Recentlly I took the deposition of a woman who had been using her cell phone to talk while driving her car. She had left a bar in Bellevue after working all day. She admitted to drinking one glass of wine.
This woman then caused a car accident by rear-ending my client at 30 mph. Her car [...]
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Cell Phone Car Accident Leads to Artificial Spine Disk Surgery l Seattle Injury Attorney
Another Auto Insurance Company Acts Unreasonably l Seattle Accident Attorney
A good portion of our society believes that our justice system is out of control. There have been dozens and dozens reports by the media over the years about how some person received milions of dollars from a jury for what at first blush appears to be a minor injury or insignificant dispute. The
Semi-truck Rear-ends Disabled Shuttle Van on Hwy 512 l Seattle Accident Attorney
Tuesday, February 17, 2009
Today a large semi-truck rear-ended a shuttle van that was carrying several disabled passengers. The accident happened on Highway 512 in the Lakewood area of Pierce County.
Some of the passengers in the shuttle van were transported to a nearby hospital for possible neck and back injuries. A spokesman for the Washington State [...]
Injured Victims Enter a War Zone l Seattle Personal Injury Attorney
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 [...]
Roll-over accidents are serious; 83 year-old man trapped in overturned car l Seattle Auto Accident Attorney
Yesterday there was 2-car crash that occurred in Seattle at or near the intersection of Beacon Avenue South and South Ferdinand Streets. One of the drivers was an 83-year-old man who was trapped in his vehicle after it overturned following the crash. Both drivers were taken to Harborview Medical Center. There was no word on which driver [...]
Back Surgery After a Car Accident l Seattle Injury Attorney
I handle many auto accident cases where my client ultimately needs neck or back surgery. Often times the surgery is not recommended for several months or sometimes years following the accident. Unless the injuries were acute and severe (i.e., broken vertebrae, clear herniation, etc.), most back injuries are going to be treated conservatively. Conservative treatment means the [...]
