The Injury Board Seattle Archives

• Medical Bills Add Salt to the Wounds

  Michael Myers | November 19, 2006 1:21 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Chauncy Gilmore was hurt in a hit-and-run driver. He suffered four cracked vertebrae, bruised lungs and lacerations to his liver, kidneys and spleen. Now he's having to deal with daunting medical expenses. The first line of recovery is PIP (personal injury protection insurance). If you've exhausted your PIP coverage the next payor is health insurance. If you don't have health insurance it's...

• Marysville School District Pays $800,000--Was It Enough?

  Michael Myers | November 19, 2006 10:55 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  The Marysville School District has agreed to pay $800,000 to a boy who suffered serious injuries when he was hit by a school bus. The accident happened in 2005. Even though $800,000 is a lot of money, the attorney representing the injured boy and his family filed what is known as a "tort claim form" demanding $25,000,000 from the School District. Accepting approximately three percent (3%) of...