Miscellaneous

• Four Deaths Linked to Powerful Pain-Killer, Fentora

  Chelsea Gilbert | September 19, 2007 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On Thursday, September 13, Cephalon Inc. announced that four deaths have been linked to the powerful cancer pain drug, Fentora, which they manufacture. Fentora was approved by the Food and Drug Administration last September for use by specific cancer patients. The Fentora fatalities allegedly all involved patients using the drug improperly. Two of the patients who died were reportedly using...

• Approve 67

  Glenn Phillips | September 18, 2007 4:01 PM | 0 CommentsEverett, WA

  Myth vs. Fact on Ray PerettiMyth - This was a letter written, mailed, and paid for by a local insurance agent.Fact- Ray Peretti is not your typical neighborhood insurance agent. Basic research reveals he has a long history as insurance industry lobbyist, advocating against the rights of consumers. He has been a strong advocate for expansive and unfettered use of personal information and credit...

• Washington Supreme Court Rules Statue of Limitations Applies to Minors

  Chelsea Gilbert | September 18, 2007 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  The Washington Supreme Court recently ruled that the statue of limitations in a wrongful death case was not "tolled" (that is, continued to run) even though the person filing suit was a minor at the time of the incident and, thus, unable to file suit until he or she turned 18. Kaela Atchison, who was 15 years old at the time of her father's death, appealed a decision by the Clark County...

• Drinking Contributes to Boat Collision on Lake Washington

  Chelsea Gilbert | September 12, 2007 10:55 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On Monday night a powerboat collided with a sailboat, one boat 44 feet, the other 38, on Lake Washington near the 520 bridge. Four people, including the driver of one of the boats, were treated at a hospital for minor injuries.According to the Seattle Police Harbor Patrol the driver of the powerboat is to blame for the water collision as he had reportedly been drinking. The driver of the...

• Hit and Run Collision Injures Teenage Bicyclist in Skyway

  Chelsea Gilbert | September 11, 2007 8:27 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  A 17-year old bicyclist was struck by a car late last Wednesday in Skyway, Washington. The car involved in the collision, described as yellow and possibly a Chevrolet El Camino, struck the bicyclist from behind and drove away without stopping. The man driving the vehicle was in his late teens or early twenties. The bicyclist was taken to Harborview Medical Center for non-life threatening...

• 19-year-old Fatally Injured in Collision with Dump Truck in Seattle

  Chelsea Gilbert | September 10, 2007 7:15 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Last Friday afternoon, September 7, two bicyclists were hit by a dump truck near the intersection of Eastlake Avenue and Fuhrman Avenue East in Seattle. 19-year-old Bryce Lewis died on the scene, crushed under the front wheels of the dump truck. The other bicyclist, a friend of Lewis', was transported to a local hospital with non-life threatening injuries. The biking collision occurred on a...

• 2 Die When Fishing Boat Capsizes

  Chelsea Gilbert | September 10, 2007 12:03 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  On Sunday a Seattle fishing vessel, The Papa George, sank 12 miles off the Washington coast. Two of the vessels' crew members, David Starbuck, 62, and Ethel Zelaya, 37, died when the vessel capsized. Traveling in the skiff, the surviving crew came ashore at Long Beach at approximately 6:30 p.m. on Sunday, bringing the bodies of the two victims along with them. None of the survivors required...

• General Contractors Must Formulate and Enforce Fall Protection Plans

  Michael Myers | September 02, 2007 8:44 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  A recent Seattle Times article highlights an important issue in the construction trades--especially with so much building taking place in Seattle and around Puget Sound. The Times reported the following: A 73-year-old man was rushed to Bremerton's Harrison Medical Center with life-threatening injuries after he fell down a 30-foot shaft at a construction site this afternoon.Central Kitsap Fire...

• Don Jacobs, Attorney at Law

  Staff Writer | August 26, 2007 10:18 AM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  Mr. Jacobs has litigated cases against negligent drivers, insurance companies, manufacturers, corporations, and government entities for over twenty years. Since 1979, he has helped thousands of injured consumers obtain fair compensation for their injuries. Mr. Jacobs is licensed in both Oregon and Washington and admitted in state and federal court. He has served on the governing body of the...

• NW Injury Law Center

  Staff Writer | August 26, 2007 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsVancouver, WA

  The NW Injury Law Center was created by trial attorney Don Jacobs so injured consumers could choose a law firm that devotes all of its resources to helping injury victims. The firm's only focus is the representation of injured consumers. Every individual who works at the firm is highly trained and very knowledgeable about personal injury and insurance law. The firm uses a team approach to make...