Automobile Accidents

• Seminars on Injury Litigation in Hawaii

  Staff Writer | February 09, 2006 5:28 PM | 0 CommentsPhoenix, AZ

  This year I will have the difficult task of having to attend a litigation-related conference in Honolulu, Hawaii of all places. We booked our tickets and I will soon participate in convention seminars at the Winter Convention of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America. I hope the convention seminars will improve our firm's ability to represent our clients with care and passion. One of the...

• Car Accident Kills Milwaukee Couple

  David Lowe | February 09, 2006 2:47 PM | 0 CommentsMilwaukee, WI

  A two-car crash in Ozaukee county claimed the lives of a Milwaukee couple yesterday when the car they were riding in was hit head-on by another car that crossed the median of I-43. The names of the victims were not immediately available. According to wfrv.com:The Ozaukee County Sheriff's Department said the crash happened in a southbound lane of I-43 south of state Highway 60 about 4:30 p.m.,...

• Washington Jury Corrals Moose Lodge

  Staff Writer | February 09, 2006 12:02 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Private Clubs like to keep secrets but, fortunately, a zealous plaintiff attorney circumvented the "veil of silence" which the Moose Lodge put up to protect itself from liability, when a drunk member drove on the wrong side of the road and paralyzed a 7-year-old boy and injured his other family members. After a four week trial, the Whatcom County Jury awarded the family $14 Million to...

• Pedestrian Killed by Car

  Michael Myers | February 08, 2006 3:29 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Just after 8 p.m. on February 4, a driver heading north on Pacific Avenue South struck a pedestrian just south of the intersection with 138th Street South. The driver told authorities that he did not see the pedestrian before he hit her. The pedestrian died immediately.Pedestrian fatality rates in the United States are far higher than in other industrialized countries. A recent study compared...

• Driver Runs Stop Sign, Kills One, Injures Three

  Michael Myers | February 08, 2006 3:10 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On January 27, Brandon Louis Stutheit, age 18, was driving with three passengers near Roy at the intersection of Eighth Avenue East and 304th Street when he ran a stop sign. Mr. Stutheit then collided with another car, killing the other driver and injuring his own passengers. The passengers suffered a broken sternum, crushed pelvis and possible spinal injuries. Mr. Stutheit confessed to...

• Fort Lewis Car Accident Kills Soldier; Injures Two

  Michael Myers | February 08, 2006 2:02 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On January 6 near North Fort Lewis, a 20-year-old soldier likely lost control of her car, which caused her to slide in front of an oncoming car. That car then T-boned the soldier's car. The soldier was pronounced dead shortly after the accident. Of the two women in the other car, one was treated with minor injuries and one remained in critical condition as of January 19.Although the soldier...

• Drunk Driver Drives Wrong Way, Injures One

  Michael Myers | February 08, 2006 1:10 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Around 2 a.m. on January 21, an Auburn man drove onto SR 18 going the wrong direction and collided with an oncoming vehicle, causing injury to the other driver's leg. Authorities suspect alcohol was involved. The injured man should contact a personal injury attorney to pursue the drunk driver who caused this accident. A personal injury attorney will be able to file a civil claim against the...

• $8 Million Verdict Against Auto Manufacturer

  Michael Myers | February 08, 2006 12:58 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On January 20, a Superior Court judge reinstated a $8 million jury verdict against Hyundai. A Vancouver man was paralyzed nine years ago in a car accident when he was ejected from his Hyundai Accent. He sued Hyundai, claiming that their seatback design was responsible for his injuries. Although the jury awarded him $8 million in damages, the Court of Appeals dismissed the verdict and required...

• Tarp on Highway Causes Accident, Killing One and Critically Injuring Mother and Child

  Michael Myers | February 08, 2006 12:24 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On January 23, a Tacoma man, his fiancée, her 5-year-old son and their 3-month-old daughter were driving southbound on I-5 when they swerved to avoid a tarp on the roadway. This set off a chain of accidents involving five vehicles. The Tacoma man died at the scene. His fiancée is seriously injured and the 5-year-old boy remains in a coma with critical injuries. Authorities believe the tarp...

• SUV's Safer? Think Again!

  Joe Saunders | February 08, 2006 5:55 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Sponsored by Partners for Child Passenger Safety, a new study led by Dr. Dennis Durbin determined that SUVs are no more safe than cars in the protection they afford children, due to their increased rollover rate.A study finds that children riding in sport utility vehicles are no safer than those in passenger cars, due to the doubled risk of rollovers in SUVs canceling out the safety advantages...