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Car and Truck Accidents
- Old Tires Sold As New Highly Dangerous l Kirkland WA Car Accident Lawyer
- Toyota Facing Multiple Product Liability Lawsuits from Gas Pedal
- How Do You Stop a Car with a Stuck Gas Pedal? l Video demonstration
- Are you Driving a Ticking Time Bomb?
- Uncontrolled Intersections - Who Has the Right of Way?
Motorcycle Accidents
- Aging Bikers Hopping on Trikes
- 2009 Motorcycle Fatality Statistics
- Seattle Scooter Accident Settles for $7 Million l Washington Motorcycle Accident Lawyer
- Motorcycle Riding in Wet Weather
- 5 Tips for Safe Motorcycle Riding in Washington Winter
Bicycle Accidents
- How Many Years In Jail Can You Get For Road Rage Driving?
- LA Road Rage Driver Convicted of 6 Felonies l Seattle Bike Lawyer
- What would you do if you were paralyzed in a hit & run bike accident? l Washington Spine Injury Attorney
- Bicycling Made Easier by Pavement Markings in Redmond and Kirkland l Kirkland Bike Attorney
- Carbon Bike Fork Failure Can Cause Serious Injury
Pedestrian & Crosswalk Accidents
- Walking and texting dangerous? l Kirkland WA Pedestrian Injury Attorney
- Can a City Be Sued when a Car Kills a Pedestrian in a Crosswalk?
- Is Seattle One of The Most Dangerous Cities for Pedestrians?
- Comatose Victim Chris Harris' Family Files $25 Million Claim Against Seattle
Wrongful Death & Fatal Accidents
Patient Safety
- New Online Website Rates Washington Health Care Providers
- 12 Tips for Parents who need a Hospital for their Children
General
- Confessions of a Washington Trial Attorney l Kirkland Injury Attorney Max Meyers
- Sotomayor Confirmed as New U.S. Supreme Court Justice l What Can We Expect?
- Seattle Federal Court Jury Swayed By Wife of Cop Juror in Shooting Case
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- Motorcycle Rider Dies When Car Pulls Out on Highway 2 in Sultan, WA...
Posted on 2/18/2010 - Seattle Crosswalk Accident Result in Fatality...
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Posted on 1/28/2010 - New Law Proposed to Increased Criminal Penalties in Bicycle Accidents...
Posted on 1/27/2010 - WA Crane Companies Failing Comply with New Safety Law...
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Car and Truck Accidents
- Lemon Law Notice to Car Manufacturer - sample
- Lemon Law Guide from Washington Attorney General's Office
- "Run-of-the-Mill Justice" by Nora Freeman Engstrom
- Did You Hire a Personal Injury Mill to Handle Your Car Accident Case?
- How Much Will It Cost If You're Not Wearing A Seat-Belt?
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- Car and Truck Accidents
- Old Tires Sold As New Highly Dangerous l Kirkland WA Car Accident Lawyer
- Toyota Facing Multiple Product Liability Lawsuits from Gas Pedal
- How Do You Stop a Car with a Stuck Gas Pedal? l Video demonstration
- Are you Driving a Ticking Time Bomb?
- Uncontrolled Intersections - Who Has the Right of Way?
- Drivers use Twitter to Avoid DUI Checkpoints
- Injury Victims Get The Shaft While Insurance Companies Get Rich
- Drive While Texting, Go To Jail? l Seattle Car Accident Lawyer
- What Causes More Deaths in Washington: Car Accidents or Drugs?
- Binge Drinkers Like to Drive, 1 in 10 Drive after a Binge l Washington DUI Injury Accident Lawyer
- Kirkland Man Driving 100 mph Causes Bothell WA Car Accident, Injures 6 in Minivan l Bothell Car Accident Attorney
- Texting While Driving is a Very Serious Threat to Safety According to 87% of Public l Seattle Car Accident Attorney
- Text Message Causes U of Texas LB to Crash Car - Kirkland Car Accident Lawyer
- Nine Injured in Rollover Car Accident on I-5 in Dupont, Washington
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Aging Bikers Hopping on Trikes
- 2009 Motorcycle Fatality Statistics
- Seattle Scooter Accident Settles for $7 Million l Washington Motorcycle Accident Lawyer
- Motorcycle Riding in Wet Weather
- 5 Tips for Safe Motorcycle Riding in Washington Winter
- Kirkland WA Motorcycle Accident Results to Fatality
- Bicycle Accidents
- How Many Years In Jail Can You Get For Road Rage Driving?
