Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

• Lawsuit Over Taser Use on Epileptic Settles for $90,000

  Jenny Albano | January 23, 2008 6:55 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A lawsuit for tasing and punching a man who had just had an epileptic seizure has been settled for $90,000. In addition, the settlement mentioned a new policy on Taser use in Lakewood in the $300,000 lawsuit brought against the municipality, the police department, Chief Larry Saunders and four other officers. According to Lt. David B. Guttu, the Taser policy changes listed in the settlement...

• Breach of Trust and Confidence

  Michael Myers | December 04, 2007 10:05 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A female patient of Dr. Chris Woodja, a dentist who practiced in the Shoreline area, was found heavily drugged and half-naked in his office on October 17th.The patient had come in for treatment of an abscessed tooth. Reportedly, Woodja had contacted the patient's roommates prior to the appointment and requested that the patient bring "the additional four tablets of Triazolam" he had prescribed...

• Gig Harbor Woman Mauled in Pit Bull Attack

  Mark McLean | August 24, 2007 1:39 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Sue Ann Gorman of Gig Harbor was mauled by two pit bulls in her home Tuesday morning. The pit bulls entered the house through an unsecured pet door in Ms. Gorman's home. Ms. Gorman was sleeping beside her neighbor's Jack Russell Terrier, Romeo. Romeo was killed and Ms. Gorman was severely injured in the attack. She said she tried to protect Romeo and, in doing so, suffered wounds that will...

• Court of Appeals Dismisses Jury Award Because Case Brought Too Late

  Mark McLean | August 17, 2007 8:04 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently tossed out a jury verdict awarding a cancer victim $300,000. The victim won her lawsuit alleging that the radiation she was exposed to at Hanford Nuclear Reserve caused her cancer. The Court of Appeals tossed out the verdict because it was not brought within the mandatory statute of limitations (the time period one has to bring...

• Mercer Island Priest Accused of Inappropriate Conduct

  Mark McLean | August 06, 2007 2:21 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Father Dennis Kemp, Pastor at St. Monica's Church on Mercer Island, has been suspended during the pendency of an investigation into allegations of inappropriate conduct with a minor. Details surrounding the allegations have not been released and the King County Prosecutors' Office has declined to press charges.It appears that Father Kemp will not face criminal charges for the alleged conduct. ...

• Home Depot Faces Lawsuit for Injuries Suffered from 600 Pound Box

  Mark McLean | August 06, 2007 11:12 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Home Depot could be held liable to a Louisiana couple for injuries the wife suffered when she was struck by a 600-pound box that fell from one of the store's shelves.A Louisiana couple has hit Home Depot Inc. with a lawsuit, asking the court to hold the home improvement giant accountable for the substantial injuries the wife allegedly sustained after being hit by a 600 pound box that fell from...

• Australian Official Recommends Criminal Charges in Cruise Ship Rape and Death

  Mark McLean | July 31, 2007 10:11 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  The 2002 rape and eventual killing of a cruise ship patron has led Australian officials to recommend criminal charges. Dianne Brimble died after a fellow cruise patron slipped her "Fantasy", a date rape drug. P & O Cruises, associated with Carnival Cruise Line, apologized to the woman's family.Our responsibility is to create an environment onboard our ships where we do all we can to make sure...

• License Suspended for Psychologist Accused of Voyeurism

  Mark McLean | July 24, 2007 1:13 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  The Washington State Department of Health suspended Seattle Psychologist Stuart Greenberg's license to practice after allegations that he videotaped his patients and employees using the bathroom recently. State regulators suspended the license of veteran Seattle psychologist Stuart Greenberg on Thursday over accusations that he videotaped women using his office bathroom.Greenberg faces criminal...

• Fourth of July Fireworks: As Always, Way too Many Injuries

  Mark McLean | July 06, 2007 7:10 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Without fail, fireworks cause serious personal injuries throughout the country every Fourth of July. Seattle is no exception. Harborview treated 32 injuries as a result of fireworks this year.Often fireworks injuries happen due to the handler's own behavior. Not always. This year, a man was seriously injured when a rocket exploded on a barge on Big Lake in Mount Vernon.Yesterday, a colleague...

• Fall on Sidewalk? Plenty of Potential Defendants Including Landowner, Business Owner and City

  Michael Myers | May 10, 2007 8:12 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  When you fall on a sidewalk there are a number of potentially responsible parties. These responsible parties can be put into three major categories: Municipality, abutting landowner, and abutting business owner.While the city generally has a primary responsibility to maintain sidewalks (different rules may apply to parking strips and planting strips) responsibility can also fall on the...