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WASHINGTON’S UNSECURED LOAD LAW & IT’S ORIGIN
A near-death experience will change any person. But when a parent sees a child have a near-death experience, a law will change. When Robin Abel’s daughter, Maria, was almost killed by an unsecured load outside Seattle, she knew something would have to change to limit these preventable events. A MISSION TO EDUCATE OTHERS Ms. Abel has… Read More »
BEWARE OF THE REGULAR USE EXCLUSION
Sometimes we write scholarly tomes on topics in this space, and sometimes we just have quick thoughts. This is a quick thought about your auto insurance policy- beware of the regular use exclusion. WHAT IS THE REGULAR USE EXCLUSION? Your auto policy has many useful coverages that can help you in a number of situations-… Read More »
CITY, COUNTY, AND STATE LIABILITY FOR UNSAFE ROADS – WASHINGTON LAW
From time to time we are asked to evaluate cases that involve bad roadway situations. They may have arisen in the context of a stop sign being difficult to see due to; nearby overgrown vegetation stoplight or intersection placed awkwardly in a location on a roadway or thoroughfare where logic dictates it is unsafe for… Read More »
CAN I GO TO A CHIROPRACTOR AFTER A CAR ACCIDENT?
As a firm, we believe it is important that we stay in our lane as lawyers. We don’t like giving unduly influence our clients’ course of medical care. We are not doctors. We don’t play pretend. We do try and help our clients solve problems on every level. Sometimes a big problem is being… Read More »
BILL THAYER IS RETIRED, MOSTLY
Bill Thayer & Craig Schauermann He did it the right way. If you were going to ask him a question, you might as well have sat down and gotten comfortable. There were never any quick answers, even when you were convinced it was just a quick question. If it involved a rule, he’d grab… Read More »
ANOTHER EXTENSION OF OREGON STATUTES OF LIMITATION
In a previous post, I explained part of the Oregon Legislature’s response to Covid-19, by extending many civil statutes of limitation. The length of the extension depends on the state of emergency ordered by Oregon’s Governor, Kate Brown. On April 29, 2021, her office renewed Oregon’s Covid -19 state of emergency. Under the current order, it will expire… Read More »
IN AN IDEAL WORLD WHAT DO WASHINGTON UM/UIM CASES LOOK LIKE?
IN AN IDEAL WORLD WHAT DO WASHINGTON UM/UIM CASES LOOK LIKE? A significant reason people purchase insurance is for protection. Your liability coverage will protect you if you cause a collision. Your Uninsured/Underinsured Motorist coverage will protect you in a collision when the other driver has no insurance or low insurance. The concept behind… Read More »
DOES YOUR INSURANCE COVER YOU IF YOU DRIVE FOR A RIDESHARE?
DOES YOUR INSURANCE COVER YOU IF YOU DRIVE FOR A RIDESHARE? Driving for Uber, Lyft, or any other rideshare service is a way many people earn some much-needed extra cash, and part of the enticement might be the apparent ease –just needing a car and the app (this probably oversimplifies a bit, but you get the… Read More »
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF POPULAR CAR INSURANCE TERMINOLOGY
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF POPULAR CAR INSURANCE TERMINOLOGY Reading an automobile insurance policy can be hard. Talking to an insurance lawyer about your insurance policy can be even more difficult. Sometimes insurance lawyers are so experienced in insurance and the words used in insurance policies that we forget that many of the words are not… Read More »
ALPHABETICAL LIST OF POPULAR PERSONAL INJURY LEGAL TERMINOLOGY
Legal words can be hard. We lawyers sometimes use confusing words and just assume that non-legal people know what they mean. This can result in a barrier to justice. I wanted to provide a quick place to define some of these words in what, I hope, are easy-to-understand terms. In some instances, we have… Read More »
