Personal Injury Resources for Seattle and surrounding areas in Washington State

On the page below you can find links to documents, reports, publications and discussions provided by Davis Law Group.

The documents below are available to the public so that they can gain a better understanding of the legal challenges facing them, and why an experienced attorney is so important for success.

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Library Categories:

• Car Accidents & Truck Collisions
• Wrongful Death & Fatal Accidents
• Pedestrian l Crosswalk Collisions & Bicycle Accidents
• Injuries to Minors & Children
• Serious Accidents & Catastrophic Injuries
• Bus, Shuttle, Taxi & Mass Transit Accidents
• Insurance Coverage Disputes & Bad Faith Claims
• Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosed Illness, & Hospital Injuries
• Motorcycle Accidents
• Motor Scooter, Razor, Moped, & Vespa Accidents
• Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Head Injury & Brain Damage
• Spinal Cord Injuries
• Dog Bites & Animal Attacks
• Nursing Home Negligence & Elder Care Abuse
• Boating & Personal Watercraft Accidents
• Personal Injury Safety Calendar
• Lawyer Jokes & Courtroom Humor
• Chiropractic Care After A Car Accident
• Personal Injury Reference Books
• Davis Law Group Firm Newsletter
• Washington State Personal Injury Pages
• Washington State Tort Reform
• FREE REPORTS
• Seattle Lawyer Ads
• Book Order Forms
• General

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Car Accidents & Truck Collisions:

• Why people don't wear seatbelts. Why they should.   
  Description: Facts, figures and statistics about why everyone should wear seatbelts. And the top excuses that people use for NOT wearing seatbelts.
• Car Crash Analysis & Accident Reconstruction   
  Description: Steps of Vehicle Crash Analysis. Download vehicle data with Crash Data Retrieval (CDR) if available; Scene Inspection; Vehicle Inspection; Method of Analysis; Accident Reconstruction
• Road Safety   
  Description: read a story about a car accident; discuss the issue of car accidents among teenagers; learn about ways to avoid car accidents
• Collisions at Rail Crossings Arising from Low Rail Car Conspicuity   
  Description: In 2007, a total of 2119 accidents and 1390 incidents were reported in accordance with the TSB's regulations for mandatory reporting of occurrences.1 The number of accidents in 2007 decreased by 2 per cent from the 2161 accidents reported in 2006 and by 5 per cent from the 2002-2006 annual average of 2223 accidents. The number of reported incidents increased to 1390 in 2007 from 1325 in 2006, but decreased from the 2002-2006 average of 1392. There were also 886 voluntary incident reports. Fatalities totalled 155 in 2007, down 13 from the 2006 total and 26 from the 2002-2006 average.
• Automobile Black Box for Accident Simulation “ABBAS”   
  Description: Automobile Black Box for Accident Simulation “ABBAS”

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Wrongful Death & Fatal Accidents:

• Family awarded millions in wrongful death lawsuit l Seattle Attorney   
  Description: The family of a beloved coach killed in a bizarre bus accident will receive a minimum of $4.4 million after a civil verdict.
• Wrongful Death Lawsuit Seeks $3 M After Tractor-Trainler Collision   
  Description: The family of a Sara Lee Bakery Group employee is seeking more than $3 million after a tractor-trailer collision led to fatal injuries.
• $10 million Award In Wrongful Death Suite l Wrongful Death Attorney   
  Description: Judge ruled that faather is entitled to $10 million in damages as the result of the wrongful death of his 15-year-old son.
• How to calculate fair compensation in wrongful death cases l Seattle Attorney   
  Description: Calculating compensation in cases of wrongful death
• Wrongful Death Compensation Calculation l Seattle Attorney [PDF]   
  Description: National Association of Forensic Economics The Utility of Death and Wrongful Death Compensation

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Pedestrian l Crosswalk Collisions & Bicycle Accidents:

