Miscellaneous

• $1 Million Settlement in Cruise Ship Case

  Ryan Nute | January 05, 2007 5:23 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  You may have read about the man who disappeared from a Royal Caribbean cruise on his honeymoon. The cruise line recently agreed to pay more than $1 million to settle the claims of his estate.The accident called into question cruise ships' ability to keep track of their passengers and when they are required to report disappearances. Another lawsuit by other family members calls the incident a...

• FDA has Medical Device Database

  Michael Myers | July 07, 2006 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  Did you know that the FDA has a medical device database? This database, called "MAUDE", contains information from doctors and patients regarding medical devices that may have malfunctioned or failed in the past. Unfortunately, there is a surprising amount of information available on failed medical devices, many of which are still in use. When you go to the site, you can enter the name of the...

• Fungal Eye Infections Linked to Bausch & Lomb

  Michael Myers | April 18, 2006 4:31 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  The New York Times reports today that Bausch and Lomb may have waited too long to pull its products off the shelves once people began contracting a rare fungal infection. To read the full story, click here.According to the New York Times, Bausch and Lomb knew about these eye infections back in November of 2005. "They had plenty of warning," said George D. Sard, chairman of Sard Verbinnen, a...

• Putting Profits Ahead of Safety--Cruise Company Fails to Provide Reasonable Medical Assistance for Passenger

  Michael Myers | October 18, 2007 3:17 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A recent cruise ship case involves a man who had a severe asthma attack at a wedding. There was oxygen aboard but the crew would not allow passengers with medical training to assist.By the time the vessel got back to the dock, the passenger was in a very bad way and later died. A magistrate denied limitation of liability because the captain could have diverted to a closer dock. The court noted...

• Cascade Plane Crash Kills 10--Highlights Need for Vicitims' Families to Retain Separate Counsel

  Michael Myers | October 11, 2007 12:07 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  All 10 bodies of the passengers aboard the plane that crashed Sunday night in the Cascades have been found. The place was traveling from Star, Idaho to Shelton, Washington and crashed en route, about 25 miles southeast of Mount Rainer. Rescue teams were able to locate the crash site through the reports of a hunter who had seen the plane fly low over him and then heard the crash, and by following...

• Hit and Run Collision Injures Teenage Bicyclist in Skyway

  Chelsea Gilbert | September 11, 2007 8:27 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A 17-year old bicyclist was struck by a car late last Wednesday in Skyway, Washington. The car involved in the collision, described as yellow and possibly a Chevrolet El Camino, struck the bicyclist from behind and drove away without stopping. The man driving the vehicle was in his late teens or early twenties. The bicyclist was taken to Harborview Medical Center for non-life threatening...

• Boating Accident Causes Wrongful Death

  Mark McLean | July 18, 2007 11:33 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A boating accident in Puget Sound north of Bremerton killed a woman and seriously injured her husband last weekend. The man was flown to Harborview Medical Center.Accidents which occur on "navigable waters" are subject to a somewhat unique set of laws called "admiralty and maritime" law. These cases apply federal law and often are brought in federal courts. An experienced attorney can guide...

• Eugene Boy Killed in Ski Accident

  Shannon Weidemann | February 27, 2007 11:34 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A 13-year-old boy died while skiing with his Boy Scout troop. He was at the Willamette Resort on an intermediate run and lost control then hitting a tree rootball. He died on the mountain from his injuries.An Oregon State Police trooper from the Gilchrist work site responded to the ski area to gather information. Assistance at the scene was given by members of the Willamette Pass Ski Patrol...

• Sex Crimes and Personal Injury

  Michael Myers | June 06, 2006 11:05 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  You probably know that someone who inflicts a sexual assault on another person is criminally liable. But did you know that they may also be civilly liable? The criminal justice system punishes people for crimes by taking away their liberty for a time period. The civil justice system seeks compensation for the person who was harmed. This compensation comes in the form of money damages.We...

• Even Good Dogs Bite

  Michael Myers | May 24, 2006 9:48 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  According to MSNBC and Reuters, even good dogs may bite, especially children. Children are particularly vulnerable to dog bites. Children are not experienced around animals, and may miss cues telling them to stay away from an animal. Children are also smaller, and a bite will inflict more damage on a tiny arm than a large one.MSNBC reports that:More than 4.7 million Americans are bitten by...