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Permanent Partial Disability Hearing Loss 19 Mar 2013 | 10:51 pm
Hearing loss doesn’t always have to be equal bilaterally to still have compensable hearing loss paid by the Department of Labor and Industries. There are cases where the source of noise is greater on ...
Benton County High School Mock Trial Competition 25 Feb 2013 | 05:58 am
This weekend Ashley White and I drove down to the Benton County Courthouse in Kennewick, Washington (the Tri Cities) to judge local high school trial teams in their mock trial regional finals. I parti...
It’s That Time of Year: Watch Out for Deer! 21 Jan 2013 | 09:26 am
During the late fall and throughout winter deer migrate to lower elevations, creating a serious hazard for drivers. However, most drivers are not aware of the heightened danger of deer crossings broug...
What Do You Do After Another Driver Injures You In an Automobile Accident? 8 Jan 2013 | 03:38 am
The time right after a car accident is stressful and can even be downright traumatic in some situations. The goal of this article is to help guide you through this confusing and time-consuming process...
Insurance Company Refusing to Settle in Good Faith? Enter Covenant Judgments 18 Dec 2012 | 05:34 am
While we might file lawsuits for any number of reasons, when somebody injures us we want them to pay us the money they owe for causing our injuries. Because most people are not wealthy or responsible ...
Stay at work legislation 14 May 2012 | 06:10 am
New legislation will affect return-to-work procedures following an industrial injury or occupational disease. Once an industrial insurance claim is allowed, the State of Washington will now provide ...
Social Security Administration makes changes to cut costs 30 Dec 2011 | 10:56 am
The Social Security Administration, in an effort to cut it’s costs, has again taken away significant rights of disabled persons applying for Social Security Disability benefits. Just a few months a...
Senate OKs Lump-sum Workers Comp Buyouts 21 May 2011 | 05:32 am
The Washington State Senate passed landmark state workers compensation reform legislation on March 5, 2011. It was embodied in SB 5566. The Senate-approved measure would drastically change Washingto...
New decision regarding Mandatory Arbitration and Trial de Novo 27 Jan 2011 | 07:51 am
Splattstoesser v. Scott, P.3d, 2011 WL 91040 (Div. III, 2011) Those persons injured in an automobile crash in Washington have yet one more reason to be concerned, with a recent opinion that is being ...
Workers Compensation Case Before WA State Supreme Court 15 Apr 2010 | 04:33 am
In November of 2009, the Washington State Supreme Court heard oral arguments regarding Tobin v. Dep’t of Labor & Indus., 145 Wn. App. 607; 187 P.3d 780; 2008 Wash. App. Jim Tobin, a Washington State ...
