14th September 2009
Hearst Newspapers has written an extensive article about the prevalence of medical mistakes and how they are the #1 cause of accident deaths in America. You can read the story on the Seattle Post Intellingencer�s web site.
The article states that 98...
13th September 2009
Private Insurance
Oftentimes the dog owner has a homeowner�s insurance policy. Most homeowner�s policies will provide coverage for damages or injuries inflicted by the owner�s dog. However, most coverage questions are dictated by the terms of the...
07th September 2009
The issue of breed-banning has stirred quite the controversy over the last few years, with concerned citizens and dog owners fighting it out over which direction to take such litigation. Seattle has informally considered banning some dangerous breeds suc...
07th September 2009
Contingency Fee
Understandably, most people are wary of hiring an attorney because of the expense. Cases involving injury claims, including those involving dog bite injuries, are usually handled by experienced lawyers on a contingency basis. With a con...
30th August 2009
This is a true story.
I represent a young man I�ll call �Jerry.� Jerry was injured in a rear-end auto accident more than 3 years ago. He sustained fairly significant neck and back injuries which plagued him for at least a couple of years, and w...
20th August 2009
The Advantages of Hiring a Lawyer
If you have suffered injuries caused by a dog, you may want to hire a professional who has years of experience dealing with insurance companies to protect your interests. Remember, the insurance company will be doing e...
18th August 2009
Many people do not know what an experienced lawyer can do in these types of cases. I can�t speak for every experienced personal injury attorney, but here is a list of the types of services that my office will often provide to our clients:
- Conduct i...
18th August 2009
If you cannot settle the case with the dog owner�s insurance company, the next step is to start a lawsuit in court. Documents, called pleadings, must be filed in court along with a fee paid to the court clerk. These pleadings are called the summons and ...
18th August 2009
Does the Dog's Breed Matter?
This is a controversial issue. There are some who believe quite strongly that certain breeds have innate traits of aggression that make them more likely to inflict harm on human beings than other types of breeds. Opponents ...
17th August 2009
Another dog attack on a child was reported by KOMO 4 News. The baby, just 9 months old, was apparently left exposed to her grandmother�s dog. The child received vicious injuries which were considered life-threatening according to reports by Childrenï¿...
13th August 2009
Putting a monetary value on any injury case is difficult, and it gets even more complicated when dealing injuries a child may have sustained in a dog attack. One of the issues to consider is when to start the litigation or settlement process. Although m...
03rd August 2009
Parental Immunity
One question that arises is whether a child's parent can be held responsible for injuries inflicted upon the child by the family dog. The answer is often no. Washington State recognizes a law called the Parental Immunity Doctrine. ...
01st August 2009
In Washington State, a person injured in any accident where negligence is an issue has the right to recover compensation for "intangible" damages. Such intangible harms are difficult to calculate because they include those subjective harms that the dog bi...
29th July 2009
No two dog bite cases are alike, even if the incident and/or injuries involved are nearly identical. This means that the evaluation of two cases where a dog attack occurred that appear to be similar on the surface may actually produce widely different ev...
24th July 2009
In Washington, there are special conditions that must be met for the settlement of a child injury claim. In every settlement of a minor's claim, whether filed in court or not, the Superior Court shall determine the adequacy of the proposed settlement and...
