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• 5 Dead, 2 Injured in Anacortes Oil Refinery Blast   
  Description: 5 people were killed and 2 were injured as a result of an oil refinery explosion on Friday April 2, at 12:30 am. Maintenance crews were working the get the bank of boilers ready to resume operation when the blast occurred.
• The Evolution of the Obituary: Classic traditions and new trends in memorializing your loved one. [PDF]   
  Description: Classic traditions and new trends in memorializing your loved one.
• Funeral Homes, Funeral Services, Mortuaries in Seattle, Washington   
  Description: Planning a funeral in Seattle after a tragic accident? Here is a quick list of funeral homes in the Seattle Washington area.
• Wrongful Death Suit Against a Governmental Entity in Washington State   
  Description: Sometimes a wrongful death claim may exist against a governmental entity, like a town or city, municipality, county, or the state. It may not be immediately apparent that the defendant is a governmental entity (e.g., a transit or utility company) but it is very important to understand that many jurisdictions, including the state of Washington, have specific pre-filing laws for when a claim or lawsuit may be brought against a governmental entity.
• Wrongful Death Lawsuit: The Discovery Process   
  Description: After the wrongful death lawsuit is filed and the defendant is properly and timely served, both sides participate in a process of exchanging information about the case. This process is known as discovery. There are many different forms of discovery, or different ways to request or obtain information from the other side in a case. In Washington state, the rules governing the discovery process are quite broad and allow each side to investigate what evidence and witnesses may be introduced at trial. Even if the requested information does not appear directly relevant to the case, it may still be a proper request if it may lead to the discovery of relevant information.
• Wrongful Death Expert Witnesses   
  Description: After a wrongful death case has been filed in court, it will often require the assistance of expert testimony to help the attorney prove one or more elements of the action. Since wrongful death cases can involve many different issues that are often complex and difficult to prove, an experienced wrongful death attorney will usually want to engage the assistance of one or more experts early on in the case.
• Alternative Dispute Resolution or Mediation in Wrongful Death Cases   
  Description: Depending on the jurisdiction and the complexity of a wrongful death case, the discovery phase in litigation may take many months or sometimes even years. When discovery is finally completed, and each side generally knows what evidence will likely be offered at trial, the parties may then begin to conduct settlement discussions.
• Preparing for a Wrongful Death Trial   
  Description: If the case does not settle after discovery and ADR or mediation has failed, then the case may proceed to trial. Each side has the option of trying the case before a judge or jury. Depending on the jurisdiction, a jury trial may not happen automatically.
• The Benefits of Hiring a Lawyer in a Wrongful Death Case   
  Description: No wrongful death case should ever be filed or pursued without the assistance of a qualified wrongful death attorney.
• Washington State Wrongful Death Law: Civil vs. Criminal Responsibility   
  Description: A person who causes a wrongful death in Washington State may be criminally responsible. For this to occur, the wrongdoer’s conduct must be worse than ordinary negligence. Usually, the wrongdoer must act intentionally or recklessly to be guilty of a crime. If criminal liability exists, the wrongdoer is punished with jail time and/or fines.
• Wrongful Death Action Brought by Personal Representative   
  Description: To bring a wrongful death case, a person called a “Personal Representative” (PR) must first be appointed by the court on behalf of the deceased person’s estate. The PR is the only person who can file and prosecute a wrongful death action. A separate document (called a petition) must be filed in court which asks the judge to specifically appoint the PR. Oftentimes, the PR may also be a wrongful death beneficiary, like a surviving spouse or adult child. If the court accepts the person designated as the PR, then an order is entered giving that person all of the rights and obligations that come with this position.
• Children as Wrongful Death Beneficiaries   
  Description: If the deceased has minor children, then they are considered beneficiaries of the estate and a wrongful death action is pursued on behalf of the children. When minor children are involved, they will have a claim for expected contributions that the deceased parent would have made to them until age 18 – the age of majority in Washington state.
• Insurance Benefits and Coverage Available In Wrongful Death Claims   
  Description: There are different types of insurance benefits that may be available to you or other surviving family members if the death of your loved one is caused by a motor vehicle accident
• How Wrongful Death Claims Are Evaluated   
  Description: Statistically, more than 95% of all wrongful death claims are settled prior to trial, either during the claims process or during litigation before the trial. A fair and reasonable settlement may be successfully negotiated if your claim is properly documented, presented, and argued to the insurance adjustor.
