Category: News


Victims of Revenge Porn Can Sue Their Harassers

By Kirk Davis,

“Revenge porn” is the posting of intimate or nude images of person by an ex-partner on the internet.  Approximately 10 person of ex-partners have threatened to post sexually explicit images online and of those about 60 percent have actually followed through on their threat. Many victims are coming forward after finding these images posted online without  … Read more

Chinese Try to Imprison US Residents

By admin,

I had the opportunity to discuss a disturbing new trend. The current Chinese President, Xi Jinping, has embarked upon a fake quest to root out corruption in the Chinese government. Of course, this is nothing but a sham. It is only the people on the lower rungs of government who are picked off and prosecuted.  … Read more

Oso Landslide Victims May Sue Snohomish County for Negligence

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The recent shocking and devastating landslide in Oso, Washington likely has many family members of the victims wondering if a lawsuit against the government may be possible. Certainly mainly geologist warned that mudslides were likely at the exactly location where the slide eventually occurred. The people with the strongest cases will likely be the people  … Read more

Government Seizure of Property Can Be Stopped

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Washington State is no different from other states in that it allows the government to seize property based only upon probable cause that the property is connected or derived from felony activity such as drug trafficking. Some states even allow seizure and forfeiture of vehicles driven by people under the influence of drugs or alcohol.  … Read more

McDonald’s Hot Coffee Case Myth Leads to Reversal of Case

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The Supreme Court of Idaho in Boyle v. Christensen, 251 P.3d 810 (2011) concluded that when a defense attorney invokes the McDonald’s Coffee Case in closing argument, a reversal of the jury’s verdict is warranted. The Court noted that the general public was inundated with false and inflammatory information about the McDonald’s Coffee Case. In  … Read more

U.S. Supreme Court to Rule on Cell Phone Privacy

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The Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution protects all citizens from unreasonable search and seizure. Generally speaking the agents of the government need a warrant before they can search. There are certain exceptions which allow the government to search without a warrant. The “search incident to arrest” exception allows the agents of the government  … Read more

NTSB Says Lower Limit Will Reduce Deaths on Highways

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The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) wants to do more to reduce traffic deaths attributed to drunk driving. Each year about 10,000 people die in alcohol related traffic deaths. The current limit is .08. The NTSB proposes reducing the limit to .05. Tougher drunk-driving threshold proposed to reduce traffic deaths. The board also recommended states  … Read more

Insurance Companies Using Software Cheat Claimants by Twenty Percent

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In October 2010, Allstate agreed to pay 10 million dollars as part of a settlement regarding its use of computer software (Colossus is the name of the computer program) to help determine payments to people with claims. (See Chicago Tribune Article, Former Allstate claims manager offers insight into computerized auto injury payouts) Mark Romano, one  … Read more

Court Rules Don’t Allow Mention of Insurance Resulting in Misled Juries

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ER 411 is a Washington State Court rule which, does not allow mention of liability insurance. In addition, most insurance policies require their insureds to assist them with the defense. This creates a false picture for the jury and allows defense attorneys to claim Insurancetheir “client” will be forced to pay thousands of dollars if  … Read more

$50 Million Verdict – Largest Single Verdict in Washington State

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In early December of 2013, I had the opportunity to observe part of the trial that resulted in the largest single verdict in Washington State history. LabCorp and Valley Medical in Renton, Washington were held liable (See Seattle Times Article, $50M awarded over birth defect; test said baby would be OK, December 10, 2013) for  … Read more