Posts under ‘pedestrian wrongful death accident’

We have signed up 6 cases over the last few months.  Each of them involved a drunk driving accident.  One of them involves the wrongful death of a elderly woman who just happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time when a drunk driver ran a stop sign and broad sided her [...]

KOMO 4 News reports that a 5-year-old child was killed when the child’s father was backing his vehicle out of the driveway in Newcastle.  The child apparently ran to the rear of the vehicle without the father’s knowledge.
Unfortunately, “backing up” accidents become more common as the weather gets nicer and more children start to play [...]

This is the time of year in Washington State that Davis Law Group begins to see more pedestrian auto accident cases.  Just in the last few weeks we have signed up 4 of these cases. They all involved pedestrians walking across the street and then being hit by a car. 
Why do we see more of [...]

Under the law, a personal injury is any harm that you as an individual sustain, including physical injuries, financial costs and emotional trauma. Injuries can also be personal losses, such as losing the care and companionship of a loved one.
As you work to resolve your accident claim, you may hear insurance adjustors, lawyers and doctors [...]

As a personal injury and accident lawyer for the last 17+ years, it is extremely important to know the laws governing insurance to get the best possible result for accident victims.  Often, a more detailed understanding of insurance law can mean the difference in receiving full compensation for your injuries.
Take, for example, the case of [...]

The National Safety Council recently announced new findings regarding cell phone use and driving.  NSC states that every year at least 1.6 million car accidents are caused by cell phone use.  This number was previously thought to be far less, or no more than 600,000 accidents caused by cell phones.
 “We now know that at least 1.6 million crashes [...]

This is a sensitive subject.  But a question we hear alot at the Davis Law Group regarding wrongful death claims is “What is the case worth?”  This may not be an easy question to answer, at least not without investigating the case and sorting through the myriad of legal issues that may be present.
First, there [...]

Many people are surprised to hear a lawyer tell you that not every case needs an attorney.  But it’s true.  There are many cases where a person can do just fine resolving the claim on their own.
There are some lawyers who disagree with me.  These lawyers will tell you that you should ALWAYS call a [...]

The death of a person that is caused by the conduct of another party may give rise to a “wrongful death” claim.  A wrongful death is one where a person dies due to the unlawful conduct of another person or entity.  The unlawful conduct can be intentional (e.g., assault or murder) or unintentional (i.e. negligent [...]

I previously wrote about the City of Seattle’s decision to operate “crosswalk sting” investigations during 2009.  Previous media reports were that the City Council was concerned about an increase in car-pedestrian accidents. 
A spokesperson from the Seattle Police Department (SPD) states that the purpose of the sting was to catch motorists who were breaking the law [...]