• The Wrongful Death Settlement Demand Package   
  Description: By providing a comprehensive and persuasive settlement demand package, you are helping the insurance adjustor build his or her file so that the company can justify paying out a large settlement. Providing a comprehensive and persuasive settlement demand package gives the insurance company a number of reasons for settling the claim immediately and fairly rather than going to court. Keep in mind that an experienced attorney knows how the present the package in an appropriate way so that the information increases the change of a favorable settlement. A “do it yourself” approach to this step could provide the insurance company with information that can help THEIR case.
• Washington’s Law on the Wrongful Death of a Child   
  Description: Washington State authorizes a parent to recover damages for the loss of a minor child, as long as the parent has regularly contributed to the support of the child. The requirement that a parent must regularly contribute to the support of the child has been a recent change to the law. This change was made to prevent a parent (oftentimes, the father) who never or rarely supported the child during the child’s lifetime from profiting financially from the child’s death.
• The Eight Factors Which Determine The Value Of A Wrongful Death Case   
  Description: In reading through the different factors that may affect the expected outcome of your case, you may be disheartened. You may not agree with the factors or wonder why something entirely outside of a family’s control has any relevance at all in a wrongful death case. I understand how you feel and most people who suffer the loss of a family member feel the same way. Unfortunately, we can't change these factors or the law itself. But I can tell you that my goal is to educate Washington citizens about the factors which may influence the value of a wrongful death case.
• The Specific Damages Recoverable in a Washington Wrongful Death Case   
  Description: Washington law states that only certain types of damages may be recoverable in a wrongful death case. The deceased’s estate may recover damages. Certain designated beneficiaries of the estate (e.g., a surviving spouse or child, or a sibling or parent financially dependent on the deceased) may also recover damages. Generally, the damages are divided into two categories: economic and non-economic. Economic damages usually refer to those damages that are easier to calculate, like lost earnings, medical expenses, and other forms of compensatory damages. Non-economic damages usually refer to the subjective losses, like pain, suffering, grief, mental anguish, and the loss of the relationship with the deceased.
• Wrongful Death Damages Recoverable by the Beneficiaries in Washingon   
  Description: Only certain designated surviving relatives may recover individual damages for the death of a loved one. In Washington, those relatives will include a surviving spouse or registered domestic partner, a child or stepchild, or a financially dependent sibling or parent.
• Damage Factors in Common Wrongful Death Claims   
  Description: Let’s now look at different family relationships to help you get a feel for the interaction between the family relationship each claimant had with the deceased along with the elements of compensation which might be available under Washington law. Keep in mind the application of the other seven factors in determining the value of your case. As always, consulting with an experienced wrongful death attorney will help you determine how these factors may impact your claim.
• $10 million Award In Wrongful Death Suit 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.
• Younger Ages Cited in Kitsap's 2007 Traffic Fatality Statistics   
  Description: Nineteen people have died in traffic-related accidents this year on the roads of Kitsap County, according to records compiled by MADD and the Kitsap Sun. But of those deaths, 42 percent of them involved residents aged 26 and younger, and 63 percent involved people 38 and younger.
• How Personal Injury Attorneys & Serious Injury Lawyers Present Damages in Catastrophic Injury Cases   
  Description: Personal injury lawyers commonly are consulted by a potential client who has been seriously injured or who has suffered catastrophic injuries as the result of the breadth of negligent conduct, from an auto accident or bicycle or pedestrian or motorcycle accident to medical malpractice, a product defect, food poisoning, or a defect or failure to maintain commercial or residential premises.
• Significant Factors in Establishing Wrongful Death Claim in Washington State   
  Description: If your loved one has been killed because of an accident that resulted from another individual or a company's negligence, carelessness, inaction, malpractice or liability, such tragic loss may be considered as a "wrongful death."
• Significant Aspects to Remember in Wrongful Death Cases in Seattle and Washington State   
  Description: If you happen to be a parent, child, spouse, partner or even just an estate representative of a person who was killed as a result of an accident caused by negligence or wrongful act of another person, you can be authorized to file a wrongful death lawsuit.
