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• New Orleans Jury Rules Against Merck

  Michael Myers | October 18, 2006 11:43 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A federal jury found recently that the giant drug manufacturer Merck failed to warn doctors about the medical risks of Vioxx, its once-popular prescription painkiller. The jury ruled that the company must pay a retired F.B.I. agent who suffered a heart attack while taking the drug at least $50 million in damages.Even though drugs and medical devices may receive FDA approval, they are frequently...

• Helicopter Crash Victim Indentified

  Michael Myers | October 18, 2006 11:41 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  The fourth victim of a helicopter crash that killed three Payette National Forest firefighters and their pilot was identified as thirty-four-year-old Lillian M. Patten of Olympia, Wash., who was part of the forests' Krassel Helitack operation. The three firefighters were flying to a remote guard station when the helicopter went down. Michael Gene Lewis of Cascade, Idaho, Monica Lee Zajanc of...

• Two Dead, Three Injured Near Pullman

  Michael Myers | October 17, 2006 4:07 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Two men died and three others were injured in a one-car rollover crash on U.S. Highway 195 south of Pullman in September. The five were occupants of a sport-utility vehicle. The driver apparently lost control about four miles south of Pullman about 2:20 a.m.The patrol identified the dead as Fredi Perez-Araujo, 24, and Ramon F. Soto-Soto, 25, both of Clarkston. Luis O. Dominguez, 32, of...

• Collision with Dump Truck Kills Seattle Teen

  Michael Myers | October 14, 2006 8:55 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A Seattle teenager died after his family's Cadillac was struck by a dump truck on Interstate 5 in Federal Way. The accident happened on the northbound side of the freeway near the off-ramp to state Route 18. A 21-year-old woman was driving the Cadillac when she stopped on the side of the freeway just south of the onramp to 18. She next tried to merge back onto I-5. The Cadillac was then hit...

• Everson Teen Jennifer Boss Involved in Serious Accident

  Michael Myers | October 14, 2006 8:27 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A Nooksack Valley High School student was in critical condition and could be paralyzed after undergoing spinal surgery to repair damage from a recent Highway 9 crash. Jennifer L. Boss, 16, of Everson had a fractured skull and concussion, a collapsed lung and severe spinal cord injuries, according to two of her close friends. They said doctors removed her appendix and spleen and stopped the...

• Rollover Accidents

  Michael Myers | October 14, 2006 8:18 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  The Government have indicates that new cars, SUVs and other vehicles will need to have anti-rollover technology by the 2012 model year. Predictions suggest that the change will prevent thousands of roadway deaths a year.In addition to raising the issue of potential product liability claims, rollover accidents can also implicate highway design claims. Before filing a lawsuit based on negligent...

• Jury Selection

  Michael Myers | October 14, 2006 12:09 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Each month, the jury manager randomly pulls about 1,000 names of Island County residents for jury duty in Island County superior and district courts. While most of those people won't end up serving on a jury, it's a complicated job to keep track of all the individuals, their jury status, jury fees and court schedules. It's also a complicated job to pick a jury in today's "tort reform" climate. ...

• Make Sure to Report Hit and Run Accidents Right Away

  Michael Myers | October 13, 2006 7:47 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Michael Plunkett, 32, was injured when someone hit his motorcycle and fled the scene on Saturday, August 12, 2006. Plunkett was hit from behind while driving east on Terrace Heights Drive near its intersection with Terrace Park Way. Plunkett fell to the road and his bike landed nearby. He was taken by ambulance to Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital, where he was recovering from head wounds, a...

• Three Injured in Wreck Near Snohomish

  Michael Myers | October 04, 2006 5:47 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A collision early this morning on S. Machias Road near Snohomish sent three people to the hospital with what officials described as life-threatening injuries. The crash, involving a Honda Civic and Nissan pickup truck, occurred just after 5:05 a.m. south of Three Lakes Road.Without question the passengers have personal injury claims. It may be that one or both drivers also have personal injury...

• Four Year Old Dies in Magnolia

  Michael Myers | August 15, 2006 8:52 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A young boy died when his mother struck him with the family van while backing out of the driveway of Monday evening in Seattle's Magnolia neighborhood. The boy ran out of the yard and was trying to get his mother's attention, but she didn't see him behind the van. The boy was rushed to Harborview Medical Center where he died from his injuries, the King County Medical Examiner's Office said...