- LA Road Rage Driver Convicted of 6 Felonies l Seattle Bike Lawyer
- What would you do if you were paralyzed in a hit & run bike accident? l Washington Spine Injury Attorney
- Bicycling Made Easier by Pavement Markings in Redmond and Kirkland l Kirkland Bike Attorney
- Carbon Bike Fork Failure Can Cause Serious Injury
- Seattle Bicyclist hit by Drunk and Killed on Dexter in Seattle
- Bellevue Bicycle Safety Fair | Bellevue Bicycle Accident Lawyer
- Pedestrian & Crosswalk Accidents
- Walking and texting dangerous? l Kirkland WA Pedestrian Injury Attorney
- Can a City Be Sued when a Car Kills a Pedestrian in a Crosswalk?
- Is Seattle One of The Most Dangerous Cities for Pedestrians?
- Comatose Victim Chris Harris' Family Files $25 Million Claim Against Seattle
- Wrongful Death & Fatal Accidents
- Patient Safety
- New Online Website Rates Washington Health Care Providers
- 12 Tips for Parents who need a Hospital for their Children
- General
- Confessions of a Washington Trial Attorney l Kirkland Injury Attorney Max Meyers
- Sotomayor Confirmed as New U.S. Supreme Court Justice l What Can We Expect?
- Seattle Federal Court Jury Swayed By Wife of Cop Juror in Shooting Case
Washington Injury Law Blog
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- Wrongful Death Claims in Kirkland, Seattle, Bellevue, Washington
- Kirkland, Seattle, Everett, Tacoma Pedestrian Accident Personal Injury
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News
- Motorcycle Rider Dies When Car Pulls Out on Highway 2 in Sultan, WA
- Seattle Crosswalk Accident Result in Fatality
- Two Kirkland Girls Hit in Juanita Crosswalk by SUV
- New Law Proposed to Increased Criminal Penalties in Bicycle Accidents
- WA Crane Companies Failing Comply with New Safety Law
- Flying Car Accident Debris Injures Pedestrian l Seattle Car Accident Attorney
- I-90 Head-On Car Accident Hospitalizes Two l Kirkland Car Accident Attorney
- Car Runs Down 2 WSU Students in Crosswalk and on Sidewalk
- Marysville WA T-Bone Car Accident by SUV Results in 4 Fatalities
- Seattle Window Washer Survives 8 Story Fall
- Do Wet Seattle Roads Increase Traffic Deaths in November?
- What common child accessory has amputated fingers on 12 kids?
- Injured Seattle Fireman Awarded $13M Following Fall Down Fire Pole Hole
- Do Cell Phones Cause Enough Driver Distraction to Kill?
- Bicycle Friendly Bellevue On The Way l Bellevue Bicycle Lawyer
- Washington Traffic Fatalities Lowest Since 1955
- Maple Valley, WA Paralyzed Football Player Settles Injury Case for 14.6M
- Toyota Lawyer Alleges He was Ordered by Toyotay to Destroy Evidence
- 1 in 6 Drivers Distracted in School Zones l Kirkland Crosswalk Accident Lawyer
- Everett Police Looking For Driver in Fatal Collision l Everett Wrongful Death Attorney
- Bellingham Motorcycle Accident Caused by Drunk Rider
- Ballard Businesses File Lawsuit Over Seattle's Burke-Gilman Trail Expansion
- Head-on Car Crash near Poulsbo on Highway 3 kills 2 men
- Cambridge, MA Bicyclist dies following Car v. Bike accident near Raymond, WA
- 30th Annual Seattle to Portland Bicycle Classic, Saturday, July 11th & 12th
- Colorado Women Gets 3 years For Killing Two Bicyclists
- Motorcycle Slams into Rear of Ambulance, Helmet Saves Rider's Life
Case Results
- Car and Truck Accidents
- $1,000,000 Settlement for Leg Amputation
- $350,000 Settlement for Low Back Herniated Disc
- $200,000 Settlement for Multible Broken Bones in Head-On Collision
- $157,500 Settlement for Head-on Collision
- $145,000 Settlement for Low Back Disk Surgery
- $141,500 to Man Police Ticketed for Causing Accident
- $140,000 Jury Verdict for neck and back injury
- $135,000 Settlement for Nonsurgical Low Back Disk Injury
- $124,500 Settlement for Aggravation of Low Back Disk Injury
- $85,000 Settlement for Neck Fusion Surgery - Full Policy Limits
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Pedestrian & Crosswalk Accidents
- Bicycle Accidents
- Premises Liability
- $2,450,000 Jury Verdict for Brain Injury suffered at Keg Restauraunt.