• RCW 46.04.160 Crosswalk   
  Description: "Crosswalk" means the portion of the roadway between the intersection area and a prolongation or connection of the farthest sidewalk line or in the event there are no sidewalks then between the intersection area and a line ten feet therefrom, except as modified by a marked crosswalk.
• WAC 132E-16-040 - Right of Way   
  Description: (1) Stopping for pedestrian. (2) Pedestrian sudden movements. (4) Overtaking vehicles stopped for pedestrian. (5) Yield right of way. (6) Curb ramps.
• WAC 504-14-940 Pedestrians   
  Description: When traffic control signals are not in place or not in operation at pedestrian crossings, a vehicle must yield the right of way, by slowing down or stopping, when the pedestrian in the crossing is upon the same half of the roadway as the vehicle, or when the pedestrian is approaching so closely from the opposite half of the roadway as to be in danger.
• RCW 46.61.235 Crosswalks   
• RCW 46.61.240 Crossing at other than crosswalks   
  Description: Every pedestrian crossing a roadway at any point other than within a marked crosswalk or within an unmarked crosswalk at an intersection shall yield the right of way to all vehicles upon the roadway.

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Injuries to Minors & Children:

• Public Pool Drowning l Seattle Drowning Accident Lawyer   
  Description: About 80% of the country's roughly 300,000 public pools and spas, located in communities, hotels and fitness centers, still need to retrofit their facilities to meet the new requirements, which took effect last month, according to the National Swimming Pool Foundation, a nonprofit group that promotes aquatic education. Pool operators complain that the new, safer drain covers required by the law didn't hit the market until the fall and continue to be in short supply. For most facilities, the new equipment costs between $1,000 and $10,000 to purchase and install, depending on the type of pool and the size of the drain.
• WAC 392-151-030 Controlled crossings - School Zone Law   
  Description: "School patrol controlled" crosswalks are defined as any crosswalk which is attended by a student or adult guard, and which is not controlled by a traffic signal or stop sign. School patrol controlled crossings shall not be operated unless proper traffic control devices are in place as depicted in Washington state department of transportation, Sign Fabrication Manual and Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices, as now or hereafter amended. As a minimum, these shall consist of:
• WAC 392-151-035 School crossing speed limit signs Washington State Law   
  Description: School children are present or walking along the roadway, either on the adjacent sidewalk or, in the absence of sidewalks, on the shoulder within the posted school speed limit zone which extends three hundred feet in either direction from the marked crosswalk.
• WAC 468-95-060 When children are present - Washington State Law   
  Description: The supplemental or lower panel of a "School Speed Limit 20" sign which reads "When Children are Present" shall indicate to the motorist that the 20 mile per hour school speed limit is in force under the following conditions
• Teens and Driving - Putting it in Perspective   
  Description: Teen Driving Distractions: Cell phones; Texting; Navigation systems; Eating, drinking; In car entertainment system; Drowsy drivers

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Serious Accidents & Catastrophic Injuries:

• Fireworks Accident and Injury Statistics   
  Description: It is hard to imagine the Fourth of July without fireworks. More people ignite simple or homemade fireworks each year than attend large-scale fireworks displays. But simple fireworks such as bottle rockets and sparklers are the most dangerous manufactured explosives. And M80 and M100 cherry bombs the most dangerous type of fireworks.

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Bus, Shuttle, Taxi & Mass Transit Accidents:

• Bus Accidents: Who is liable?   
  Description: Buses are generally thought to be a safe method of travel; after all, they are significantly larger than other vehicles on the road and many buses do not even come equipped with seat belts. A study by the National Bus Safety Council between the years 1987 and 1996 found 4.3 bus rider fatalities per year compared to 44,000 passenger vehicle fatalities over the same time frame. However, buses are involved in an alarming number of crashes, many of which prove fatal.
• Center for National Truck and Bus Statistics-CNTBS   
  Description: The Center for National Truck and Bus Statistics was established in 1988 to formalize the national program to collect and analyze truck accident data, which had begun with the 1980 data year. Since then the program has expanded to include a survey of bus crashes.
• Study Shows Extra-Long Buses Have More Mishaps Than Others   
  Description: Articulated buses, the road giants with extra-long bodies and accordion midsections that began appearing in Europe many years ago are oribe to more accidents than regular buses,

