Posts under ‘bicycle injury blog’

At Davis Law Group we have years of experience dealing with the misrepresentations, exaggerations and outright lies insurance companies commonly use after injury victims make a legal claim.  Insurance companies use these “defenses” to try and defeat your claim or to attempt to minimize the value your claim may have.  Most people are unaware of [...]

After an accident, one of your first concerns will probably be whether your injuries and property damage are covered by auto insurance. Luckily, you probably have at least some insurance coverage, because 48 states make auto insurance mandatory. (The other two, Wisconsin and New Hampshire, allow residents to drive without insurance as long as they [...]

Statistically, most cases settle voluntarily, and without having to go to trial. Trials take time, are expensive and take a lot of work. They can also produce unexpected outcomes. From a professional standpoint, an experienced personal injury lawyer may want to take a case to trial — but the decision to go to trial is [...]

Not every accident case or personal injury claim needs a lawyer.  If the claim is small, then you may be able to settle your claim on your own. 
There are no hard and fast rules to tell you whether the claim is small.  Generally, a small claim is one where (1) the accident is minor or the property [...]

My office usually sees a number of new cases involving bicycles and motor vehicle accidents during the summer months.  This summer is no different.  Obviously, the increase is due to the nice weather and more bicyclists using our roadways.  Drivers may not be used to seeing as many bicyclists and thus “forget” that bicyclists also [...]

With the onset of spring weather, more children will be riding their bikes on and off our neighborhood streets.  As a proud sponsor of Star 101.5 FM’s “Bike for Kids” Davis Law Group is very interested in keeping children safe while they ride their bikes.  The program gives away a free bicycle to one child each [...]

Everyone now knows that 2008 was a terrible year for many of us financially.  The market tanked and the mortgage crisis shook many.  Most economists now agree that the United States has been in a recession for several months.  I’ve heard reports that the recession actually began in the end of 2007.
How does the current [...]

Washington state law states that persons riding bicycles are still subject to the duties and obligations of motor vehicle drivers.  The law, RCW 46.61.755, also states that bicycle riders are granted all of the rights applicable to persons who are driving a car.
Washington law also requires bicycle riders to use appropriate hand signals when turning [...]