Personal Injury

No one expects “man’s best friend” to turn on them, but dogs are animals, with instincts and motives we can’t always anticipate or understand. In Washington, pet owners are responsible for their dog’s actions under the state’s strict liability laws. Even if the dog has no history of biting, the dog’s owner takes full...

The days and weeks after suffering a sudden, unexpected injury can be confusing and traumatic. The victim may need painful medical procedures and lengthy recovery times at the same time they are unable to return to work due to their injury. A serious injury is even more distressing when someone else’s negligence, reckless actions,...

When an injury victim is dealing with painful medical treatment, long recovery times, and mounting medical bills, the idea of taking on the legal system for a complicated personal injury claim can be overwhelming. Even worse, many injured victims decide against hiring an attorney to navigate the complex legal system because they worry that...

In personal injury cases, the focus of the court is to get to the entire truth of the circumstances of the injury, including the events leading up to the injury, how the injury occurred, who was at fault, and which individual or business entity is liable for the victim's damages. Damages in a personal...

Tort law refers to civil cases in which one party did wrong to another and caused them to suffer harm or economic loss. Tort law serves to compensate victims rather than punish wrongdoers which is the focus of criminal law. In some cases, one defendant causes significant harm to a large number of individual...