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Insurance Coverage Disputes & Bad Faith Claims:

• PIP Insurance Billing Guide [PDF]   
  Description: This guide gives physicians a roadmap for understanding the PIP billing process and the circumstances under which a claim may be denied.
• Important Matters Affecting Auto Collision Liability   
  Description: Automobile collisions usually result in cases filed in court but they actually differ when it comes in the determination of liability. Commonly, even small personal injury claim cases may take a long time to resolve due to various issues that are needed to discuss first.
• Understanding the Features of Your Car Insurance   
  Description: Most of the people tend to believe that in the process of buying a car, choosing its insurance coverage is as simple as finding the right car. The fact is that car insurance can actually be pretty complicated.
• Allstate gives documents to regulator   
  Description: McKinsey produced about 13,000 pages of documents for Allstate in the 1990s as it developed methods for the insurer to become more profitable by paying less in claims.
• Tips For Getting The Best Car Insurance Rate   
  Description: Auto insurance is always a must and it is a law in every state. Not only is it required by law, it's just a good piece of mind knowing that you, your loved ones and the other driver are insured when you are out on the road.

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Medical Malpractice, Misdiagnosed Illness, & Hospital Injuries:

• Report on Contingent Fees In Medical Malpractice Litigation   
  Description: Medical professionals and allied organizations have focused on attorney contingent fees as a way to address medical liability issues. These efforts focus on attorneys fees in successful medical malpractice claims and actions. The medical establishment has been using courtrooms. legislative bodies, and the media to spread the belief that is excessive medical malpractice litigation which is driving up medical costs. In fact, medical malpractice litigation is relatively uncommon. Only about one of fifty valid medical malpractice events in the US is every the subject of a an injury claim.
• More states shred bills for awful medical errors: Patients in 23 states will no longer pay for certain mistakes, hospitals say   
  Description: Hospitals in nearly half the states in the nation now say they won’t bill patients for the worst kind of medical mistakes, including operating on the wrong body part or the wrong person, or giving someone the wrong blood.
• Dangerous bug spreads fast at local hospitals   
  Description: A dangerous intestinal bug that is on the upswing across the country has also become more prevalent in Washington. The bacterium, which most frequently strikes people in hospitals and nursing homes, contributed to 4,100 hospitalizations in the state in 2006, more than twice the number in 2000. That mirrors a nationwide trend, which saw infection rates double at the same time a deadlier strain of the germ emerged.
• Medical Mistakes: What ever happened to "do no harm"?   
  Description: Every doctor makes the promise to “do no harm.” But doctors, nurses, physicians’ assistants, nursing homes, and hospitals do make mistakes. And a shocking report from the Institute of Medicine shows medical mistakes are a common occurrence and pose potentially life-threatening risks for patients. If medical mistakes were counted among the leading causes of death in America, they would be eighth on the list.
• Patients score Washington state's hospitals   
  Description: The ratings were based on surveys of patients admitted to hospitals between October 2006 and June 2007. The results, which come from new, uniform questionnaires required by the federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, have been publicly available since March 28. The Washington State Hospital Association repackaged the data to make them easier to use.

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Motorcycle Accidents:

