Recent Blog Posts
DEFAULT: WHEN A DEFENDANT FAILS TO ANSWER YOUR LAWSUIT IN WASHINGTON & OREGON
There are many different reasons that a personal injury case might need to move into litigation. Once that happens, the case can be delayed, and it can feel like it takes a long time to get anywhere. For that reason, we often look for ways to speed the process along. One of them is moving for a Default. A… Read More »
WHEN IS THE RIGHT TIME TO “CLOSE MY CASE?”
Today I have had two conversations with two separate clients about when it is appropriate to move forward with trying to resolve a personal injury claim, and when it is appropriate to continue in medical treatment or to seek a second opinion with respect to medical care. It’s not always an easy decision to… Read More »
UNCONSCIOUS BIAS IN AMERICA
Discussions of race, race relations, and racial disparity in America are as prevalent now as they were in the 1960’s. Protests throughout the United States seek to raise awareness of the bias in America—especially with respect to the effects of race in the administration of the law. It is undeniable that African Americans and… Read More »
SCHAUERMANN THAYER AND WSAJ – A DECADES LONG PARTNERSHIP
It’s been a while, but I’ve taken the opportunity to write about the Washington State Association for Justice (“WSAJ”) a few times before. This past week I was reminded how fortunate we as personal injury attorneys in Washington are to have such an organization at the helm of the work we do for our… Read More »
BOATING AGE REQUIREMENTS IN WASHINGTON STATE
We’ve covered boating safety and rules previously, most recently here. After letting my oldest daughter take the wheel for her first boat driving lesson on a recent vacation, I felt compelled to fill in one more piece of the boating safety puzzle by reviewing the age restrictions on boat operators. Subject to possible tighter local… Read More »
COVID-19: LOCAL COURT CLOSURES AND ALTERATIONS IN POCEDURES
In our current COVID-19 situation, information about local court closures and alterations in procedures change frequently, sometimes by the day. While I can’t be sure what I write about this will be current for long, it seems likely the situation I write about will be with us for a while: namely that Clark County courts… Read More »
FDA WARNS OF DANGEROUS HAND SANITIZERS WITH METHANOL
A part of what we do as personal injury attorneys can be product liability cases. All of the aim of what we do is making the greater community safer by trying to hold negligent people and companies accountable and make dangers known to the greater community. So from time to time, we like to… Read More »
DEPOSITIONS: NO CHEATING!
The justice system relies on attorneys, parties, and litigants following some basic and fundamental rules. Tell the truth. Give complete answers. Produce documents and answer questions when appropriate. Depositions seem to be one of the areas that is open for abuse, both from the party or witness being deposed and the attorneys participating. Attorneys… Read More »
SOME GOOD NEWS
[Editor’s Note: This piece was written April 26, 2020] If you can just see it right, the glass is half full. My wife and I were driving north last week across the I-5 Bridge. It was sunny out. Through our front windshield, we could see Mt. St. Helens directly ahead of us. Its flattened… Read More »
REMOTE MEDIATIONS
In our personal injury cases, at some point in the process one of the parties usually invites the other to a mediation, where a professional neutral (the mediator) tries to get the parties to agree on a settlement to avoid the risks of trial and resolve the case. While there are no fixed rules… Read More »
