Posts under ‘child injury blog’

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 Children’s Hospital (where the baby was flown for emergency treatment).
The dog’s owner is the baby’s grandmother.  [...]

California – The Family of a 9 year-old boy is sueing Coleman, the manufacturer of propane heaters, for a faulty heater that exploded. The boy received severe burns from the explosion.
The law firm of Bisnar l Chase is representing the boy and his family. The family’s lead attorney, Brian Chase, states that Coleman knew that [...]

The authorities in Finley, Washington reported that a 9-year-old boy was viciously attacked by a neighbor’s dog while walking home.  The boy’s mother, Shanda Reed, reports that the dog was a border collie mix.  The wound was to the boy’s face, and was quite serious.  The Benton County Sheriff’s office states that the boy is [...]

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 [...]

Here at Davis Law Group, we represent a lot of accident victims involving children.  These are tragic cases because the victims are so young and vulnerable.  What most parents don’t know is that Washington law requires that all child injury settlements must be approved by the Superior Court.
 
 Washington’s law states that in every settlement of [...]

March 9, 2009
MSNBC reports that there have been a rash of pedestrian accidents in Snohomish County over the last few weeks.  Since mid-February, at least five (5) teenagers have been hit by trucks or cars while walking along Snohomish County roads.
“I’m not even sure why this is happening,” says Kristen Thortenson, a spokesperson for the [...]

Marysville, WA
This report is every parent’s worst nightmare.  On Saturday, February 7, 2009, a young child was hit by a car while crossing the streets of 55th Avenue NE at 95th Street NE in the city of Marysville, Washington.
The child’s injuries appear serious given that he or she was transported by helicopter to Harborview Medical [...]

Often I am asked what is the biggest mistake that personal injury victims can make.  I discuss the most common mistakes that I see representing personal injury victims in my book, “The Ten Biggest Mistakes That Can Wreck Your Washington Accident Case.”  But which one of these mistakes is the biggest? Or the most common?
To [...]

The Seattle Weekly just published an article about an over-zealous process server named Ron Belec.  Apparently, Mr. Belec has received complaints from people he has served with legal process.  The complaints stem from Mr. Belec’s persistent efforts (the people quoted in the article claim it is harassment) to track people down and make sure they [...]

Bremerton, Washington
On February 1, 2009, it was reported by the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office that a 3-year-old child was killed while the child’s mother was backing up a truck.  Reports were that the mother went outside to the truck, and the child followed without the mother’s knowledge.  The toddler climbed into the bed of the [...]