• Head injury--associated deaths from motorcycle crashes. Relationship to helmet-use laws l Seattle Lawyer   
  Description: A review of US mortality data from 1979 to 1986 identified 15,194 deaths and nearly 600,000 years of potential life lost before age 65 years that were associated with head injuries from motorcycle crashes. White males from 15 to 34 years of age accounted for 69% of the deaths. The rate of motorcycle-related deaths associated with head injury declined modestly between 1979 and 1986 (19% using rates based on resident population and 8% based on motorcycle registrations). Population-based rates adjusted for age, sex, and race in states with partial or no motorcycle helmet-use laws were almost twice those in states with comprehensive helmet-use laws. Two states that weakened their helmet-use laws from comprehensive to partial during the study period had increases in motorcycle-related head injury death rates (184% and 73%), and one state that strengthened its law from partial to comprehensive had a decline in its death rate (44%). Head injury death rates based on motorcycle registrations were also lowest in states with comprehensive helmet-use laws. Since helmets reduce the severity of nonfatal head injuries in addition to lowering the rate of fatal injuries, we urge the adoption and enforcement of comprehensive motorcycle helmet-use legislation.
• MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENT CAUSE FACTORS AND IDENTIFICATION OF COUNTERMEASURES l Seattle Attorney [PDF]   
  Description: This report presents the data and find~ings from the on-scene, in-depth investigations of 900 motorcycle accidents and the a"alysis.of 3600 traffic accident reports of motorcycle accidents in the same study area. Comprehensive data were collected and synthesized for these accidents to cover all details of environmental, vehicle and human factors. In addition, exposure data were collected and analyzed at 505 accident sites at the same time-of-day, same day-of-week, with same environmental conditions. These exposure data define the population at risk so that comparison with accident data will reveal the factors which are overrepresented in the accident population.
• Motorcycle crash injuries and costs l Seattle Attorney   
• Alcohol Use, Driver, and Crash Characteristics among Injured Motorcycle Drivers l Seattle Attorney   
  Description: Motorcycle drivers have the highest frequency of alcohol use among all road users. This study examines alcohol use among a large sample of injured motorcycle drivers and examines how crash characteristics differ with the use of alcohol.
• An exploratory multinomial logit analysis of single-vehicle motorcycle accident severity l Motorcycle Attorney Seattle   
  Description: Most previous research on motorcycle accident severity has focused on univariate relationships between severity and an explanatory variable of interest (e.g., helmet use). The potential ambiguity and bias that univariate analyses create in identifying the causality of severity has generated the need for multivariate analyses in which the effects of all factors that influence accident severity are considered.

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Motor Scooter, Razor, Moped, & Vespa Accidents:

• Moped and Motorcycle Accidents-Similarities and Discrepancies.   
  Description: Of those injured in moped accidents, 21% were 60 years old or older and accounted for 56% of fatalities in this group. The most frequent cause of moped accidents was collision with a car, and overturning or running off the road in motorcycle accidents. The difference in injury severity was unexpectedly small, although there was a tendency toward more severe injuries in motorcyclists. Moped accidents are so similar to motorcycle accidents that it seems unjustified to regard mopeds as harmless 'bicycles with a helper motor.' The need for formal registration, driving license, and helmet use laws for mopeds is apparent.
• Moped and scooter rider safety   
  Description: ‘Powered Two Wheelers,’ or scooters, are very popular with young teenagers as a means of independent travelling. Unfortunately they are also amongst the high statistics of road crashes. Bromley's Road Safety Officers are tackling this with a course of sessions in secondary schools, aimed at reducing these figures.
• Scooter safety vs. motorcycles   
  Description: If you drive where the roads are smooth, without potholes, or speed bumps, or other pavement irregularities, there's probably not much difference. When you encounter holes in the road, a scooter's smaller tires can be deflected more easily, because they generate less gyroscopic effect. Also, a motorcycle's larger tire will roll over some holes that a scooter tire will fall into, which can cause a strong jolt to the suspension.
• Are Motor Scooters Safe? Yes and No!   
  Description: Motor scooters, both electric scooters and gas scooters, are a style of motorcycle that have a step through frame and have become a very popular method of travel all over the world. They have been scooting out of show rooms at record speed. But what many people do not realize is that motor scooters are classified as motor vehicles when it comes to highway regulations. And although they are an object of desire for many they can also be dangerous for many.
• Safety issues raised after fatal scooter accident   
  Description: The death this week of an elderly Victoria-area man under the wheels of a dump truck while driving his new scooter is raising safety questions.

