Firing Your Washington Personal Injury Attorney l Seattle Accident Lawyer
Here at Davis Law Group we receive many inquiries from accident victims who want to fire their personal injury attorney and switch lawyers.  Perhaps as many as 20-25% of the calls we receive from accident victims are from those who already have a personal injury attorney, but are not satisfied with the current lawyer’s performance so far. Whenever we receive a call from an accident victim who already has a lawyer, we always advise that person to work out any dispute or conflict with their current attorney.  Most conflicts or misunderstandings can be worked out.  It just requires both the client and the lawy

Understanding Wrongful Death Law in Washington l Seattle Accident Attorney
The death of a person that is caused by the conduct of another party may give rise to a “wrongful death” claim.  A wrongful death is one where a person dies due to the unlawful conduct of another person or entity.  The unlawful conduct can be intentional (e.g., assault or murder) or unintentional (i.e. negligent or mistake). Not only can an individual person be responsible for causing a wrongful death, but so can a corporation or governmental entity as well.  When a wrongful death occurs, the law permits the surviving relatives of the deceased to recover certain types of damages against the responsible party.  In Washington (like most states), a wrongful death claim

WhoCanISue.com Website a Disgrace to Legal Profession l Seattle Accident Attorney
I was watching the Today Show on NBC this morning and it featured a story about a new legal website called “WhoCanISue.com.”  Apparently the site is a legal directory where any lawyer can sign up to be on the site’s list of attorneys that will be referred out to anyone that asks.  During the story, it showed some of the site’s TV and print advertising.  The ads were utterly tasteless.  They depicted an injured victim in a hospital setting who kept murmuring, “who can I sue? who can I sue?”  One of the ads also showed a bunch of attorneys chasi

Ottawa Personal Injury Lawyer Speaks Out Against Lowering Benefits to Car Crash Victims l Seattle Au
Ottawa personal injury attorney Brenda Hollingsworth has spoken out against changes in a new Ontario law that will substantially decrease the medical benefits available to car accident victims.  The new law will take effect next year.  It will reduce the amount of medical and rehabilitation benefits from $100,000 CD down to $50,000 CD — a fairly drastic reduction. According to Ms. Hollingsworth, the new law will have a severe impact on car accident victims who sustain the most serious injuries, like those who suffer spinal cord and other catastrophic injuries.

Dallas Daycare Center Sued for Wrongful Death of 2-year-old l Seattle Accident Attorney
Here’s a story about every parent’s worst nightmare.  A daycare center in Dallast, Texas has been sued for the wrongful death of a 2 year-old child.  The attorneys who have filed the case, The Rasansky Firm, allege that the Woodbridge Day School failed to help or monitor the young child after she ingested a small rock.  The girl choked and then collapsed in the classroom.  The teacher allowed the young child to remain on the floor while other children poked and prodded her.  As much as 10 minutes passed before the teacher finally decid