Posts under ‘washington wrongful death’

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 [...]

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 [...]

This is a true story.
I represent a young man I’ll call “Jerry.”  Jerry was injured in a rear-end auto accident more than 3 years ago.  He sustained fairly significant neck and back injuries which plagued him for at least a couple of years, and which still continue to cause occasional pain and discomfort depending on [...]

KOMO 4 News has reported that a motorcyclist died yesterday in an accident in Centralia.  Few details of the accident are reported, but the motorclist was 31 years old.  He was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where he was later pronounced.
We offer our sincere condolences to the motorcyclist’s family. 
Motorcycle accidents involving wrongful death [...]

At least 41 states allow punitive damages, while Washington state does not.  Punitive damages are different from compensatory damages, like lost wages, medical expenses and pain and suffering.  Punitive damages are designed to punish a wrongdoer for egregious conduct.
In an ordinary civil damage case involving an injury or a “tort,” the plaintiff must prove his [...]

A mechanical contractor with its headquarters in Woodinville, Washington has settled a wrongful death case filed against it.  W.A. Botting Company has agreed to pay $4,000,000 to settle a wrongful death case filed in King County Superior Court.  The case arises out of a 2007 traffic accident that claimed the life of Sandy Johnson, 41.  The accident occurred [...]

For immediate release –
Davis Law Group announces a recent settlement in a wrongful death case that was scheduled for trial in early April in King County Superior Court.  The case involved a car accident on May 25, 2007 that occurred on Auburn Way in South King County.  Details of the accident were previously reported by the [...]

February 19, 2009, Redmond, Washington
On Thursday a man was killed on a Microsoft construction project in Redmond.  The man was identified as Randy James Beutel, age 23.  According to reports, the man was killed when thousands of pounds of rebar fell on top of him.  He was crushed to death and suffered a skull fracture.
As [...]

The Seattle P-I reported that a 35 year old man from Olympia died after he was struck by a vehicle while crossing the street.  The accident occurred in Rochester, Washington, a small town about 23 miles south of Olympia.
The police reported that the man, Brandon J. Harris, stopped his vehicle on 183rd Avenue Southwest to speak to [...]