What is Distracted Driving?
What is Distracted Driving? Distracted driving is engaging in another activity while driving a motor vehicle. It can be texting, talking on the phone, eating, adjusting the radio or air conditioning, playing video games, watching movies, putting on make-up, fixing your hair, or any of the other surprising tasks drivers try to complete while driving…
How Are Personal Injury Settlements Paid Out?
How are personal injury settlements paid? The goal of personal injury cases is to help people recover what they lost. This includes seeking payment of medical, therapy, and care expenses. It also includes seeking compensation for pain and suffering, lost income, and other losses. This might require going to trial. Often, personal injury cases settle…
Five Extraordinary Examples of Personal Injury Settlements
What are some extraordinary examples of personal injury settlements? Personal injury settlements, like other legal settlements, are often confidential. The plaintiff may often agree not to discuss the settlement in public in exchange for a certain sum. But other settlements—most notably the multi-state tobacco and asbestos settlements—can be transparent, giving the public a glimpse behind…
Understanding the Statute of Limitations on a Wrongful Death Lawsuit in WA State
What is the statute of limitations on a wrongful death lawsuit in Washington state? When someone you love dies unexpectedly at the hands of another, the tragedy leaves behind waves of intense emotions. These emotions may prevent you from taking the necessary actions to get justice promptly in the days that follow. However, if you…
5 Ways to Lose Your Personal Injury Claim
How could you lose your personal injury claim? Make sure you aren’t your own worst enemy when it comes to your personal injury lawsuit. Trying to handle the claim on your own can lead to critical mistakes — the kind of mistakes you might not even realize you’re making. Read on for a list of…
What Are the Most Common Holiday Accidents?
What are the most common holiday accidents? When the holidays approach, many folks are out and about, doing their Christmas shopping and getting everything together for the big Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, and Christmas celebrations to come. Unfortunately, these winter preparations can bring a fair share of accidents along with them, but many are avoidable if you…
Whose Fault is a Parking Lot Back-Up Collision?
Whose fault is a parking lot back-up collision? It’s a well-known fact that car crash accidents happen every day on the roads of Washington State and across America. What many drivers do not realize is that not all auto accidents happen on the road. Yes, tens of thousands of accidents occur each year in parking…
What You Should Know about Ridesharing Accidents
What should you know about ridesharing accidents? Ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft have become part of everyday life in America as a convenient source of transportation. In fact, they have largely replaced the taxis and buses of the recent past. Rideshare companies like Uber and Lyft are called Transportation Network Companies (TNC). They set…
Delayed Injury Symptoms to Be Aware of after an Auto Accident
What delayed injury symptoms should you be aware of after an auto accident? Auto accidents are an all-too-common occurrence, but they are a fact of life. And when someone else’s negligence has caused an accident, they should be held responsible for any subsequent negative effects that you are suffering. These effects can be anything from…
How Can I Protect My Personal Injury Claim in Bankruptcy?
How can you protect your personal injury claim in bankruptcy? The decision to file bankruptcy is not an easy one. And if you have recently been in an accident of some sort and have a pending personal injury claim, the decision gets even more difficult. Will the bankruptcy court take my settlement if I get…