Emerald Law Group
Understanding Your Legal Rights After Injury Due To Reckless Driving
Reckless driving is one of the leading factors in serious traffic accidents and fatalities in Washington State and across the country. Statistics indicate that reckless driving trends have only increased since the start of the pandemic in 2020, with Washington seeing a 10% increase in traffic fatalities in 2021 from the year before. Speeding,… Read More »
Is King County Responsible For A Dangerous Condition On The Green River Trail?
Under Washington law, local governments can generally be sued and held liable for injuries that occur on their property the same as any private landowner. For example, if you are injured in a slip and fall accident inside of a King County office building, you could sue the county and seek monetary damages for… Read More »
Denying Liability – Insurance companies increasingly making bad arguments
Perhaps it is coincidence but in the past year, our firm has seen more and more insurance companies taking positions over liability (i.e. who is at fault?) regarding car accidents, including rear end accidents and incidents where the other driver clearly failed to yield the right-of-way. I recently had a case in which my… Read More »
Hiring a Lawyer to Increase Your Claim Value
Many personal injury victims, be it from a car accident or slip and fall incident, initially try to take the simplest route and negotiate a settlement with the insurance company directly. This is understandable – we all want to move on with our lives. As a lawyer myself, I know that I am often… Read More »
Catastrophic Injuries – Seeking Compensation for Severe Injuries
Too often victims of negligence – be it due to car wrecks or slip and falls – are viewed by the public as whiners or malingerers looking for a fast and quick payday. Most people that we represent admit to having that opinion until their lives are changed by someone else’s negligence, particularly when… Read More »
Daycare Investigation After Child Dies
Representing Children Injured at Daycares The police are currently investigating the death of a 2-year old child at a daycare in Bothell, just north of Seattle. The child apparently was dropped off at the daycare and later died after staff at the daycare reported the child having difficulty breathing. It is presently unknown how… Read More »
Truck Accident Closes Interstate Near Seattle
A truck accident in Bothell resulted in Interstate 405 being closed for several hours. A tractor trailer driver died after rolling his truck at the junction of Highway 522 and Interstate 405. The accident resulted in the cab of the truck falling off the side of the highway. Large trucks are often the cause… Read More »
E-Cigarette Injuries
Certain e-cigarettes appear to be suffering from product defects that cause the batter to explode. In the past several months, local hospitals have seen a rise in treatment for burns caused by exploding e-cigarette batteries. According to officials at Harborview, victims have experienced severe burns as a result of the batteries. Burn injuries are… Read More »
New law may allow motorcycles to ride on shoulder of highway
A new piece of legislation was recently proposed that would allow Washington motorcyclists to drive on the shoulder of the road and pass on the left if traffic backed up. The law would permit a motorcyclist to move onto the shoulder and move around traffic congestion as long as the motorcycle does not exceed… Read More »
Seattle Police Kill Man in Wedgwood Neighborhood
The Times is reporting that a man was shot and killed by officers in the Wedgwood area of Seattle. While we hope that this was a legitimate and lawful use of force by the police, it does remind us of the recent police brutality cases that have been in the news over the past… Read More »