Automobile Accidents

• Bad Faith Claim Against Insurance Carrier

  Michael Myers | December 21, 2006 1:45 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Earlier this year a jury awarded a motorist $1.25 million in lawsuit against insurance company. The award was based on the carrier's failure to provide coverage as provided by law. In Washington, motor vehicle insurance carriers must provide PIP and UIM coverage to their insureds unless their insureds sign a written form specifically declines the coverage. PIP and UIM coverage are relatively...

• Community Shows its Support for Injured Medina Boy

  Michael Myers | December 18, 2006 7:25 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  After a bad accident families in Medina rallied behind Ethan Zilz. Ethan was struck by a Puget Sound Energy utility truck on September 29, 2006. His injuries resulted in the amputation of his left leg below the knee.We have represented a number of people who have suffered amputations. Their progress seems to directly linked to the support they receive from family and friends. We applaude...

• Wrongful death suit filed over ATV crash

  Michael Myers | December 09, 2006 2:10 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  The mother of an Auburn woman killed in an off-road vehicle accident filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Grays Harbor Superior Court against the volunteer Cosmopolis firefighter who was driving the quad. An interesting and potentially unfair issue arises under Washington law when a child dies. If the child is under 18 the parents can recover for their loss of consortium. If the child is over 18...

• Women With Breast Implants and Car Accidents

  Michael Myers | October 09, 2006 10:05 AM | 1 CommentSeattle, WA

  Women involved in motor vehicle accidents who have breast implants should request mammograms when they visit their medical providers. There is evidence that women involved in car crashes are at higher risk of having their implants rupture or leak following a collission. This type of pro-active assessment and treatment can be recovered in a personal injury action even if there isn't a rupture...

• 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...

• 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...

• Pedestrian Accidents

  Michael Myers | September 04, 2006 1:15 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Seattle had 449 pedestrian-vehicle accidents in 2005. Pedestrians struck by motor vehicles can recover their medical expenses and wage loss under the driver's PIP (Personal Injury Protection) policy.

• Lake Stevens--Two Die After Car Strikes Tree

  Michael Myers | August 28, 2006 10:30 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Two men were ejected from a 1999 Porsche Boxster convertible after it struck a tree Saturday. Both men died at the scene. The crash happened when the driver lost control and struck a tree. The Snohomish County Medical Examiner identified the men as Jeffery Brown, 18, of Bothell, and John Muguerza, 44, of Snohomish. It's challenging to bring claims against friends or loved ones. But that's...

• Tacoma Man Dies in Auto Accident.

  Michael Myers | August 27, 2006 6:23 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A Tacoma man died Friday night at Harborview Medical Center from injuries he suffered in an accident that killed his wife on Interstate 90 on Friday. Hoa Lam, 31, was a passenger in a 1994 Acura driven by his wife, Hgan Thi Than, 27, of Olympia. Than was driving west when she crossed into the eastbound lanes and went over the guardrail about six miles east of Ellensburg about 10:15 a.m.,...

• Accident Sends Passenger to Harborview

  Michael Myers | August 20, 2006 12:55 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Victoria Washines was driving southbound on Track Road just South of Wapato. She veered off the road way, over corrected and rolled her truck. Her 29-year-old passenger, Cialita Keys was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Key's is in serious condition after the rollover accident.Even if the driver was drinking, the injured passenger can recover under the driver's liability insurance...