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Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI), Head Injury & Brain Damage:

• Assessment and Treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury   
  Description: Many of those returning from current conflicts had experiences that put them at risk for TBI. Mild symptoms of TBI may be difficult to recognize, or confused with other conditions. Treatment of symptoms may be very different for TBI patients.
• Traumatic Brain Injury: An Overview   
  Description: Why screening for a history of TBI is important in the human service setting; Ideal rehabilitation pathways for mild, moderate and severe TBI; The TBI, mental health and substance abuse connection; What are the state and national resources available to individuals with TBI, their families and professionals
• Facing the Challenge: Lessons Learned from Caregivers   
  Description: An estimated 5.3 million Americans- a little more than 2% of the population- currently live with disabilities resulting from brain injury (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) (CDC); 2 million people sustain a brain injury every year; Each year 230,000 persons are hospitalized with TBI and survive
• Introduction to Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) for Educators   
  Description: Closed head – Skull not penetrated (car accident, falls); Open Head – Skull and meninges ... Certain types of difficulties are common in students with TBI ...
• Driving (and not driving) after traumatic brain injury   
  Description: 40 to 60% of persons with severe acquired brain damage return to driving

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Spinal Cord Injuries:

• UCLA Study Helps ER Physicians Identify Previously Undetectable Spinal Injuries   
  Description: ScienceDaily (Sep. 7, 2005) — A new national study indicates that patients with a cervical spinal injury (CSI) may harbor additional spinal damage not visible on regular x-rays. In fact, more than a third of patients who were thought to have low-risk injuries actually have additional damage that may include significant fractures with the potential to produce serious spinal problems if not detected and treated properly.
• Anterior Cervical Fusion (video)   
  Description: 3D medical animation showing an anterior cervical fusion surgical procedure with C4-5 discectomy, placement of fibular strut allograft and fusion hardware.
• VIDEO: 3D/2D Medical Animation: Anterior Cervical Fusion   
  Description: 3D/2D medical animation showing an anterior cervical decompression and fusion procedure with discectomy and placement of allograft and fusion hardware.
• Cervical Spine & Disc Anatomy (video)   
  Description: Nucleus Medical Art's 3D medical animation shows the anatomy of a typical cervical (neck) spine and intervertebral disc. Details include orientation of the cervical spine, movements of the spinal vertebrae,
  and movement of intervertebral discs. A cross-section of the intervertebral disk and spinal cord highlight the nucleus pulposus, annulus fibrosus, spinal cord, dura mater, spinal root, and spinal nerve.
• VIDEO: Minimally Invasive Spine Surgery for Herniated Lumbar Discs   
  Description: If conservative treatment has failed, and you still have severe pain 2 to 3 months after diagnosis of a herniated lumbar disc pressing on a spinal nerve, you may benefit from minimally invasive spine surgery, and the METRx Micro Endoscopic Discectomy procedure could be the solution for you.

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Dog Bites & Animal Attacks:

• When The Dog Bites - Book Order Form   
  Description: Get your FREE copy of 'When The Dog Bites'..the essential guide to dog bite cases in Washington State.
• Dog Bites A Particular Threat To Young Children, Especially As Temperatures Rise   
  Description: Young children are especially vulnerable to severe dog bites in the head and neck areas, and there is a correlation between cases of dog bites and rising temperatures, according to new research published in the March 2009 issu
• Fatal dog attacks   
  Description: This pie chart shows the number of fatal dog attacks from 1979 to 1998.
• Dog attacks on rise   
  Description: Vicious dog attacks, including one that required a 6-year-old boy to be rushed to the hospital, are on the rise.
• Pit Bull That Attacked Seattle Girl Could Go Free   
  Description: Seattle Animal Control sees about 300 dog bites each year. 22% of those involve Pit Bulls.

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Nursing Home Negligence & Elder Care Abuse:

