Posts tagged Motor Vehicle Accidents

• Pedestrians Suffer Personal Injuries on Seattle Waterfront

  Mark McLean | June 25, 2007 9:07 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Two pedestrians suffered personal injuries when they were struck by a pickup truck in an accident along Alaskan Way on Seattle's Downtown Waterfront on Friday. A pickup truck struck two people walking across Alaskan Way on Seattle's waterfront Friday, police said. The two were taken to Harborview Medical Center.A witness told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News the two -- a man and a woman -- were crossing...

• Spoliation of Evidence - the Complicated Way to Say that Destroying Evidence Can Lead to Significant Consequences

  Michael Myers | June 04, 2007 11:45 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Spoliation of evidence is a legal term associated with the destruction of evidence. The destruction of evidence by a party to a lawsuit can result in significant consequences. For instance, if the defendant destroys evidence, the court can actually enter a default judgment against that defendant. If a plaintiff purposefully destroys evidence the suit he or she has filed can be dismissed.An...

• Suprises at Trial

  Michael Myers | May 29, 2007 9:22 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Each day at trial is filled with highs and lows. No matter how well orchestrated the trial, inevitably, there are surprises and set backs. Surprises and setbacks can come as a result of malfunctioning technology, unfortunate rulings from the bench or surprises originating from opposing counsel. Sometimes parties to a lawsuit hold on unrealistic expectations about what a trial should look...

• Pain Diaries? No Way!

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

  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...

• Help Increase Insurance Executives' Bonuses--Don't Make Claims When Injured by a Family Member

  Michael Myers | April 03, 2007 7:45 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  An 82-year-old Ocean Shores man died following in car accident on Friday. The man was riding with his 79 year old wife. The wife struck a telephone pole. In caes like this the family can recover under both the liability and UIM policies purchased from the auto insurer. No doubt policy payments were made to the insurance comapny for years. Failing to make a claim only adds to the insurance...

• Washington State Law Offers Virtually No Deterrence

  Michael Myers | March 08, 2007 1:07 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Washington law offers very few remedies for the families of unmarried adults. And, as a result, does very little to deter negligent and reckless behavior on either an individual or corporate level. Not only does Washington law fail to provide for punitive damages, it fails to impose any real consequences on those who--through their negligence or recklessness--cause the death of an unmarried...

• Talking to Juries

  Michael Myers | March 08, 2007 9:25 AM | 1 CommentSeattle, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Jury service has been described as one of the most valuable civic functions. In fact, many people think it second only to serving one's country on the battlefield. These types of statements are made in almost every closing argument. However, they are often cloaked in archaic formality. It's not a great strategy to Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln or other historic figures who do not...

• PIP versus Health Insurance.

  Michael Myers | March 08, 2007 9:09 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  This seems to be an ongoing question among injured persons and health care providers. Which insurance policy should pay for the injured person's treatment? PIP is always primary to health insurance - except when it is exhausted. This means that your health care providers need to bill your PIP carrier until there is no more coverage. When coverage runs out under the PIP policy your health...

• Accident with Canadian Driver in Washington or BC--Enter ICBC

  Michael Myers | March 07, 2007 1:11 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  I like Canadians. My parents moved to Canada in 1985. I spend most weekends at Whistler. And, last but not least, I like Canadians because they all have insurance...good insurnace. The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia (ICBC) is a provincial Crown corporation established in 1973 to provide universal auto insurance to B.C. motorists. It covers drivers from BC when they get into...

• Head Injuries Often Overlooked by Doctors

  Michael Myers | March 06, 2007 4:14 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  I've written about this before. But it deserves emphasis--even if it comes through repetition. Head injuries are overlooked by doctors all the time. Even when the warning signs are there. Doctors are frequently too busy setting broken arms or prescribing pain killers to look at and assess what may be the most serious injury associated with car accidents. If you've been in a car accident...