described in a recent article in The Stranger. Some cyclists...

• Kearney Case Catalyzes Public Outrage About Hit and Run Collisions

  Michael Myers | November 25, 2009 8:45 AM | 1 CommentTacoma, WA

  Hit and run collisions seem to increase this time of year. It gets dark earlier and the rain makes it difficult to see pedestrians. It makes sense that the number of accidents increases. But weather...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...

• 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...