• Elder abuse, exploitation targeted by state   
  Description: The state's new secretary of elder affairs told senior citizens today that he is on a mission to expand efforts statewide to combat elder abuse and exploitation.
• Nuring Home Abuse Law Could Stiffen Penalties, Change Rules Regarding Private Equity Firms   
  Description: Nursing home abuse is finally getting some attention from Congress, where two separate hearings were held yesterday to discuss the problem. Committees from both the House of Representatives and the Senate took up the nursing home abuse issue, and now Congress will consider legislation to deal with this serious problem.
• Washington State fines Seattle nursing home   
  Description: The state has fined a Seattle nursing home for allegedly failing to protect patients from abuse and neglect.
• New scrutiny being focused on adult-family-home deaths   
  Description: The King County medical examiner and prosecuting attorney are collaborating on the sensitive new initiative, which has the support of the state's long-term-care ombudsman. But it has also sparked concerns and questions among some care providers, families, doctors and regulators.
• Proper eyes on Seattle-area adult-family homes   
  Description: Adult-family homes in Seattle have little to fear from a collaboration between the King County medical examiner and law enforcement. In the best of circumstances, the extra pairs of trained eyes will confirm a facility is following proper health-care procedures. In a worst-case scenario, the proper spotlight is shined on a facility in need of attention. Either way, vulnerable residents are served.

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Boating & Personal Watercraft Accidents:

• Seattle man dead in boating accident   
  Description: ARTICLE: Seattle man dead in boating accident
• Northwest recreational boating fatalities increase over first half of 2008   
  Description: The 2008 boating season is still new but recreational boating fatalities have risen to nearly 18 percent higher than this time last year.
• May 17-25 - National Safe Boating Week   
• Boating accident kills man; second man resuced from Lake Washington   
  Description: A boat outing on Lake Washington turned deadly when a Duvall man died and his friend was hospitalized after an accident involving a high speed and possibly alcohol.
• Boating Accident Kills Five   
  Description: Five people - including a father and son from Seattle - died as their boat jockeyed for position for a large fireworks show.

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Personal Injury Safety Calendar:

• June/July - National Fireworks Safety Months   
  Description: The National Council on Fireworks Safety wants every American to have a safe Fourth of July. We know that most of the reported fireworks related injuries can be avoided. Our mission is to educate the public on the safe and responsible use of fireworks so as to eliminate injuries.
• June - National Safety Month   
• April - Alcohol Awareness Month   
• April - National Car Care Month   
  Description: Volunteers across the country conducted events. Coordinators reported their activities to the Car Care Council and returned inspection forms for compilation.
• April 20-26gh - National Tire Safety Week   
  Description: What is National Tire Safety Week? It’s a nationwide event sponsored by the Rubber Manufacturers Association to raise consumer awareness about tire safety.

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Lawyer Jokes & Courtroom Humor:

• General Lawyer Jokes   
  Description: Funny jokes and observations about lawyers.
• Personal Injury Lawyer Jokes   
  Description: Funny personal injury lawyer jokes.

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Chiropractic Care After A Car Accident:

• Washington State Chiropractors   
  Description: Good list of Chiropractors in Washington state.
• Chiropractors in Renton, Washington   
  Description: Good list of chiropractors in Renton, WA.
• Chiropractors in Everett Washington   
  Description: Excellent list of chiros in Everett.
• Chiropractors in Seattle   
  Description: Great list of chiropractors in the Seattle area.
• Bellevue Chiropractors   
  Description: Good list of Chiropractors in Bellevue, WA.

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Personal Injury Reference Books:

• BOOK: Surviving an Auto Accident: A Guide to Your Physical, Economic and Emotional Recovery by JD, Robert Saperstein   
• BOOK: Winning Your Personal Injury Claim: With Sample Forms and Worksheets by Evan K. Aidman   
  Description: Winning Your Personal Injury Claim takes the mystery out of what to do after you or a loved one has been hurt. It gives you the precise instructions you need to settle with an insurance adjuster, handle the attorney for the other side and win a court battle.
• BOOK: Torts and Personal Injury Law By William R. Buckley, Cathy J. Okrent   
  Description: Torts and Personal Injury Law, 3rd Edition is a compilation of only cases with the greatest application to each subject area, most of which have been decided since 2000. It presents the most memorable cases and examples, and presents hypotheticals with the purpose of helping to reinforce the material for the student. It is written in simple terms for those with an interest in personal injury law but unaccustomed to reading statutes.
• BOOK: How to Win Your Personal Injury Claim By Joseph Matthews   
  Description: Readers learn how to: - protect their rights after an accident- evaluate what a claim is worth- avoid insurance company run-arounds- handle a property-damage claim- obtain a full and fair settlement- save thousands in attorney fees
• BOOK: Personal Injury: Practice & Procedure By Martha Warren Neocleous   
  Description: This jurisdiction by jurisdiction approach to personal injury systems in the 15 key counties reflects the mobility within the wider Europe of citizens working and visiting in even greater numbers in adjacent counties and the consequent cross border demand for advice and guidance. This book provides guidance for the personal injury practitioner.

