Facebooking Doctor Violates Doctor-Patient Relationship | Seattle Civil Rights Lawyer
Having a doctor that you can rely on and trust to take care of you professionally is great. After all, your health is the most important thing in your life. But one doctor took his connection with a patient too far. Dr. Mitchell Cohen of Seattle is being charged with unprofessional conduct. The Washington Medical Quality Assurance Commission pressed charges after Cohen sent a Facebook friend request to a patient whom he had just performed a colonoscopy on two days before. A colonoscopy is an especially intimate procedure. Cohen’s office is...
read moreCounterfeit Airbags Sold by Man in Vancouver | Seattle Auto Accident Lawyer
When you’re in a car accident, you depend on two things to save your life: your seatbelt and your airbags. Oftentimes, those are the things that can mean the difference between injuries and fatalities. That is why the discovery of a man selling counterfeit airbags is so disturbing. A man in Vancouver, WA has pleaded guilty to distributing almost 1,000 airbags from China through the website eBay. 25-year-old Vitaliy Yaremkiv sold his conterfeit airbags to independent garages. He ran a business called Vital Auto Parts and Sales from his home,...
read moreParents: Keep Your Eyes on the Road, Not the Backseat | Seattle Auto Accident Lawyer
With teens and young adults practically glued to their phones these days, it’s easy to point fingers when it comes to distracted driving. After all, they practically grew up with the technology. But, guess what: they’re not the only ones that are distracted. And they may not even be the most distracted. So who’s there competition? Parents. If you’re a parent, you’ve probably experienced being a distracted driver. In fact, it’s most likely a part of your daily life, whether you like to admit it or not. With kids in the backseat,...
read moreBicyclist Fatality Leads Mayor to Take Action | Seattle Auto Accident Attorney
A couple of weeks ago, we reported the story of a bicyclist who was killed on East Marginal Way South when he was involved in a collision with a semi-truck. That accident caught the attention of Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn. Now, he has proposed to commit $3.25 million to improving conditions for cyclists in the city, especially where the cyclist, 54-year-old Lance David, was killed on May 1. The improvements will take place if the City Council approves plans. The mayor insists that the changes will be beneficial not only to cyclists, but to...
read moreWWU Student Bicyclist by Car | Seattle Auto Accident Lawyer
College campuses are often brimming with bicycling students, especially in Washington State. Between bicyclists, pedestrians and cars, there is plenty of opportunity for accidents to occur. On Tuesday, a student at Western Washington University was hit by a car when riding his bicycle. That led Carol Berry, who is the program coordinator for the university’s Sustainable Transportation, to urge bicyclists and drivers alike to pay attention 100% of the time they are riding are driving. Just a moment’s inattention can lead to serious...
read moreFacebook Could Get You Fined | Seattle Auto Accident Attorney
Facebook, Twitter and Instagram are just three social networking sites that millions of users flock to everyday. We post statuses and pictures and tweet our little hearts out. And the problem is that we often do that when behind the wheel. While texting and driving is illegal in several states, using social media and driving is not… even though it’s just as or more dangerous than texting and driving. That’s why lawmakers in Louisiana are looking to close a loophole and ban the use of social media sites while on the road. According to...
read moreThree Utah Girls Hit by Texting Driver | Seattle Auto Accident Lawyer
Three girls in Midvale, Utah were rushed to the hospital after being hit by a car. The driver could have easily prevented the accident from happening – had he simply been paying attention to the road, and not his cell phone. The 28-year-old was texting behind the wheel, and didn’t see the three young girls, ages 14, 10 and 9, as they were crossing the street to get to a local swimming pool. Fortunately, 14-year-old Jennifer O’Dell and 10-year-old Stacy Smith were released from the hospital after treatment. 9-year-old Sophia remained at...
read moreNTSB Urges States to Lower Legal Blood-Alcohol Level | Seattle Auto Accident Lawyer
13 years ago, states were encouraged to set their legal blood-alcohol limits to .08, or they would risk losing a substantial amount of their federal highway funds. Now, with drunk driving making up one-third of all traffic-related deaths, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is asking that the legal blood-alcohol limit be lowered to .05. With all of the recent fatalities in the Seattle area this year, from the tragic deaths of the brand-new grandparents in Wedgwood to the killing of the long-time Eddie Bauer employee on 520, it...
read moreInnocent Woman Dies from Injuries Sustained in Crash | Seattle Auto Accident Lawyer
It is with heavy hearts that we report that the Mukilteo woman whose vehicle was hit as the result of a high-speed chase through Bothell and Everett has died from her injuries. Rachael Kamin was just 40 years old. She was completely uninvolved in the chase, and happened to be in the wrong place at the wrong time. She was reportedly driving to her job at a hospital in Everett, where she worked as a nurse when the crash occurred. As a result of the collision, her car flew through the air and onto its side, and finally came to rest in a natural...
read moreBicyclist Hit on Lake Washington Boulevard South | Seattle Auto Accident Lawyer
Bicycle accidents seem to be on the up-and-up with the nice weather frequenting the greater Seattle area. This afternoon, a 59-year-old bicyclist was injured after he collided with a car. He was traveling on Lake Washington Boulevard South. Luckily, he was not critically injured and is expected to live, but he does have some serious rib injuries. Firefighters were nearby when the crash occurred, and responded quickly, taking the man to Harborview Medical Center. A drug-recognition expert evaluated the driver of the vehicle but reports on...
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