Automobile Accidents

• Auto accidents and brain injuries

  Don Jacobs | December 14, 2008 7:24 PM | 1 CommentVancouver, WA

  With increased seatbelt use, the number of head injuries suffered in car accidents has dropped. The use of front and now side impact airbags have also reduced the number and lessened the seriousness...

• Farmers Insurance and depreciation after repairs

  Don Jacobs | December 12, 2008 3:54 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  The law in most states has long provided that when someone damages your property, they become responsible for getting it fixed. In addition, they become responsible for any loss in value, or...

• Chain reaction collisions

  Don Jacobs | December 05, 2008 3:52 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  It’s kind of like bumper pool. A car strikes the vehicle in front. The blow propels the struck vehicle into another. Sometimes chain reaction collisions involve as many as four, five, six or...

• Insurance Fair Conduct Law

  Don Jacobs | December 03, 2008 3:24 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  Well it’s been a year since the new law went into effect. Many remember the TV onslaught by the insurance industry claiming passage of R-67 would drastically raise everyone’s rates and...

• 8 Injured in Bellevue High School Bus Accident

  Chrissie Cole | November 28, 2008 5:48 PM | 0 CommentsKing County, WA

  A bus transporting the Bellevue High school football team overturned on Friday in a four-vehicle accident on Interstate 5 south of Seattle, injuring eight people, according to Washington State...

• Interstate bridge accidents

  Don Jacobs | November 10, 2008 9:54 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  Busy interstate highways connect the states of Oregon and Washington. Over 60,000 vehicles a day commute from Vancouver to Portland over an aging Interstate Bridge. With this many vehicles,...

• Persistence and Private Trials

  Michael Myers | November 10, 2008 12:02 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  We recently represented a young man who was struck by a car and broke his leg. The accident happened while he was in a crosswalk. The at-fault driver's liability carrier initially contested...

• Stacking uninsured motorist claims

  Don Jacobs | November 08, 2008 9:02 PM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  Even though most state laws require drivers carry liability insurance, it seems many of those who cause collisions remain uninsured. With the tough economic times more and more drivers are electing...

• Median Barriers Again at Issue

  Michael Myers | November 03, 2008 11:15 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Tragic news from the South End. An Acura MDX was traveling eastbound on SR-512 when it crossed the median and hit a Toyota pickup truck. The 23-year-old female driver of the Acura was killed....

• Rainy Weather Brings Accident...But is Rain an Act of God?

  Michael Myers | November 03, 2008 9:40 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  The Act of God defense is frequently invoked by insurance companies. Far more frequently than we actually experience palpable Acts of God. The following were all reported on Friday: A collision...