Everett Personal Injury Lawyers: Top Martindale Rating
Martindale-Hubbell Top Rating. As a result of an extensive and confidential peer review by members of the Washington State Bar, both lawyers and judges, Martindale-Hubbell has awarded the highest peer review rating to Mr. Kornfeld – an AV rating.
If you have been seriously hurt due to the carelessness or recklessness of another in Everett or elsewhere in the state of Washington you may want to consider filing a claim before your time runs out. If, for example, you were injured in a car accident, boat accident, by medical malpractice or the like you have a limited time (generally 3 years) to file a claim.
Contact our top rated Everett, WA personal injury lawyers for a free consultation at a time and place of your convenience to learn more.
Everett Birth Injury Lawyers
Because birth injuries require tremendous attention to investigate the merits of the case and determine whether the risk and expense of filing a medical malpractice claim is justified, you need an attorney that is knowledgeable and experienced in handling traumatic birth injury cases, which includes retaining all of the necessary qualified experts. The chances of your resolving a birth injury case without the assistance of an experienced birth injury attorney are very slim.
If you feel your child’s injuries were the result of birth malpractice you should not hesitate to speak with an attorney immediately. There is very limited time to file malpractice claims. Contact our Washington State Birth Injury Lawyers for a free consultation.
Recent Car Accident Injury Settlement
Here is a recent injury settlement achieved by the Everett personal injury law firm Kornfeld Law. The client had been injured in King County in an automobile accident.
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Jane Doe v. John Doe driver: King County Superior Court No. 02-2-26432-8 Seattle woman involved in a motor vehicle accident suffered spinal injuries to her neck and low back, radiculopathy, and a worsening of her pre-existing fibromyalgia. A Microsoft employee with a stellar record, she was forced to miss about one year of work over 4 years. According to her rheumatologists, she could not return to her high-stress job as the extra hours and demands of being bent over a computer for most of the day made her injuries worse and caused her to lose sleep. The treating doctors told her to find a 30-40 hour a week job rather than her 50-60 hour position. Given that she was a large wage earner, the insurer agreed to pay its half million dollar policy limit to settle the case.
Total Settlement: $500,000
Now, there is no guarantee your car accident claim could yield a settlement near this ammount or a settlement at all. To find out if you have a claim contact our Seattle personal injury lawyers for a free consultation.
FAQ From WA SCI Lawyer
Q. What is a spinal cord injury (SCI)?
A. The spinal cord is a bundle of nerves that conduct information from the brain to the rest of the body, and from the body back to the brain. Some nerves are related to sensation and/or motor function, maintaining involuntary bodily functions such as breathing. This bundle of nerves is encased in the bony spinal column. If the spine is broken, the spinal cord suffers a traumatic injury which can result in loss of function and feeling.
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Personal Injury: Construction Injuries in Washington State
In Washington, under the Washington Industrial Safety Act (WISHA), the general contractor on any work site has a nondelegable duty to enforce all safety regulations for all employees on site, not just the employees of the general contractor. This duty runs from all upper tier subcontractors to all lower tier subcontractors which the sub may hire on the job site. This nondelegable duty to enforce all safety regulations on all work sites applies not just to general contractors but to owners, developers and those with supervisory authority in the work place. All employers are obligated to provide a reasonably safe work place for its employees and those with whom it contracts with to furnish labor and materials for it.
If you have suffered personal injuries in WA on the job feel free to contact us for a free consultation at a time and place of your convenience.
What is my Everett Personal Injury Claim Worth?
No one can tell you exactly what your case is worth without fully evaluating all the facts. In most cases, an evaluation cannot be performed until your medical condition has stabilized and you have reached maximum medical improvement. At that point in time, your claim may be ready to be evaluated. An investigation will be performed and your doctor or other experts will need to provide final reports. We shall need to obtain all medical records and relevant documents to determine how a pre-existing condition may or may not have been impacted by your injury.