Awarded: $2,450,000 jury verdict
Document Library
- Car and Truck Accidents
- Lemon Law Notice to Car Manufacturer - sample
- Lemon Law Guide from Washington Attorney General's Office
- "Run-of-the-Mill Justice" by Nora Freeman Engstrom
- Did You Hire a Personal Injury Mill to Handle Your Car Accident Case?
- How Much Will It Cost If You're Not Wearing A Seat-Belt?
- How Insurance Companies Trick Injury Victims and Claimants
- What Happens When Your Teenager Causes a Fatal Washington Car Accident?
- How Did Facebook Use Terminate One Woman's Disability Benefits?
- What Percent of Teen Cellphone Users Admit to Texting While Driving?
- Car Accident Knee Injury? Surgical Advances being made on PCL injuries | Seattle, Kirkland Car Accident Attorney
- Surgial Treatment of Posterior Cruciate Ligament Tears: An Evolving Technique
- Buying Car Insurance in Washington
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Pedestrian & Crosswalk Accidents
- General
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Car and Truck Accidents
- Who has the right of way at an uncontrolled intersection in Washington?
- What is Personal Injury Protection (PIP) insurance?
- What is Uninsured / Underinsured Motorist (UIM) insurance?
If an insurance adjuster calls me after my accident to ask me questions, can I talk to her?
A friend was in a car accident and broke his leg. He got a lot of money. Will my case be worth as much as his?
- I have been involved in a Seattle car accident and the medical bills are mounting. The insurance company for the driver who hit me says they will pay my medical bills and give me a "little something" for pain and suffering. They have asked me to sign a release. Should I take them up on their offer?
- The insurance company for the driver who hit me says they need me to sign a document (medical records release) before they can pay my medical bills. Should I sign the medical release?
- I was injured in a rear-end collision but there was little damage to my car. The other driver’s insurance company says there’s no way I could’ve been injury when there’s little damage to my car and they’re refusing to pay for my medical bills. What do I do now?
- Motorcycle Accidents
- What if a loved one has been killed as the result of an accident that was not their fault?
- What should I say to the other party involved in the accident or their insurance adjuster?
- How long will it take to get a fair and reasonable settlement offer?
- Why do I need to enlist the help of an experienced Washington motorcycle accident lawyer?
- How many people are injured or killed in the United States in motorcycle accidents?
What is the main cause of death in Washington motorcycle accidents?
- What if I am involved in a motorcycle accident that was not my fault?
- General
- How much money is my Washington motorcycle accident case worth?
- What is a Personal Injury Case?
- I was on a jury and the plaintiff was asked for her medical bills to be repaid. The jury thought that the bills were probably all covered by insurance. Was this correct?
- How often do you "win" your cases?
- I settled my Seattle car accident case with the at-fault driver's insurance company. Do I have to pay taxes on my injury settlement money?
Resources
- Car and Truck Accidents
- Lemon Laws in Washington - Washington Attorney General website
- Safercar.gov
- Washington Traffic Safety Commission
- National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Motorcycle Accidents
- Insurance Information Institute - Motorcycle Crash Statistics
- Helmet Buying Tips
- Puget Sound Safety
- Pacific Northwest Motorcycle Safety
- Thunder Press
- Northwest Harley Blog
- Motorcycle Safety Foundation
- American Motorcylist Association
- Washington state Motorcycle Laws and Regulations
- Sound Rider
- Wrongful Death & Fatal Accidents
- Bicycle Accidents
- Bicycle Alliance of Washington
- Redmond Cycling Club
- Cascade Bicycle Club
- Bicycle Almanac: Bike Safety Statistics
- BicycleSafe.com
- Bicycle Helmet Laws - Local Cities & Counties
- Washington State Bicycle Laws - WSDOT
- Patient Safety
- New England Journal of Medicine
- Health Care Choices
- RxList
- Health Grades
- Quackwatch
- Puget Sound Alliance Health Checkup
- General
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Car and Truck Accidents
- Who has the right of way at an uncontrolled intersection in Washington?
- What is Personal Injury Protection (PIP) insurance?
- What is Uninsured / Underinsured Motorist (UIM) insurance?
Motorcycle Accidents
- What if a loved one has been killed as the result of an accident that was not their fault?
- What should I say to the other party involved in the accident or their insurance adjuster?
- How long will it take to get a fair and reasonable settlement offer?