Seattle, Washington Personal Injury Law News & Commentary Blog
Headlines and new stories in Seattle and Western Washington are filled with stories of people who are injured or killed in ‘accidents' resulting from the negligence of irresponsible individuals, corporations and governmental entities that are not acting in the interest of public safety.
Seattle attorney Chris Davis and Davis Law Group have published thousands of blog articles on topics relating to victims' rights and our civil justice system. These articles address cases and issues in personal injury law, such as motor vehicle accidents, wrongful death, defective products, medical malpractice and accidents of all types. These articles focus awareness on the causes, consequences, and prevention of negligent and intentional acts by corporate interests, government entities and individuals.
Why we write blogs about accidents in Washington State
Just like newspapers, our blog reports news. We then go a step further--we provide legal analysis of actual events, based upon the news reports, in order to provide our readers real world insights into their legal rights and legal options. It is our intention to help to preserve the legal rights of accident victims by educating our readers as to what their rights may actually be, what laws may apply, how frequent similar accidents occur, who may be legally at fault, time limits (statute of limitations) for taking action and so on. It is our hope that by doing so, fewer people will lose their rights due to lack of information and more wrongdoers will be held accountable.
Personal injury and spinal cord injury attorney Greg Colburn understands what it is like to be confined to a wheelchair. After a horrible construction accident he spent two years in a wheelchair.
A new study looked at how spinal cord compression injury can lead to brain damage. According to a study, spinal cord injuries change the chemicals in the brain.
Spinal cord injuries are very serious and can be life changing. Car accidents cause 42.1% of spinal cord injuries. It may be difficult to drive after SCI.
Spinal cord injuries are life altering injuries. Approximately 450,000 Americans lives with Spinal Cord Injuries. Every year, there are about 100,000 new cases.
A $2.2 million grant has been given to the University of Louisville and Frazier Rehab Institute to establish a new program to research spinal cord injury cases.
A doctor at Duke University is merging brain science with engineering to create a tool to allow quadriplegics to walk again called a prosthetic exoskeleton.
A new article has been uploaded regarding a 30-year-old man who was hit by an SUV on his bicycle and became paralyzed. The man made a remarkable recovery.
The gymnast Sang Lan is paralyzed after an accident in 1998. Time Warner agreed to pay for medical bills on behalf of her injuries & have failed to do so.
A study with rats finds that spinal cords can repair themselves. It has been known that the spinal cord is unable to repair itself, which is proved wrong.
Spinal cord injuries can be painful, life-threatening, but mostly, life changing. Spinal injuries from car accidents are called traumatic spinal cord injury.