Seattle Personal Injury Lawyer
Discussion of personal injury law and legal issues, with focus on Washington state.
Author: Michael Myers, who edits this blawg, is a Washington lawyer.
Blawg Related Categories: Tort Law • Injury & Accident Law • States • Washington • Legal Information
Recent Posts from Seattle Personal Injury Lawyer
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Woman Injured In Hit-and-Run; State Patrol Seeks Info
A Kent woman, 22, was seriously injured in a hit-and-run accident and now State Patrol is look for people that may have witnessed the accident. Officers responded to a car vs. pedestrian report at 5:00…
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Cruise Ships--The H2 of the Sea
There's a close relationship between boats and the environment. Marketing materials--particularly for cruise ships--show vessels in pristine blue waters with fish whales and dolphins in close proximity. The New York Times ran an article this…
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Holland America's Medical Personnel--Health Care Providers or Investigators?
I’ve blogged about Holland America’s responsibility for the health care provided on board its ships. This blog is a little bit different. I think everyone would agree that curative treatment should be a health care…
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Slip and Falls: Not Just in the Produce Aisle
Slip and fall accidents are among the most common causes of injuries on boats. Decks are made of fiberglass, wood, or steel. All can be slippery. Water, grease, scales and fish oil are just some…
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Boating Safety and Life Jackets
Boating safety is an important topic in the Pacific Northwest. There are more boats per capita here than any other part of the country. And with opening day having come and gone and unexpectedly great…
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The Recession and Client Cost Advances
People are becoming increasingly cost conscious. It is a natural reaction to the recession. This level of cost consciousness has already started to affect the way personal injury cases are handled and the dialog between…
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Subrogation Shouldn't Affect Settlement Decision
Washington law allows persons who have been hurt to recover their medical expenses even if they didn’t pay for them. But in most cases it wouldn’t be fair to allow injured persons to keep that…
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Civil Rule No. 3--Super Bowl Sunday--Kickoff
I started writing this during the long run-up to the Super Bowl on Sunday. It seemed timely. Civil Rule 3 deals with the commencements of actions. It reads: (a) Methods. Except as provided in rule…
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Civil Rule No. 2 (Boring)/Civil Rule 2A (At the Center of Numerous Conflicts)
Civil Rule 2 is probably the least interesting out of the 86 Civil Rules. It reads: There shall be one form of action to be known as "civil action." Wow. Fortunately there is also Civil…
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Civil Rules
Cases filed in superior court are governed by the Civil Rules. There are 86 civil rules. Although some are more relevant to personal injury actions than others, all or almost all of them eventually come…