Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

• Woman Beaten by Husband Wins Civil Suit

  Michael Myers | October 18, 2006 12:08 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Before her divorce was final, Deborah Martin sued her husband, Ernest John Lofgren, for beating her and causing her to suffer a broken cheekbone, broken nose and dislocated jaw, as well as severe dental injuries. Fairfax County jurors decided Lofgren needed to do more than just a short jail stint. They ordered him to pay Martin $550,000, in part for the extensive bills to repair her face --...

• County offers $17,500 after fatal pit bull attack

  Michael Myers | October 13, 2006 7:12 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  One of the most horrific incidents in Yakima's recent history has come to a close. Yakima County commissioners agreed Tuesday to settle a lawsuit that grew out of the 1995 mauling death of a wheelchair-bound man by two pit bull dogs. The county agreed to pay $10,000 to the estate of Walter Feser, then 75, who died from injuries he suffered after the two dogs entered his backyard in the 800 block...

• Shootings at Jewish Charity in Seattle

  Michael Myers | August 06, 2006 6:54 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Last Friday six people were shot at a Jewish Charity in Seattle. Acts of violence like this implicate both criminal and civil laws. The person who filed the shots will be charged with murder. The victims and their families also have personal injury claims agianst him. More likely than not, he will not have assets sufficient to satisfy any judgments entered against him. But the victims and...

• Children Hurt in Falls More Often than You'd Expect

  Staff Writer | May 12, 2006 11:38 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Our colleague Kathy Caso brings attention to falls as a common cause of serious injury in children. The SAFE KIDS Campaign shows that falls are the leading cause of injury in children, injuring more than 2.5 million kids each year, with 5,000 of them (mostly toddlers) being hurt by falling from windows. The cause of falls can sometimes be attributed to the carelessness of the person responsible...

• 7 People Shot and Killed, 2 Others Injured in Seattle Shooting

  Michael Myers | March 26, 2006 2:13 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  At approximately 7 a.m. on March 25, a young man left a house party, obtained a sawed off shotgun from his car, returned to the house and shot and killed 6 people. As he was chasing a shooting victim outside, police confronted the shooter. He then turned the gun on himself and killed himself. Two others were wounded in the shooting.The families of the victims, and those injured, should...

• Man Killed While Warming Up Car

  Michael Myers | March 01, 2006 4:12 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On February 24 at approximately 5:30 a.m., a Renton man started his car and left it idling outside. When he noticed someone trying to steal his vehicle, he ran outside. The thief backed up, ran over the man, and drug him across the parking lot. The man was killed.The family of the victim should contact a personal injury attorney to determine their options and preserve any rights they may...

• Foster Children Beat Refugee into Coma; Washington State Supreme Court Reverses Verdict Against State Agency

  Michael Myers | February 27, 2006 1:29 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  In 1999, a Somali refugee was beaten into a coma by several teens, two of which were foster children with histories of violence. The refugee sued King County, the state Department of Social and Health Services, and Shell Oil, where the attack took place. A King County jury found the state social workers' were negligent and contributed to the attack. However, on February 16, the Washington...

• University District Fire Kills One Injures Four

  Michael Myers | January 03, 2006 10:14 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  One resident of a boarding house in Seattle's University District was killed and three others sustained injuries on Thursday, December 29, 2005 when the house went up in flames. Yexin Tan, a female resident, sustained burns to thirty percent of her body and died on Monday, January 3, 2006 as a result of her injuries. She was 39-years old. Another resident broke his leg as he jumped out of a...

• 15 Year Old Killed in Rope Swing Accident

  Michael Myers | December 27, 2005 1:21 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On Friday, December 16, 2005 Kevin Houston died from injuries sustained after falling 60-feet from a rope swing onto the beach on the northwest corner of Camano Island. The accident occurred during a party at which Mr. Houston and other teenagers were consuming beer. Mr. Houston was a 15-year old sophomore at Stannwood-Camano High School. He was a member of the wrestling team and his friends...

• Toddler Dies in Day Care Accident

  Michael Myers | December 05, 2005 4:57 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A 17 month old child died last Thursday as the result of a tragic accident that occurred at her day care provider. The infant, Jaclyn Frank, was apparently strangled on a set of blinds at her Bothel day care facility. The King County Medical Examiner ruled the death an accident. The King County Sheriff's Office is investigating. Jaclyn's father, Larry Frank, described his daughter as "the...