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Davis Law Group received a call this week from a distraught mother about her 15-year-old son who was hit by a car while crossing the street.  The boy received life-threatening injuries, including a traumatic brain injury, collapsed lung, shattered pelvis, shattered leg, broken arm, and internal injuries.  The boy’s medical expenses to date are more than [...]

My firm, Davis Law Group, recently held the annual Davis Law Group Scholar Athlete of the Year Award banquet at the Columbia Tower Club in Seattle, Washington.
There were a total of 30 weekly Scholar Athletes chosen during the 2009-10 school year.  The banquet was held to honor each athlete and their families, and to choose [...]

I’m often asked by accident victims what steps they should take after being injured to increase the likelihood of a favorable outcome in their personal injury claim.  Here are the steps to take:
1. Seek medical attention promptly.  Do not delay seeing a doctor.  If you are injured, then you must get the proper medical care immediately.  The longer [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

In one of my books I have devoted a chapter to the “Top Ten Myths of Personal Injury Lawyers.”  The list was designed to clear up some common misconceptions that the public has about personal injury lawyers.  The list is worth repeating so I have included it below.  Here are what I consider to be [...]