Christopher M. Davis Personal Injury Law Blog

A suspected drunk driver was responsible for a crash on Sunday evening that killed a 10-year-old boy, and injured his mom and brother in Portland. Davis Law Group is a supporter of MADD. For every drunken driving case we successfully close, $500 is donated to MADD Washington.... Read More

Connecticut is the most recent state to have mandated the use of ignition interlock devices in vehicle for all offenders. This law has been strongly pushed by Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Washington State adopted this law in 2009. However, only 24 states have this law. Do you think all states should?... Read More

A 26-year-old woman pleaded guilty to aggravated vehicular homicide. A 55-year-old woman was killed when her car collided with another car. The younger woman was six months pregnant when she hit another car.... Read More

There were 1,003 fatal car accidents involving a driver between the age of 16-24, just within this time period on Washington State roadways, resulting in a total of 1,142 deaths. To put it into perspective - 1,142 accounts for about 39% of all traffic deaths from 2004-2008.... Read More

Common causes of semi trucks accidents include driver fatigues, substance abuse, speeding, failure to follow rules, under-inflated tired, improperly loaded trucks, abd failure to properly maintain trcuks. Recently, texting while driving has become a common problem.... Read More

A pedestrian was surprisingly not seriously injured after being hit by an SUV early Monday morning. In the northbound lanes of Interstate 5, the SUV hit the man between Berkeley Avenue and Thorne Lane near Tillicum, Washington just after midnight.... Read More

Most personal injury cases settle without going to court or trial. Statistically speaking, the chance that a typical personal injury case will go to trial is extremely small, probably less than five percent of all cases. The likelihood that a personal injury case involving a minor child will go to court is probably even smaller.... Read More

Depending on the jurisdiction and the complexity of a personal injury case, the discovery phase in litigation may take many months or sometimes even years. When discovery is finally completed, and each side generally know what evidence will likely be offered at trial, the parties may then begin to conduct settlement discussions.... Read More

The unique facts and circumstances of your case will often dictate which type of expert to use and how many experts will be necessary in the case. Because experts are a critical component in a successful personal injury case, it is usually beneficial to retain an experience personal injury attorney early on so there is sufficient time to locate, hire, and brief each expert who may be necessary to support the merits of the case.... Read More

One frequent use of experts in a personal injury case is to address the issue of damages. There may be several different types or classification of damages that may be sought in the personal injury case depending on the faces of the case and the legal issues involved. Contact Seattle personal injury attorney Chris Davis.... Read More