Miscellaneous

• Is My Case Going to Court?

  Michael Myers | September 28, 2009 12:59 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Court Rule 3 deals with commencement of a civil action. (Personal injury cases are civil actions.) The text of the Rule reads: (a) Methods. Except as provided in rule 4.1, a civil action is ...

• 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...

• ...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...

• Bicycles and UIM Coverage...Why do I Need Auto Insurance if I Ride a Bike?

  Michael Myers | January 10, 2009 8:47 PM | 2 CommentsTacoma, WA

  I recently read about a hit and run accident at another blogger's site: A bicyclist was taken to Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries Tuesday after a hit-and-run collision on...

• 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...

• 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...

• Servers and Bartenders Underpaid--Pooled Tips Partially to Blame

  Michael Myers | November 30, 2008 11:05 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  We are seeing more and more cases involving unpaid wages. Along those lines an interesting case out of Texas called Bernal v. Vankar Enterprises, Inc. Mr. Bernal worked at a series of Texas bars....

• 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...

• 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....

• 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...