Further research of the relevant points of law and consultations with experts to assess the strengths of your case, weaknesses and your case value may be required. If you would like our office to evaluate whether you have a case and the strengths of your case, please contact us. Email Rob at Rob@kornfeldlaw.com or call 1 (800) 282-4878 to schedule a free consultation or case evaluation over the telephone, by e-mail or in person at a convenient location for you, either at our main office, a satellite meeting location, in your home or at the hospital.
FAQ: What can I expect if I am injured in a mass transit bus accident?
Q. What can I expect if I am injured in a mass transit bus accident?
A. You can expect a representative from mass transit to request an interview. Before granting an interview, you should speak with an attorney so that you know what you should and shouldn’t say. If you have spoken with investigators already, it can still be worth discussing your case with an attorney, who can launch a separate investigation into events.
You can also expect to have to submit a report that verifies that you were present at the time of the injury. You may need assistance tracking down witnesses and proof that you were indeed where you claim you were, especially if you have waited to initiate your case.
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Man killed in car-tanker collision on US 2
EVERETT, Wash. — A 38-year-old motorist is dead after his car collided head-on with a tanker truck.
The crash Saturday afternoon on U.S. 2 near Monroe shut down the roadway for several hours.
Washington State Patrol trooper Mark Francis says the car driven by a Bothell man crossed the center line and struck an oncoming tanker truck.
The motorist was killed. The 50-year-old tanker driver wasn’t hurt. No names were released.
Francis says two other cars were hit by debris from the accident, but nobody else was injured.
If you have been injured in an Everett car accident financial compensation may or may not be an option. To find out contact our Car Accident Attorney’s for a free consultation.
Washington State Work Injury Law Firm
Often workers are injured on the job or at a construction site through no fault of their own.
Roofer recovers $965,000. There may be many trades on a construction site. One trade or even the general contractor may accidentally cause a worker from a different trade to be seriously injured.
In Washington, under the Washington Industrial Safety Act (WISHA), the general contractor on any work site has a nondelegable duty to enforce all safety regulations for all employees on site, not just the employees of the general contractor. This duty runs from all upper tier subcontractors to all lower tier subcontractors which the sub may hire on the job site. This nondelegable duty to enforce all safety regulations on all work sites applies not just to general contractors but to owners, developers and those with supervisory authority in the work place. All employers are obligated to provide a reasonably safe work place for its employees and those with whom it contracts with to furnish labor and materials for it.
If a worker is injured in the work place, he may file a worker’s compensation claim. An injured worker not only has a right to file a worker’s compensation, e.g. a Labor and Industries claim, but may also have a viable “third party claim” to recover damages against the contractor, subcontractor or any other independent trade which was negligent. This would be a claim against any negligent company or an employee of another company on a job site which caused the worker’s injury. The injured worker may file a third party claim against the employer of the negligent worker and arguably claim that the employer or its employee failed to enforce or follow certain WISHA or OSHA regulations.
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2 accidents cause backups on I-5, leave 2 injured
Two wrecks involving South Sound residents tied up Interstate 5 over the weekend.
Southbound I5 at South 72nd Street was closed early Sunday by construction and a four-car accident.
It happened just before 1:30 a.m. Sunday. According to the Washington State Patrol, three vehicles were traveling in one lane, and the first two vehicles stopped for traffic in the construction zone. The third vehicle – an Isuzu Rodeo driven by a 22-year-old Lakewood man – did not stop, striking the second vehicle and pushing it into the lead car. That car was forced over a lane, striking a truck.
A 51-year-old Tacoma woman who was driving the first vehicle struck was taken to St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma with minor injuries.
No one else was injured, the patrol said.
The driver of the Isuzu Rodeo is suspected of drunken driving and speeding. He faces a vehicular assault charge, the patrol reported.
In the second accident, a 49-year-old Puyallup man was taken to Harborview Medical Center after his motorcycle struck a guardrail on I-5 in Seattle.
The Washington State Patrol said he was merging from Michigan Street onto northbound I-5 just before 11 a.m. Saturday when he struck a concrete barrier. The man was thrown over the guardrail and landed in the HOV lane of southbound I-5.
He was wearing a helmet. The extent of his injuries is unknown. Drugs and alcohol were not believed to be involved.
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