Automobile Accidents

• Pedestrian Dies After Being Struck by Truck

  Mark McLean | June 25, 2007 9:44 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A 56 year old Bothell woman was killed when she was hit by an out-of-control truck just after getting off a bus in Kenmore. It was about 4 p.m. Tuesday when the out-of-control truck hit a nearby front-loader and then slammed into a group of pedestrians, killing Kathy Cook and injuring seven other people.Witness Brian Stambuk said he was behind the front-loader at the traffic light. When the...

• tony Qamar and Daniel Johnson Act

  Michael Myers | March 05, 2007 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  For two years state representative Ruth Kagi has fought for legislation to keep dangerous trucks and drivers off the roads. She moved closer to her goal this week when the state House of Representatives passed the Tony Qamar and Daniel Johnson Act with a vote of 88 to 9.Qamar and Johnson, both leading scientists, were killed October 4, 2005, when a log truck lost its load on Highway 101. The...

• Vanessa Taylor Dies in One Car Accident

  Michael Myers | October 29, 2006 5:00 PM | 4 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A 21-year-old Oregon woman died at the scene of an early morning car crash Saturday in the 3800 block of Seabeck Highway near Calamity Lane Northwest. Vanessa Taylor, of Milwaukie, Ore., was riding in the passenger seat of a 1989 BMW 325 just after 2 a.m. when the driver, 21-year-old Joshua Demers of Silverdale, failed to make the curve near Camp Wesley Harris and drove off the edge of the road,...

• Woman Not Wearing Seatbelt; Dies in Car Accident

  Michael Myers | April 10, 2006 12:05 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On April 9, a car hit a barrier on the entrance ramp to I-705 and flipped over. The woman, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was trapped inside the car. It took 40 minutes to free her from the car. She was pronounced dead at the scene. The fact that an individual was not wearing a seatbelt in an accident cannot be introduced in court. Therefore, you should contact a personal injury attorney...

• Federal Way Fatalities Underscore Importance of UIM Coverage

  Michael Myers | November 02, 2008 10:04 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Two people were killed last week in Federal Way. Authorities indicate that a 51-year-old Puyallup shot across the median near and hit four southbound cars. Reports suggest that he was under the...

• Allstate Will Not Settle Low Impact Cases for Fair Market Value

  Michael Myers | September 20, 2008 1:39 PM | 1 CommentSeattle, WA

  We represented a smart, articulate accountant earlier this year.  She was involved in a low-impact accident. Allstate insured the at-fault driver.  It offered the accountant less than $1,500 despite...

• Truck Accident in Lynnwood, Washington Kills One, Injures Two

  Michael Myers | October 10, 2007 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  One young man died and two more were injured in a truck accident near Lynnwood early Sunday morning. Andrew R. Stahley, 22, died. Joshua Kevin Parker, 20, was treated at a nearby hospital and released. Johnny Lee Miler, 27, was transported to Harborview Medical Center. According to the State Patrol, the truck left the roadway, hit the guardrail and flipped over. Two of the men, including...

• Bellevue Worship Leader Improving After Suffering Spinal Injuries

  Mark McLean | August 21, 2007 3:54 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Koti Hu, the Next Generation Worship Leader at Westminster Chapel church in Bellevue, is improving after he suffered a broken neck and spinal injuries when he was rear-ended on an I-405 on-ramp nearly three weeks ago. Mr. Hu is currently rehabilitating his injuries and his condition seems to be improving. In many cases of brain and spinal injuries, the injured person will likely incur damages...

• Enumclaw Crash Injures Four Teens; Alcohol Likely Plays a Part

  Mark McLean | August 09, 2007 2:34 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Four teenagers were badly injured in a single-car motor vehicle accident near the Muckleshoot Reservation outside of Enumclaw early Wednesday morning. Two of the teens were airlifted to Harborview Medical Center. Officials believe that alcohol played a role in the crash.Drinking and driving obviously carries potential criminal penalties. But it also affects civil liability. Under Washington...

• Pain Diaries? No Way!

  Michael Myers | May 09, 2007 4:33 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Personal injury clients are oftentimes asked whether they keep journals, diaries or calendars related to their symptoms. Some attorneys advise that clients maintain diaries so that their pain is "documented". I have a different view. Keeping a pain diary is somewhat unnatural and causes there to be a particular focus on the discomfort. The more time and attention that is spent thinking about...