I recently announced that my new book on wrongful death claims was just published. I’m pleased to say that my book has received some very favorable reviews from other lawyers across the country and in Canada:
“Although I practice law in Florida, I have relatives who live in Seattle. So I’m familiar with Washington’s complicated wrongful [...]
Mar 2nd, 2010
by mischelle.
For immediate release –
Seattle attorney Chris Davis of the Davis Law Group in Seattle announces that he has recently published his fourth book in the field of personal injury and accident law. This book, “Wrongful Death in Washington” focuses on the wrongful death claims.
In the book, Mr. Davis discusses the following topics:
1. Basic Facts About [...]
Feb 28th, 2010
by mischelle.
The Seattle Post Intelligencer reports that a 3 year-old boy received a severe brain injury at the University of Washington Medical Clinic at Roosevelt, and then later died.
KOMO TV reports that the boy’s name is Noah B. Bishop. The King County Medical Examiner has stated the cause of death was cerebral and cerebellar laceration and [...]
The Wall Street Journal recently reported about the alarming rate of death and injury caused by medication errors. The article states that according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), at least one person dies each day and more than 1.3 million are injured each year due to mistakes with prescribing dangerous medication.
There is a non-profit organization called [...]
Statistically, most cases settle voluntarily, and without having to go to trial. Trials take time, are expensive and take a lot of work. They can also produce unexpected outcomes. From a professional standpoint, an experienced personal injury lawyer may want to take a case to trial — but the decision to go to trial is [...]
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 [...]
Dec 8th, 2009
by mischelle.
If there’s one thing I’ve learned after handling hundreds of personal injury claims over the last 16+ years, and trying nearly 100 jury trials during this same period as well, it is that a lawyer’s credibility is King.
Credibility is the trial lawyer’s best weapon in court. Credibility with the jury. Credibility with the judge. Credibility with opposing [...]
Nov 26th, 2009
by mischelle.
Here at Davis Law Group we receive many inquiries from accident victims who want to fire their personal injury attorney and switch lawyers. Perhaps as many as 20-25% of the calls we receive from accident victims are from those who already have a personal injury attorney, but are not satisfied with the current lawyer’s performance [...]