Posts under ‘Washington accident attorney blog’

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 [...]

“What’s my injury accident case worth??”
This is perhaps the question I am asked most often by clients and prospective clients.  How does one determine the value of a case?  What factors are used to determine value?  How can one maximize the value of his or her case?
Great questions, but often times no easy answers.  Let’s first [...]

A dog bites your finger.  The wound appears minor so you don’t go to the hospital.  Instead you clean the wound yourself.  The next day you wake up with extreme pain in your leg. A blood clot has formed, requiring immediate medical attention.
The clot turns into a blood infection.  It spreads rapidly, causing severe pain [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

At Davis Law Group we have years of experience dealing with the misrepresentations, exaggerations and outright lies insurance companies commonly use after injury victims make a legal claim.  Insurance companies use these “defenses” to try and defeat your claim or to attempt to minimize the value your claim may have.  Most people are unaware of [...]