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A Seattle Car Accident Lawyer Discusses the Dangers Synonymous with the holiday season is the holiday rush, with shoppers hurrying from store to store. Some are driving. Some are pedestrians. All are in danger of parking lot accidents because people are too distracted by their errands and smartphones to worry about safety. A parking lot...

Everyone from highway safety experts to relatives have expressed concern about the driving abilities of older Americans. The uncomfortable question has been, "when is it time to take away a senior driver's license?" New research raises serious doubts about such rationale. Older, wiser – and safer? Contrary to popular belief, older drivers do not present the...

Our attorneys explain the key differences People buy insurance to plan ahead and ensure protection in certain scenarios. For example, an injury or illness could prevent them from being able to work or to take care of themselves. Two available options are long-term care insurance and long-term disability insurance. But what are the differences between...

Seattle brain injury lawyers participate in concussion awareness campaign Health awareness campaigns traditionally focus on spreading information about serious diseases. Awareness campaigns about debilitating injuries are more rare, but they are no less important. Sept. 20th was Washington's unofficial concussion awareness day. Started in 2016 by a young woman who suffered a serious concussion in...

Medical debt is a burden on American families. People regularly make tough decisions about whether to pay down their debt or buy groceries, necessary medications, and cover household bills. Sometimes, the threats from medical debt collectors become so intense, injured people forgo eating and skip taking their medicine so they can get the collectors to...

Most people aren't worried about getting into a bad car accident when they're stopped and pulled away from traffic, but a new study says we need to reconsider this assumption. An analysis of federal car accident data says that thousands of people are seriously injured or killed every year in crashes involving "inconspicuous vehicles" —...

Electric scooters are back in Tacoma, WA, with changes that city officials say will avoid the problems that occurred during a 2018 pilot program. Will the new approach work? Here's what Tacoma residents should know about this latest effort. Why didn't the old e-scooter program work? A 2018 program that introduced electric scooters to the...

How dangerous is driving while high? Recreational marijuana is legal for adults in Washington state, but a decision many are grappling with is whether it’s safe to drive after consuming marijuana. A comprehensive study by insurance comparison site The Zebra that surveyed 811 anonymous legal marijuana users in March 2019 found that nearly 60% of...

There are many reasons why people engage in distracted driving. Some drivers know the risks of using cellphones behind the wheel. Yet, they have an addiction to their text messages and social media accounts. Other drivers feel overconfident in their ability to multitask while driving. Those who take the risk to drive distracted knowingly endanger...

A traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the worst types of injuries sustained in a crash and can change the lives of crash victims and their families. TBI symptoms often range from headaches to permanent cognitive disabilities. Crash-related TBIs occur when there is blunt trauma to the head or rattling of the brain due...