• Death and mortality statistics for Accidental injury   
  Description: Death statistics for accidental injury: These are statistics from various sources about deaths and Accidental injury.
• 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.
• 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
• Estimating Personal Consumption in Wrongful Death Cases l Seattle Attorney [PDF]   
  Description: Estimating Personal Consumption With and Without Savings in Wrongful Death Cases
• The Economic Framework of Personal Injury/Wrongful Death Damages l Seattle Wrongful Death Lawyer   
  Description: Forensic economists perform the necessary mathematical analysis and calculations to produce estimates of economic damages suffered by someone with a personal injury or wrongful death.
• Calculating economic losses in cases in a wrongful death claim l Seattle Accidental Death Attorney   
  Description: Although every US state has its own statutes governing wrongful death litigation, the general objectives of the tort system require that tort-feasors make some compensation for the value of life lost. Consequently, the system's success depends heavily on how accurately that value can be calculated. Clearly, some elements that make life valuable cannot be quantified, and survivors can hardly be compensated for their loss. However, settlement negotiations and court awards operate on the assumption that the economic loss resulting from an individual's death can be reasonably calculated. Conceptually, that assumption is justified, but, in practice, there is no accepted standard for calculating economic loss in wrongful death cases. Moreover, many of the existing methods are deficient, and some assumptions held by expert witnesses have been inconsistent with scientific principles of economics. This study develops a methodology to overcome these deficiencies and improve the means for accurately calculating the economic loss associated with the death. This effort is part of a larger study of litigation over aviation deaths.
• Estimating Personal Consumption Costs in Wrongful Death Cases l Seatle Law Firm [PDF]   
  Description: Estimating Personal Consumption Costs in Wrongful Death Cases ... lines concerning the
  personal consumption deduction in wrongful death and survival actions.
• Estimates of the Value of a Statistical Life in Determining Wrongful Death l Seattle Attorney [PDF]   
  Description: Projected life span is important when determining wrongful death settlements.
• Gender Bias in Wrongful Death Damage Awards l Seattle Lawyer   
  Description: Do juries have a gender bias when it comes to damages awarded in wrongful death cases?
• Wrongful Death Litigation l Seattle Lawyer   
  Description: Why Hedonic Measures Are Irrelevant to Wrongful Death Litigation
• Economic Expert in Wrongful Death Cases l Seattle Lawyer [PDF]   
  Description: The Economic Expert in Wrongful Death/Personal Injury Cases: Workable Competition or Monopoly Power?
• Value of Social Security Contributions in Wrongful Death Settlements l Seattle Lawyer [PDF]   
  Description: The Correct Value of Social Security Contributions in Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Settlements
• Wrongful death during birth l Wrongful Death Lawyers in Seattle   
  Description: Wrongful birth and life, wrongful death before birth, and wrongful law
• Fatal Car Accident Statistics: Seattle vs Tacoma l Wrongful Death Lawyer   
  Description: Based on Allstate data for 197 U.S. cities with more than 100,000 people, Seattle ranks 150th. Drivers here are 20 percent more likely to have an accident than those in other areas -- and file accident claims on average once every 8.3 years. In Tacoma, ranked 157th, residents are 22 percent more likely to have an accident, and file accident claims every 8.2 years.
• Disturbing truth on wrongful-death bill l Washington Accident Death Lawyer   
  Description: The pain and loss families suffer when a loved one dies is tragic and real. Whether a loved one dies in an accident or after a long illness, nothing can fill the empty hole left in our lives.
• Understanding Wrongful Death In Washington State (FREE REPORT) [PDF]   
  Description: The death of a person that is caused by the conduct of another party may give rise to a “wrongful death” claim. A wrongful death is one where a person dies due to the unlawful conduct of another person or entity. The unlawful conduct can be intentional (e.g., assault or murder) or unintentional (i.e. negligent or mistake). Not only can an individual person be responsible for causing a wrongful death, but so can a corporation or governmental entity can as well. When a wrongful death occurs, the law permits the surviving
  relatives of the deceased to recover certain types of damages against the responsible party. Read this report to learn more.
• Widow battles with wrongful death of husband l Seattle Wrongful Death Attorney   
  Description: A man went to work one night eight years ago and never came home again. He was killed by a chemical-plant explosion triggered by a defective pipe that was supposed to be inspected but never was.

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