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Davis Law Group Firm Newsletter:

• DLG Newsletter - March/April 2009 [PDF]   
  Description: $4.0 Million SEttlement Recovered In Wrongful Death Case; Davis Law Group Is Very Proud To Be The Official Helmet Sponsor for STAR 101.5's Bikes For Kids Program; Crosswalk and Pedestrian Accidents Are Increasing; SEattle's Worst Spots For Car Accidents & Top Car Accident Causes; WARNING: Waht is in your Facebook profile, website, or blog site could damage your personal injury claim and cost you money; Seattle Attorney Chris Davis Featured on CNN's Anderson Cooper 360 to Offer Legal Opinion on Natasha Richardson Traumatic Brain Injury Accident Case
• DLG Newsletter - May 2009 [PDF]   
  Description: Davis Law Group Uses Social Media; Colossus; Understanding The Insurance Claims Dragon And How To Slay It; Amazing Greek Salad; NTSB REport Highlights Need for Federal Safety Standars Involving Bus Drivers; Ask The Attorney; Do I really need a lawyer?; Take Me Out To The Ballgame: Mariner's Schedule
• DLG News - February 2009 [PDF]   
  Description: In This Issue: Look Both Ways: Crosswalk Accidents Are Often Fatal, Says NHTSA Study; Pulling Your Hair Out Over Truth, Justice and “The Insurance Company Way”; Cabin Fever Cure: Get Boxed In; FREE BOOKS FOR ACCIDENT VICTIMS; Things The Insurance Companies Would Love For You To Forget
• DLG Newsletter, January 2009, Volume 3, Issue 1 [PDF]   
  Description: In This Issue
  Why You Should Increase Your Car Insurance Coverage During A Recession; Ask The Attorney: Bicycle Law; Protect Your Family; Car Crashes Are The No. 1 Killer Of American Teens
• DLG Newsletter - November/December 2008 Special Kids Issue [PDF]   
  Description: Little Kids, Big Accidents; Seven Week Old Infant Burned In Seattle Area Hospital; Secret Recipe for Great Holiday Meals; Facts, Figures and Statistics about Children And Accidents.

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Washington State Personal Injury Pages:

• Seattle Wrongful Death Lawyer   
  Description: Seattle wrongful death attorney Christopher Davis represents the surviving families of those who have suffered death or fatal personal injuries due to another’s negligence, incompetence or recklessness. With law offices in Seattle and Bellevue, Davis Law Group helps surviving spouses and children file and pursue wrongful death claims, obtaining compensation for funeral expenses, loss of future earnings, medical bills, physical pain and mental suffering from the parties responsible for the wrongful death.
• Seattle Wrongful Death Attorney   
  Description: Seattle wrongful death attorney Christopher Davis represents the surviving families of those who have suffered death or fatal personal injuries due to another’s negligence, incompetence or recklessness. With law offices in Seattle and Bellevue, Davis Law Group helps surviving spouses and children file and pursue wrongful death claims, obtaining compensation for funeral expenses, loss of future earnings, medical bills, physical pain and mental suffering from the parties responsible for the wrongful death.
• Washington Wrongful Death Attorneys   
  Description: Washington wrongful death attorney Christopher Davis represents the surviving families of those who have suffered death or fatal personal injuries due to another’s negligence, incompetence or recklessness. With law offices in Seattle and Bellevue, Davis Law Group helps surviving spouses and children file and pursue wrongful death claims, obtaining compensation for funeral expenses, loss of future earnings, medical bills, physical pain and mental suffering from the parties responsible for the wrongful death.
• Washington Wrongful Death Lawyers   
  Description: Seattle wrongful death attorney Christopher Davis represents the surviving families of those who have suffered death or fatal personal injuries due to another’s negligence, incompetence or recklessness. With law offices in Seattle and Bellevue, Davis Law Group helps surviving spouses and children file and pursue wrongful death claims, obtaining compensation for funeral expenses, loss of future earnings, medical bills, physical pain and mental suffering from the parties responsible for the wrongful death.
• Washington Wrongful Death Lawsuits   
  Description: Washington wrongful death attorney Christopher Davis represents the surviving families of those who have suffered death or fatal personal injuries due to another’s negligence, incompetence or recklessness. With law offices in Seattle and Bellevue, Davis Law Group helps surviving spouses and children file and pursue wrongful death claims, obtaining compensation for funeral expenses, loss of future earnings, medical bills, physical pain and mental suffering from the parties responsible for the wrongful death.

