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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 [...]

A lien is a legal claim made against your personal injury claim or settlement recovery. The most common type of lien in a person injury claim is one asserted by your health or auto insurance company for medical treatment paid on your behalf.  Another type of lien is one asserted by your healthcare provider. If [...]

A deposition is a face-to-face meeting where the attorneys are allowed to ask a witness questions under oath while a court reporter transcribes the session.  Any witness that may offer relevant information about the case at trial can be deposed, including you, your doctors, and your friends and family. 
Either side may request a deposition at [...]

UPDATED PRIOR BLOG POST.
KOMO 4 TV has reported previously reported on an alcohol-related auto collision that occurred early Monday morning.  A vehicle slammed into the back of a DOT truck.  A passenger in the vehicle was killed.
KOMO 4 now reports that the person killed was Damien Mendenhall, age 25.  The police have reported that Mr. Mendenhall [...]

KOMO 4 TV has reported on another alcohol-related auto collision that occurred early Monday morning.  A car exiting off Interstate 5 onto Interstate 90 slammed into the back of a Department of Transportation truck parked at a construction site. 
The driver of the vehicle was believed to have been under the influence of intoxicants.  A 25 [...]

Your lawyer’s office should take care of the actual filing of the lawsuit in court. The venue of where the lawsuit will be filed will be dictated by the laws of your state.
In Washington, you will typically file your case in the county where your accident happened, or in the county where one or both of [...]

The law of each state sets deadlines by which you must file your lawsuit. These are called statutes of limitations, and they are usually calculated either from the date of your injury or from the date you discovered an injury that was not immediately obvious. (They may also be extended for minors and people with [...]

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 [...]

Many clients are surprised to learn that they might be able to settle the case before they even file a lawsuit. In fact, most personal injury claims are settled without the need for a lawsuit, or very early on in the litigation. This is possible because the job of a personal injury lawyer is to [...]

Students in Pasco, Washington have recently launched a campaign against texting and driving.
The students at Chiawana High School listened to Reggie Shaw from Utah.  Mr. Shaw a 19-year-old college student was working as a house painter.  He was driving to work in an SUV.  Approaching him, in a Saturn sedan, was James Furaro, 38, and [...]