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29 Aug 2011, 2:49 pm
Following an accident which results in serious injury, you may be uncertain about what you can do to help prepare your case for trial or settlement. However, there are many steps a claimant can take to assist a Seattle personal injury attorney with a claim.
For example, it is very important that you maintain good communication with your attorney throughout the legal process, including informing the attorney about any change to your contact information. An attorney may have questions for you… [read post]
21 Aug 2012, 2:00 am
A noted computer programmer convicted of murdering his wife must pay his children $60 million, a California jury has ruled. Hans Reiser, whose Namesys company developed widely-used software, was convicted of murdering his Russian wife Nina in 2008. Now, a civil wrongful death lawsuit has determined that he must compensate his children for the damage he has caused them.
Attorneys for the children had asked Alameda County jurors to award $15 million for each child. The jury deliberated for two days… [read post]
20 May 2013, 3:35 am
A federal wrongful death lawsuit alleging that a community health center failed to properly treat a pregnant mother’s diabetes, resulting in the stillbirth of her son, has been settled for $575,000.
The mother, Ammee Price, filed the lawsuit individually and as special administrator for her deceased son, Christopher E. Price, Jr., pursuant to the Illinois Wrongful Death Act. The mother received treatment at a federally-funded, community-based health center that is a public health service… [read post]
21 Mar 2013, 2:04 am
Toyota said that the company has settled the first lawsuit out of hundreds of wrongful death cases involving unintended acceleration.
The agreement was reached in a case filed by the family of Charlene Jones Lloyd and Paul Van Alfen. The two were killed when the Toyota Camry they were driving ran into a wall in 2010.
The Van Alfen lawsuit was supposed to be the first to go to trial and provide information to help resolve the hundreds of remaining cases. The terms of the settlement were not… [read post]
15 Dec 2009, 7:23 am
The family of a car accident victim has filed a multi-million dollar wrongful death lawsuit against the estate of Houston, Texas, attorney John O’Quinn. The victim, Johnny Lee Cutliff, was an employee of O’Quinn. Cutliff was killed in the accident along with O’Quinn.
The deadly accident took place on October 29th of this year. O’Quinn was traveling at a speed of 76 to 79 miles per hour when he slammed his SUV into a tree. O’Quinn was going almost double the street’s speed limit of 40… [read post]
2 Jan 2012, 9:58 pm
The wife of a man who died of a severe allergic reaction while a patient at Lodi Memorial Hospital filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Lodi Memorial Hospital Association. While being treated for an unspecified reason, Wayne Geist, 57, was given the maximum intravenous dose of Levaquin despite having an allergic reaction to the drug at a previous hospital stay. The lawsuit alleges that medical personnel had three opportunities to realize the medication being ordered was severely allergic to Geist… [read post]
8 Feb 2012, 1:35 pm
About a week ago, the family of Roger Ballenger came forward to ask the driver who hit the beloved father and grandfather on Minkler Road in Sedro Woolley to turn themselves in. The call came into his son, Josh, last Wednesday evening that his father had died. One witness saw Roger fall down in the road, and attempted to help him. The truck that hit him never slowed, even after it had struck Roger Ballenger. His family searched the area for clues but was unsuccessful in uncovering any sign of the… [read post]
26 Nov 2011, 10:05 pm
The wife of a Hawthorne police officer tragically killed in a motorcycle accident with an El Segundo police officer filed a $25 million wrongful death claim against the cities of El Segundo and Manhattan Beach. On May 26, 2011, Andrew Garton collided with EL Segundo Sgt. Rex Fowler while on duty assisting a funeral procession for a South Bay officer who died of cancer. Garton and Fowler were “leapfrogging” (blocking vehicles at intersections) when the accident occurred at Hawthorne Boulevard and… [read post]
15 Dec 2011, 3:36 pm
The San Jose family of a young boy who was tragically killed in a drunk driving accident received a $1 million settlement for the damages associated with his death. Matthew Landers, who was 12 at the time of the accident, tragically drowned after the vehicle he was riding in became submerged in an Alaskan river at approximately 12:30 a.m. on July 18, 2009. The driver of the vehicle, Daniel Armstrong, had been drinking prior to the accident and had a blood alcohol concentration level above the legal… [read post]
6 May 2012, 7:47 am
It is hard to over emphasize the importance of experience when handling a very serious personal injury or wrongful death case. Attorneys with substantial experience in high dollar, high profile cases have a distinct advantage in moving a case forward.
Many times, these experienced wrongful death attorneys are available to handle the same case a less experienced attorney. In cases like product liability for 18 wheeler accidents, the difference in experience can be very important on the potential for… [read post]
14 Dec 2009, 5:58 am
A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit over the 2006 wrongful death of 18-year-old University of Texas fraternity hazing victim.
