Miscellaneous

• Pet Food Recall--Cat and Dog Food Causes Kidney Failure and Death

  Michael Myers | March 10, 2007 10:18 PM | 6 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Menu Foods--with plants in the United States and Canada--has announced an extremely broad recall of cat and dog food (specifically, the "cuts and gravy" variety which dcomes in cans and small foil pouches). The recall covers over 60 million containers of wet pet food. The recall was announced after reports of kidney failure and at least 10 deaths.The pet food was sold by stores operated by...

• Bicycles and UIM Coverage...Why do I Need Auto Insurance if I Ride a Bike?

  Michael Myers | January 10, 2009 8:47 PM | 2 CommentsTacoma, WA

  I recently read about a hit and run accident at another blogger's site: A bicyclist was taken to Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries Tuesday after a hit-and-run collision on...

• Crazy juries

  Don Jacobs | January 21, 2009 6:06 PM | 1 CommentVancouver, WA

  While preparing for a recent jury trial involving a personal injury claim one of the expert witnesses, a doctor, mentioned that my job wasn’t too tough. According to him, all I had to do was...

• Don't Overplay Your Hand: Plaintiffs Frequently Make the Wrong Choice

  Michael Myers | January 14, 2009 3:34 PM | 1 CommentSeattle, WA

  This summer the New York Times published an article about the choices made by individuals whether to settle their personal injury lawsuits and the typical outcome at trial following these decisions....

• Legal Malpractice Claims Expected to Rise in 2009. One Big Factor: Attorneys Practicing Outside their Core Areas

  Michael Myers | January 04, 2009 10:22 AM | 1 CommentSeattle, WA

  Experts predict that the current economic downturn will give rise to an increasing number of legal malpractice lawsuits. Historically, claims against lawyers escalate during economic...

• Medical Negligence in Port--Holland America May be Responsible

  Michael Myers | November 01, 2008 6:49 PM | 1 CommentTacoma, WA

  We recently communicated with a family who suffered a tragedy. Their mother slipped and fell on a Holland America vessel. Treatement was provided at a hospital located at the next port city....

• Uninsured motorist claims and Oregon workers compensation

  Don Jacobs | October 26, 2008 7:24 PM | 1 CommentVancouver, WA

  Many people drive for a living. People injured on driving jobs in Oregon have a right to file a workers compensation claim. The claim, in theory, will pay for all medical care and a portion of their...

• Dentist Won Money From Insurance Company Over Tusk Prank

  Jenny Albano | July 27, 2007 3:38 PM | 1 CommentOlympia, WA

  An oral surgeon who played a prank on his assistant by implanting fake boar tusks in her mouth, won $750,000 from his insurance company after the state Supreme Court sided with the dentist.Dr. Robert Woo put fake boar tusks in his assistant's mouth while she was under anesthesia for another procedure. The doctor took pictures of her with the tusks in and then removed them before the women woke...

• 7 Year Old Boy Dies Off Cruise Ship

  Mark McLean | July 18, 2007 12:28 PM | 1 CommentSeattle, WA

  A seven year old boy was killed in a jet ski accident during a cruise vacation in the Bahamas recently. Interestingly, Royal Caribbean claims that it holds no responsibility since the accident occurred while the boy was on an excursion from the ship.Most excursion tickets from cruise lines contain disclaimers that the cruise line is not liable for injuries that happen ashore. However, in most...

• Medicaid--The Ahlborn Decision

  Michael Myers | May 30, 2006 2:19 PM | 1 CommentSeattle, WA

  The Supreme Court just handed down a great decision for injured persons. The case is called Ahlborn. Ahlborn provides a very strong tool where there is (1) a large Medicaid lien and (2) inadequate insurance to fully compensate the injured person. We just received a call from a young woman who had a $250,000 Medicaid lien. Unfortunately there was only $100,000 in insurance coverage and the...