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• Redmond Worker Injured when Boom Truck Falls, Potential "Third-Party" Claim

  Michael Myers | October 12, 2007 4:18 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  On October 9th a construction worker at Microsoft in Redmond was injured when a boom truck tipped over. The Department of Labor & Industries, an agency designed to protect and advocate for workers, will do an investigation as to the cause of the accident. It will focus on the cause of the accident and what the general contractor could have done to make the construction site safer for not only...

• Failure to Wear Seat Belts Does Not Prohibit Recovery in Car Accident Cases

  Michael Myers | October 08, 2007 9:17 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A lot of people think that they can't recover if they're not wearing their seat belt in a motor vehicle accident. Fortunately, that common belief is incorrect. A recent story in The Olympian details an accident where a driver failed to negotiate a turn, causing his car to leave the highway, go through a chain-link fence and hit a tree. According to the State Patrol, neither the driver nor...

• Releases are Narrowly Construed--Health Clubs and Recreational Equipment Providers Exposed to Liability

  Michael Myers | October 04, 2007 3:33 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  Gyms are notorious for making their members sign "releases". So are sports leagues and places that rent recreational equipment. But these releases don't provide immunity for all injuries. In fact, they only provide immunity for injuries incurred under a narrow set of circumstances. This point was illustrated by the Alaska Supreme Court in the case of Moore v. Hartley Motors. It held that...