Miscellaneous

• HSD May Help Save Your Life

  Michael Myers | August 31, 2006 11:22 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  University of Washington physicians based at Harborview Medical Center believe that a new intravenous fluid has the potential to improve accident victims' chances of survival. The fluid is a concentrated salt solution with or without a sugar component called Hypertonic Saline/Dextran (HSD). Hypertonic fluids are expected to help accident victims survive by resulting in more rapid improvement of...

• Seattle Woman Dies SCUBA Diving

  Michael Myers | August 31, 2006 10:12 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A woman who died in a scuba diving accident was identified as Cheryl Marshall, 50, the King County Medical Examiner's Office reported Wednesday. Marshall had breathing problems while diving near Alki Beach late Tuesday. Friends managed to get her to a pier along the shore in the 1600 block of Harbor Avenue, where firefighters found her without a pulse and not breathing. She was pronounced dead...

• Coast Guard Skipper Out After Disaster on Icebreaker

  Michael Myers | August 31, 2006 8:51 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  The Coast Guard relieved the skipper of the Seattle-based icebreaker Healy of command Wednesday as it continues an investigation into the deaths of two divers from the ship. In replacing Capt. Douglas Russell, Vice Adm. Charles Wurster, who commands all Coast Guard operations in the Pacific from San Francisco headquarters, said he had "a loss of confidence in the officer's ability to...

• Injuries on State Ferries--Claims Must Be Brought In State Court

  Michael Myers | August 31, 2006 6:29 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Injuries on State ferries are considered maritime claims. It does not matter whether the ferry was at the dock or underway. The test to determine whether a maritime claim exists is whether the vessel was in navigation in the navigable waters of the United States.Typically maritime claims are brought in federal court. But the 11th Amendment prohibits a state from being sued in Federal Court...

• Dell Laptop Batteries Can Start Fires

  Michael Myers | August 29, 2006 8:49 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Dell said Monday it will recall 4.1 million notebook-computer batteries made by Sony because they can overheat and catch fire. The company negotiated conditions of the recall with the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission, which called it the largest electronics-related recall ever involving the agency. "In rare cases, a short-circuit could cause the battery to overheat, causing a risk of...

• Little Girl Dies in Rafting Accident

  Michael Myers | August 27, 2006 8:16 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A memorial fund has been set up in the name of Jasmine Ball of Olympia, who drowned in a rafting accident in the Yakima River. Donations are being taken in her name at South Sound Bank branches in Olympia. Friends and family are trying to raise money to help with funeral costs.Drowning accidents are tragic. While no amount of money can bring back loved ones, brining a claim can make sure that...

• Passengers Injured after Crown Princess Cruise Ship

  Michael Myers | August 27, 2006 6:35 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Numberous passengers on the Crown Princess cruise ship were injured after the vessel listed between 15 and 38 degrees to the right. The ship departed from Canaveral, Florida for New York on the final leg of a nine-day Caribbean voyage. In addition to claims aginat the cruise line, claims are also being brought agains component manufacturers including the manufacturers of the ship's autopilot...

• Man Dies in Canoe Accident

  Michael Myers | August 27, 2006 6:28 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  High winds and five- to seven-foot swells capsized a Makah tribal canoe near the Dungeness Spit late Wednesday afternoon, killing a Canadian tribal chief and hospitalizing three canoeists. Jerry Jack, 55, of Gold River, British Columbia, was pronounced dead at the scene, Clallam County Undersheriff Rich Sill said. Wrongful death claims may be brought regardless whether the accident occurred...

• Two People Drown in Lake Washington

  Michael Myers | August 27, 2006 11:34 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  An outing on Lake Washington turned deadly Wednesday evening when two people apparently drowned after jumping into the water from a small boat to cool off. A 34-year-old man and a 37-year-old woman, both from Seattle, were on the boat along with the man's 18-year-old cousin when the three decided to take a quick swim before heading to shore. The man and the woman drowned. Accidents like this...

• First Wave Of Lawsuits Filed After Cruise Ship Accident

  Michael Myers | August 27, 2006 8:08 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  The first wave of lawsuits against Princess Cruise Lines have been filed and hundreds more are expected. Some attorneys involved indicate that some passengers may get millions of dollars.The Crown Princess suddenly tilted 15 degrees to the side for about 30 seconds as it left Port Canaveral on its way to New York. The incident two weeks ago sent objects and people flying across the...