- Michael Myers | May 30, 2006 2:19 PM |
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MiscellaneousThe Supreme Court just handed down a great decision for injured persons. The case is called Ahlborn. Ahlborn provides a very strong tool where there is (1) a large Medicaid lien and (2) inadequate insurance to fully compensate the injured person. We just received a call from a young woman who had a $250,000 Medicaid lien. Unfortunately there was only $100,000 in insurance coverage and the...
- Michael Myers | May 30, 2006 1:31 PM |
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MiscellaneousCruise ships and floating casinos should have defibrillators onboard. They should also have crew members trained in CPR. Passengers who have heart attacks are entitled to reasonable medical care. If they don't receive it, they likely have a claim for damages against the cruise line or the owner of the floating casino. For more information about defibrillators, please click on the following...
- Michael Myers | May 30, 2006 11:40 AM |
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MiscellaneousInsurance companies often request that an injured person give a recorded statement. They are not satisfied obtaining information about property damage, medical expenses and lost wages in writing. Insurance companies try to coerce recorded statements for one purpose: to gather evidence that allows them to pay less money to the injured person. If an insurance company tries to get you to give a...
- Michael Myers | May 30, 2006 7:23 AM |
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MiscellaneousHolland America has a very harsh set of rules for injured passengers. There is a six month deadline for submitting a written claim to Holland America--otherwise the claim is barred. There is a one year deadline for filing suit. Otherwise the claim is barred. And there is a forum selection clause. The forum selection clause requires suit to be brought in a specific city: Seatle,...
- Michael Myers | May 29, 2006 7:27 PM |
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MiscellaneousAccording to KOMO Television, three men are in the hospital with serious injuries after a fireworks accident Thursday. The victims were part of a group ofconstruction at the KOA campground off Highway 12 in Lewis County. One of the men came over to the campfire and showed off a powerful firework that was about 5 inches long and an inch thick. Another man tossed it into the fire, but it failed...
- Michael Myers | May 29, 2006 6:44 PM |
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MiscellaneousTwo deaths on the Klickitat last week have focused attention on the risks associated with river rafting. Veteran river guide Jeff Driver died when his raft capsized. Another member of the group, Rollin Schimmel, 61, of Pendleton, Oregon, also drowned.When injury or death occurs while on a guided rafting trip, the injured person or the family of the person who died will have a claim for damages...
- Michael Myers | May 29, 2006 6:20 PM |
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MiscellaneousPersonal Injury Protecton (PIP) pays for medical expenses and wage loss regardless of who caused the accident. It also covers pedestrians and bicyclists.State law requires that PIP coverage be offered and that it meet certain minimum requirements: Medical Expenses: $10,000Funeral Expenses: $ 2,000Medical expenses: $10,000Essential Services: $ 5,000Many people think that they have...
- Michael Myers | May 29, 2006 1:52 PM |
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MiscellaneousHarish Bharti's client must pay $2.8 million to physician Dennis Momah after a Pierce County judge decided the woman -- with Bharti's help -- fabricated claims that either Momah or his twin brother, Charles, sexually assaulted her during an exam.Charles Momah was sent to prison last year for fondling and raping women who came into his South King County gynecology clinics. But his twin broth...
- Michael Myers | May 29, 2006 1:27 PM |
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MiscellaneousThe insurance industry is setting up a devious new website: www.settleyourlcaim.com. Several large insurance companies have joined together to purchase the URL and are developing the website. It is intended to put personal injury attorneys out of business. If there are no personal injury attorneys, injured persons will have no one to protect their rights. The plan goes something like this: ...
- Michael Myers | May 29, 2006 12:32 PM |
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MiscellaneousWhen fishermen are hurt, they are entitled to maintenance and cure. Part of the maintenance and cure remedy includes the right to unearned wages. Unearned wages are what the fisherman would have earned for the rest of the season if he had not been injured. Employers have tried to limit the right to unearned wages. They have done so by having fishermen sign employment contracts for relatively...
- Michael Myers | May 27, 2006 6:13 PM |
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Automobile AccidentsIn March, a drunk driver in a Jeep ran a red light in Bellevue and collided with a BMW carrying several young adults. A backseat passenger in the BMW was killed, and several others were injured. On May 26, the driver was sentenced to 68 months in prison, a $10,000 fine and monthly donations to the Children's Hospital Foundation memorial fund for the victim of the accident. The victim's...
- Michael Myers | May 27, 2006 3:39 PM |
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MiscellaneousSeamen are not limited to workers compensation (Labor and Industries) remedies like their on-shore counterparts. They may bring claims against their employers based on occupational injuries and illnesses caused by their work. But they need to act as soon as possible after they realize they have suffered injuries or disease as a result of their working conditions. Repetitive motion injuries often...
- Staff Writer | May 12, 2006 11:38 AM |
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Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)Our colleague Kathy Caso brings attention to falls as a common cause of serious injury in children. The SAFE KIDS Campaign shows that falls are the leading cause of injury in children, injuring more than 2.5 million kids each year, with 5,000 of them (mostly toddlers) being hurt by falling from windows. The cause of falls can sometimes be attributed to the carelessness of the person responsible...