Automobile Accidents

• 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. ...

• Cruise Ship Passengers Injured During Tour Bus Rollover

  Michael Myers | October 13, 2006 7:45 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Eleven cruise ship passengers were injured Tuesday morning when a Gastineau Guiding tour bus rolled in the rain over an embankment near Last Chance Basin.Almost all of the people had crawled out of the bus when ambulances arrived, nine minutes after the call came in at 8:16 a.m., Mohrmann said. One person, however, had to be lifted out with a basket-like device. The bus had flipped on its side...

• Woman Suffers Brain Damage and Sues State Patrol

  Michael Myers | October 13, 2006 7:11 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A Bellevue woman who was seriously injured when a State Patrol trooper rammed her car has filed a civil lawsuit against the state and the Washington State Patrol. Julia Terlinchamp was a Fulbright scholar who graduated from the International School in Bellevue four years before the December 2004 accident that changed her life forever.It's important to remember that before suing a governmental...

• 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...

• Long-time Dangerous Road Claims Two Lives

  Michael Myers | October 04, 2006 1:21 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Flowers, photos and CDs were placed at makeshift memorials on a rural road east of Lake Stevens for two lives ended too soon. Jeffery Brown, 18, of Bothell and John Muguerza, 44, of Snohomish were killed when they were ejected from a Porsche convertible that struck a tree along the 17100 block of Newberg Road. Investigators think the car's driver lost control, Snohomish County sheriff's deputy...

• Three Injured by Speeding Drunk Driver

  Michael Myers | October 04, 2006 1:16 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A Seattle man riding in a car that was driven by a suspected drunk driver was sent to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after an early morning collision on Interstate 5 on August 31st. Investigators suspect the 26-year-old driver of the 2003 Mercedes E320 rear-ended a bread truck with enough force to lift the truck off the road. The driver, who lives in Tukwila, lost control of the...

• Tort Claims Filed Against Snohomish County and Marysville School District

  Michael Myers | September 26, 2006 4:05 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  We each have a responsibility to help ensure that there is government accountability. One way is making sure to file a tort claim when you are injured as a result of the government's negligence or unsafe practices. Recently a student filed two claims totaling $50 millionagainst Snohomish County and the Marysville School District for a school bus accident that happened in 2005. The accident...

• Man in Disabled Vehicle Dies on 405

  Michael Myers | September 15, 2006 9:09 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A disabled vehicle must display warning lights or other devices. This is required by RCW 46.37.450A 47-year-old Kenmore man was killed Tuesday morning when his car was disabled because of a flat tire and then rear-ended by another car. Chonghua Gu had stopped his car at about 5 a.m. in the car-pool lane of southbound Interstate 405 in Bellevue. Shep Griswold, 50, of Kirkland, was driving an...