Injured Woman Sues School District

A woman frequently visited a high school to use its running track. On one occasion she took a different route, one that required her to step down from the bleachers onto the track. She did not accurately perceive the rise that separated the bleachers from the track surface. As she took the step, she fell […]

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Paralyzed Bicyclist Sues City

A 30-year old man crashed his bicycle on a jump at a City of SeaTac park.  The man could not move, and was not discovered until the following day. He was rushed to a hospital where life-saving efforts resulted in the puncturing of his lung. Tragically, the man suffered vertebra fractures and is a quadriplegic. […]

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Parents Not Liable for Teenager’s Assault with Gun

A teenager who had been drinking assaulted with the butt of a shotgun someone who was attempting to take away his car keys. The shotgun was a gift from the minor’s parents. They allowed him to keep it in his truck.   The man suffered several facial fractures and incurred $40,000 in medical bills. He […]

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Washington Supreme Court Rules On Judicial Immunity

By Seattle Personal Injury Lawyer Scott Eller Last month the Washington Supreme Court issued a decision in a case in which the Court considered an issue of judicial immunity.[1] A sheriff deputy escorted an inmate from a courtroom to the jail on the instructions of the judge. She did not handcuff the inmate. The inmate […]

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