Speeding is a factor in 31 percent of all fatal crashes nationwide, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. At 70 mph, a driver is traveling at 102 feet per second. At 80 mph, the rate increases to 117 feet per second. Given that the average reaction time is about three seconds, that means a car going 70 mph will travel about 305 feet -- the length of a football field...
Holland America has a very harsh set of rules for injured passengers. There is a six month deadline for submitting a written claim to Holland America--otherwise the claim is barred. There is a one year deadline for filing suit. Otherwise the claim is barred. And there is a forum selection clause. The forum selection clause requires suit to be brought in a specific city: Seatle,...
Picking a doctor is not always easy. Apparently, doctors have a similar problem - when they a picking a candidate for political office. The St. Pete Times tells us where the support of chiropractors and other physicians is going in one State Senate race. Medical groups pick sides in state Senate raceChiropractors and physicians clash in the GOP primary between Frank Farkas and Kim...
According to KOMO Television, three men are in the hospital with serious injuries after a fireworks accident Thursday. The victims were part of a group ofconstruction at the KOA campground off Highway 12 in Lewis County. One of the men came over to the campfire and showed off a powerful firework that was about 5 inches long and an inch thick. Another man tossed it into the fire, but it failed...
Two deaths on the Klickitat last week have focused attention on the risks associated with river rafting. Veteran river guide Jeff Driver died when his raft capsized. Another member of the group, Rollin Schimmel, 61, of Pendleton, Oregon, also drowned.When injury or death occurs while on a guided rafting trip, the injured person or the family of the person who died will have a claim for damages...
Personal Injury Protecton (PIP) pays for medical expenses and wage loss regardless of who caused the accident. It also covers pedestrians and bicyclists.State law requires that PIP coverage be offered and that it meet certain minimum requirements: Medical Expenses: $10,000Funeral Expenses: $ 2,000Medical expenses: $10,000Essential Services: $ 5,000Many people think that they have...
Hepatitis patients who use common over-the-counter cold and flu medicines may suffer acute liver failure caused by acetaminophen toxicity. Many cold and flu products, such as Nyquil and Theraflu, contain acetaminophen. A well-known side effect of acetaminophen is liver toxicity. However, many people using the over-the-counter medications do not know that their over-the-counter medicine...
Harish Bharti's client must pay $2.8 million to physician Dennis Momah after a Pierce County judge decided the woman -- with Bharti's help -- fabricated claims that either Momah or his twin brother, Charles, sexually assaulted her during an exam.Charles Momah was sent to prison last year for fondling and raping women who came into his South King County gynecology clinics. But his twin broth...
The insurance industry is setting up a devious new website: www.settleyourlcaim.com. Several large insurance companies have joined together to purchase the URL and are developing the website. It is intended to put personal injury attorneys out of business. If there are no personal injury attorneys, injured persons will have no one to protect their rights. The plan goes something like this: ...
When fishermen are hurt, they are entitled to maintenance and cure. Part of the maintenance and cure remedy includes the right to unearned wages. Unearned wages are what the fisherman would have earned for the rest of the season if he had not been injured. Employers have tried to limit the right to unearned wages. They have done so by having fishermen sign employment contracts for relatively...