Automobile Accidents

• Suit Against Bars Permitted In Some Cases

  Bob Carroll | January 13, 2007 8:31 AM | 0 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Florida law makes it difficult to sue a liquor-serving establishment for the act of serving a patron even an excessive amount of alcohol. By statute bars, taverns and restaurants are given immunity in most cases. However, there are some situations which still can result in legal liability for the serving of alcohol. One would be the circumstances described in this out-of-state report.Mass....

• Avalanche buries cars on major roadway

  Staff Writer | January 10, 2007 2:20 PM | 0 CommentsColorado Springs, CO

  On January 6 a major avalanche buried cars and motorists on US-40, about 60 miles west of Denver in close proximity to Winter Park ski resort area. On a major traffic day for skiiers going to and from Winter Park, many cars were buried in what one Denver official said was the largest avalanche in Colorado history.Fortunately, the Colorado Department of Transportation and rescue workers did an...

• Popular Misconceptions: If I make an insurance claim my rates will go up

  Michael Myers | January 03, 2007 8:34 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Many people suffer from a special form of cognitive dissonance related to insurance. They are more than willing to pay monthly, quarterly or annual premiums for their homeowners and auto insurance but, when it comes time to enjoy the benefits of that insurance coverage, they are reluctant to make claims. The most common objection is that they believe their rates will go up. The second most...

• Popular Misconceptions: If I have an attorney help me with my claim I will net a lot less mone

  Michael Myers | January 03, 2007 8:29 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Many people choose to handle their personal injury claims on their own. They do so not because they have any particular expertise but because they think that by retaining an attorney they will end up with a lot less money than if they handled the claim themselves. Studies show that represented persons recover over three times as much as unrepresented persons. That means, even after a...

• Vikings Cornerback Fred Smoot in Car Accident

  Christina Cole | December 30, 2006 9:15 PM | 0 CommentsEverett, WA

  Vikings cornerback Fred Smoot will miss the last game of the season due to a broken jaw in five places from a recent car accident.The single car crash, first revealed by Coach Brad Childress at his new conference, happened in Smoot's hometown of Jackson, Mississippi. Jackson Police Officer Lee Vance said that the crash occurred early Saturday morning. He said Smoot was in the backseat of the...

• Lawsuits Require Time, Energy and Constitutional Fiber

  Michael Myers | December 20, 2006 1:51 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Mediations are hard work. But nothing like going to trial. Or the commitment of time, energy and expense that goes into preparing for trial.A signficant amount of effort is required to successfully mediate a case. But the effort expended at mediation pales in comparison to the work necessary to take a case to trial. If your case can't be settled then you have to be prepared to do the...

• 17,000 Children Injured on School Buses Each Year

  Michael Myers | December 20, 2006 1:07 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  New national data show school bus-related accidents send 17,000 U.S. children to emergency rooms each year, more than double the number in previous estimates that only included crashes.Safety belts, or "safe belts" as they are called by Kanye West, are needed on school buses to help reduce these numbers. Fortunately some Washington legislators support a new law that would require safety belts.

• Twice the Fatalities in Crashes Involving Small Cars

  Susy Owen | December 19, 2006 5:09 PM | 0 CommentsSanta Clarita, CA

  The Institute for Highway Safety released a report today. The findings were that Americans who buy the smallest cars on the market are twice as likely to have fatal accidents as drivers of midsize and larger vehicles.Due to the increased sales of the popular fuel efficient mimicars, the tests were preformed for the first time by the institute. According to the report, the fatality rate in...

• Serious Injuries in Tacoma Crash

  Michael Myers | December 18, 2006 7:18 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Washington State Patrol related that 20-year-old Alexander Moore was going west on Pullman Airport Roadwhen he drifted right, overcorrected and crashed into a ditch on the opposite side of the road.Two of the four people in the car were thrown from the vehicle. One of the passengers, 19-year-old Angelica Messenger, was flown to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Two others, Patrick Kelley...

• Employee Falls from Van and Dies--Catering Firm Fined

  Michael Myers | December 18, 2006 1:42 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  The Department of Labor and Industries investigates accidents that happen at work. (It also investigates accidents involving elevators.)In November of this year the Department announced it has fined a catering company a total of $4,500 for safety violations related to Yen Nguyen's fatal fall from a food-delivery van along the West Seattle Bridge.The Department's reports and their findings are...