The victim, Tyler Cross, died after falling from the balcony of an off-campus dormitory. A partial settlement in the parents’ wrongful death lawsuit against the fraternity, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, has been reached.
According to allegations made in the Texas wrongful death lawsuit, in the days before Cross’s death he was subjected to hazing rituals that included… [read post]
3 Feb 2010, 4:23 am
A Texas man is among those suing Toyota over an accident caused by the malfunctioning gas pedal that has been the subject of a recent recall.
Michael Harris has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Toyota alleging that a malfunctioning gas pedal in his wife’s 2009 Corolla caused her fatal car accident.
The victim was wife and mother Trina Harris who was killed when her car sped through a stop sign and smashed into a concrete wall. At the time of the accident, Harris was driving a 2009… [read post]
30 Nov 2012, 1:05 am
A car accident on a recent Sunday morning took the life of one man and injured two others.
According to police, 37-year-old Gary L. Vancil of Kewanee, Ill., died in the crash. Kenneth Armstrong, 38, and Fred Yelm, 37, both of Kewanee, were also injured.
Kewanee Police responded to a 911 call at approximately 1 a.m. to find that a truck had crashed into a home on East Division Street. According to police, the vehicle was traveling on South East Street toward East Division when it left the road and… [read post]
13 Feb 2012, 1:43 pm
The mother of a bus accident victim in St. Joseph, Missouri agreed to settle a wrongful death claim with the bus company outside court.
Bridget Blasi, the mother of the boy who was killed in a bus accident was going to be paid by First Student amounting to $5 million in an out of court settlement.
In November 2012, a bus hit Mason Adams as he was crossing the road. It was stated that the bus driver was in a hurry for the morning route and due to this, he missed to fully scrape the frost from the… [read post]
6 Sep 2011, 3:33 pm
One life has been lost and another changed forever after a drunk driver killed a man in Washington State. As a Seattle personal injury lawyer I have seen far too many victims seriously injured after being hit by a drunk driver and I know how difficult it can be to get your life back on track after suffering through a life changing injury. Driving intoxicated is reckless and selfish as it puts not only your life in danger but every other person that happens to be on the road with you.
23-year-old… [read post]
5 Feb 2013, 1:20 am
A 90-year-old nursing home resident is once again in the hospital for treatment of ongiong ear infections caused by an infestation of maggots allegedly acquired while living in a local nursing home.
Catherine McCann, who suffers from Alzheimer’s disease, lived at Lutheran Home for the Aged in Arlington Heights for two years before having 57 maggots removed from her left ear in September. She has been treated multiple times since then for MRSA infections.
McCann’s family is suing the… [read post]
3 Oct 2011, 11:40 am
As a Seattle motorcycle accident attorney, I know that riding a motorcycle can be more hazardous than driving a car; aside from lacking the basic safety features of cars such as seat belts and air bags, taking evasive action on a motorcycle can sometimes cause the driver to wreck even while avoiding the original accident. On Tuesday morning, Bradly Gilmore crashed his motorcycle on the West Seattle Bridge, while commuting to work in Bellevue, as reported by the Seattle Times. In an attempt to… [read post]
28 Aug 2012, 1:46 pm
Determining The Wrongful Death Of A Child
There is nothing more life changing than the death of a child. In many cases there is nothing that can be done to prevent it or to rectify it. Though many children die each year of natural causes there are also a small percentage of children killed every year to do the negligence or recklessness of another person or corporation. When considering wrongful death of a child there are a few things that must be considered before judgment is passed. Your case must… [read post]
11 Oct 2011, 4:25 pm
The danger of drinking and driving cannot be overstated. As a Seattle car accident lawyer, I see entirely too many cases of people whose lives have been turned upside down by drunk drivers. Late Sunday night, Candice Baima of Gig Harbor lost her life after a head-on collision with a 63-year-old driver who is believed by state troopers to have been under the influence, according to KIROTV.com. Ms. Baima died at the scene of the accident, and her 14-year-old daughter, who was in the car with… [read post]
18 Feb 2010, 8:59 am
A Dallas attorney has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Toyota on behalf of a Texas family. The lawsuit alleges that the deceased victim was driving a 2007 Lexus when the vehicle suddenly accelerated and crashed into a pickup truck. Toyota manufactures Lexus vehicles.
The plaintiffs in the lawsuit, who have filed both individually and as representatives of the estate of victim George E. Fitts, includes William, Todd, Bill C., Phyllis, Frieda and Marry Fitts. The suit was filed on February… [read post]