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Washington State Tort Reform:

• Doctors, lawyers toss mud to tout message   
  Description: In the fast-escalating fight over a pair of initiatives on the Nov. 8 ballot, doctors and their allies are running TV commercials lampooning personal-injury trial lawyers as cigar-puffing money-grubbers. "Lawyers are greedy, desperate and they're lying," one recent ad proclaims.
  
  Lawyers, meanwhile, are painting doctors as pawns in a sinister plot by the Bush White House and "fat-cat" insurance executives to jack up profits by robbing injured patients of their right to jury trials.
• Medical malpractice premiums for doctors plummet   
  Description: Washington’s largest writer of medical malpractice coverage for physicians and surgeons has called for a 12.5 percent overall decrease in premiums for 2008 following what appears to be a record-setting year of profits for the company in 2007.
• Liability Reform Coalition   
  Description: Stemming the tide of runaway liability costs that stifle economic vitality as well as access to needed social services is the common bond of the 70 members of the Liability Reform Coalition.
• Tort reform ballot initiatives face off in Washington state   
  Description: Washington physicians and trial attorneys are engaged in a battle for votes in a referendum campaign that already has become the most expensive in the state's history.
• The Truth About Tort Reform   
  Description: You may have seen articles and news stories claiming that “runaway jury awards” and “greedy trial lawyers” are causing medical malpractice premiums to skyrocket, thereby driving doctors out of Washington State. Doctors around the state are “demanding” that our two Senators and state legislators enact “caps” on jury verdicts to prevent malpractice relates from rising. THESE CLAIMS ARE FALSE.

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FREE REPORTS:

• The Smart Consumer's Guide To Hiring A Great Lawyer - FREE ebook [PDF]   
  Description: Free ebook: The Smart Consumer's Guide To Hiring A Great Lawyer
• How To Determine The Value Of A Personal Injury Case [PDF]   
  Description: There is no magic formula or process by which someone can predict with certainty the amount of money that a personal injury case may be worth. If there were, then society wouldn’t have a need for insurance adjustors, personal injury lawyers, etc. One could simply apply the “formula” to come up with the value of a case. Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. Insurance companies and injured persons rarely agree on a figure. This report will give you some idea of the factors involved in determining the value of a case.
• Dos And Donts Checklist - Talking With An Insurance Adjustor [PDF]   
  Description: If you have been in a car accident you will be interviewed by both an adjuster from your own insurance company and by an adjuster from the other party’s insurance company. Both adjusters are trying to minimize the amount of money that their company will pay. Follow this tip sheet to make sure you
  do not jeopardize your personal injury claim during these phone interviews.
• Do You Really Need An Attorney To Help You Handle Your Accident Case [PDF]   
  Description: You definitely do not need an attorney for every small accident case. What is a small accident case? There are no hard and fast rules about how these cases are defined. But this report will help you understand how these cases are evaluated so you can decide for yourself.
• Common Insurance Industry Arguments [PDF]   
  Description: Learn the excuses used by insurance companies to avoid paying a fair and reasonable settlement. If you have been injured in a car accident insurance companies may try to defeat or diminish the value of your claim with a laundry list of arguments that include some of the arguments detailed in this report.

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