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CASE VALUATION – MOCK JURY FOCUS GROUPS
As attorneys, one of the greater challenges that we face is trying to predict what a jury will award in the way of damages to an injured party or to the relatives of a deceased loved one, especially in cases that aren’t of the sort routinely tried in our local courts. The Washington and… Read More »
THIS WEEK IS NATIONAL DOG BITE PREVENTION WEEK
This week is National Dog Bite Prevention Week (May 18-24). According to the National Center for Injury Prevention and Control CDC, Dog bites are the 11th leading cause of nonfatal injury to children ages 1-4, the 9th for ages 5-9 and 11th for ages 10-14. The American Society for Reconstructive Microsurgery reports that according to the American… Read More »
TRUCK CAUSED FATALITIES INCREASE FOR 3RD YEAR IN A ROW
The National Highway Traffic Administration reported that U.S. fatalities from accidents involving large trucks showed a 3.7% increase in 2012 over 2011. There were 3,781 fatalities in 2011 versus 3,921 in 2012. This is the latest information available. That makes 2012 the third straight year of increases for truck-involved fatalities since they hit a… Read More »
WASHINGTON STATE SUPREME COURT TO VISIT VANCOUVER, WASHINGTON
The legal community and the public here in Southwest Washington will soon have the unique opportunity of watching our state’s highest court in action. On May 13, 2014, the justices of the Washington State Supreme Court will hear arguments in several cases in the Gaiser Student Center at Clark College. The Court, which usually… Read More »
WARMER WEATHER MEANS MORE DANGER OF BICYCLE ACCIDENTS OR MOTORCYCLE COLLISIONS. DRIVE SAFELY.
Hopefully everyone got to enjoy the beautiful weather we had this past weekend. Even though spring seems to arrive in fits and starts (It’s rained all day), it is now officially that time of year when we can expect improving weather, and often glorious stretches of clear skies and pleasant temperatures. I took my… Read More »
“JUST SIGN THIS…”
Your insurance company sends you an innocent-looking form in the mail, asking you to just sign and return it. It’s your own insurance company, and you’ve been a customer for years. They wouldn’t have you sign something that’s against your interest, would they?… Or would they? Just last week we read of an insured here in… Read More »
HIT AND RUN DRIVERS – WHY YOU NEED UNINSURED MOTORIST COVERAGE
I was reading the Clark County Section of The Columbian newspaper on Friday, March 14, 2014 and noticed a very disturbing series of articles. The lead article was about a woman that had been arrested for allegedly striking a 65 year old man in a crosswalk then driving away from the scene. A second… Read More »
THE COST OF CAR INSURANCE–WASHINGTON AND OREGON ARE BELOW AVERAGE–AND THAT’S A GOOD THING!
According to Insure.com, Washington and Oregon have insurance rates that are below the United States averages. Average rates for the United States were $1,503 per year. Washington’s average was $1,499 and Oregon’s $1,333. The most expensive place to insure a car was in Michigan at a cost of $2,551 per year (driven up, perhaps by… Read More »
UNDERSTANDING YOUR AUTO INSURANCE
According to Insure.com, Washington and Oregon have insurance rates that are below the United States averages. Average rates for the United States were $1,503 per year. Washington’s average was $1,499 and Oregon’s $1,333. The most expensive place to insure a car was in Michigan at a cost of $2,551 per year (driven up, perhaps by… Read More »
IT’S A NEW YEAR: WHAT SHOULD YOU ASK YOUR AUTO INSURANCE AGENT?
Pick up the phone and call your insurance agent. Ask him or her these questions about your auto insurance policy/coverage: Do I have PIP coverage? What are my PIP policy limits? Do I have UM/UIM coverage? How much are my UIM policy limits? Write down the answers you get. Follow that up with these… Read More »
