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• Rainy Weather Brings Accident...But is Rain an Act of God?

  Michael Myers | November 03, 2008 9:40 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  The Act of God defense is frequently invoked by insurance companies. Far more frequently than we actually experience palpable Acts of God. The following were all reported on Friday: A collision...

• Centralia Crash Leaves Two Dead

  Mark McLean | August 07, 2007 3:17 PM | 1 CommentSeattle, WA

  Two people died following a car crash near Centralia last week. Apparently, the driver was speeding, left the roadway and hit a tree, killing both himself and a passenger.The driver of a 1990 Honda Civic, Gabriel S. Escamilla, 35, of Centralia, and passenger Candace M. Leyva, 21, were headed eastbound on Seminary Hill Road about 9:50 p.m. when the car left the roadway at Grimes Road and hit a...

• Warhol Painting Depicting Fatal Car Accident Yields $71 Million

  Mark McLean | June 29, 2007 9:35 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Andy Warhol's "Green Car Crash (Green Burning Car I)" was recently auctioned for $71.7 million dollars. The painting depicts a fatal car crash in Seattle."Green Car Crash," painted in 1963, is part of a series of Warhol works that drew on photographs of fatal accidents. Silkscreened over a green background, the painting uses a news photograph of a grisly crash in Seattle.If a painting depicting...

• Diminished Value of Repaired Cars

  Michael Myers | August 06, 2006 10:03 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  You are involved in an accident. Not only did you suffer injuries, your car is also damaged. The insurance carrier for the at-fault driver has an obligation to promptly adjust and settle the property damage claim before the bodily injury component is resolved.Unfortunately, many insurers do not abide by this law. And even if they do, they frequently omit certain key forms of compensation you...

• Civil Rule No. 3--Super Bowl Sunday--Kickoff

  Michael Myers | February 02, 2009 9:37 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  I started writing this during the long run-up to the Super Bowl on Sunday. It seemed timely. Civil Rule 3 deals with the commencements of actions. It reads: (a) Methods. Except as provided in...

• PIP and UIM Coverage--Essential Even for Pedestrians

  Michael Myers | October 05, 2008 11:28 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  I have full coverage. That's what we often hear. People may think they have full coverage but further investigation usually reveals that they only have liability and comprehensive coverage. That's...

• Motorcycle Passenger Killed in Crash in Des Moines, Washington

  Michael Myers | September 28, 2007 12:11 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On September 25th a Des Moines woman was killed in a motorcycle crash on Pacific Highway South and South 226th Street. The 49-year-old woman was a passenger on a motorcycle driven by a 50-year-old man. Both the woman and man were thrown at least 75 feet after their motorcycle collided with a car that was making a left hand turn in front of the motorcycle. The woman was killed and the man was...

• Pharmacist Malpractice on the Rise

  Michael Myers | September 23, 2007 9:11 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  With our aging population more and more people are filling prescriptions. That's one of the reasons that incidents of pharmacy malpractice are on the rise. A recent decision in Florida, in a case involving pharmacy malpractice, is notable:It took just three hours of deliberation for a Florida jury to award $28.5 million to the family of a woman who suffered a suffered a massive cerebral...

• Home Depot Faces Lawsuit for Injuries Suffered from 600 Pound Box

  Mark McLean | August 06, 2007 11:12 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Home Depot could be held liable to a Louisiana couple for injuries the wife suffered when she was struck by a 600-pound box that fell from one of the store's shelves.A Louisiana couple has hit Home Depot Inc. with a lawsuit, asking the court to hold the home improvement giant accountable for the substantial injuries the wife allegedly sustained after being hit by a 600 pound box that fell from...

• Boating Safety and Life Jackets

  Michael Myers | June 03, 2009 2:45 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Boating safety is an important topic in the Pacific Northwest. There are more boats per capita here than any other part of the country. And with opening day having come and gone and unexpectedly...