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Occasionally, our office receives calls from people who suffered from medical malpractice two years and eleven months prior. Because medical malpractice claims require a great deal of review, [...]

The Washington Supreme Court held in Ralph v. State of Washington Dep’t of Nat. Resources (PDF) that all superior courts of Washington State stand as one and have the jurisdictional authority to [...]

In 2012, the Washington State Supreme Court issued an alarming decision in Erdman v. Chapel Hill Presbyterian Church, 175 Wn.2d 659, 286 P.3d 357 (2012).  Relying on a recent decision by the [...]

I paid off two student loans from law school in December. As I took my victory lap, a casual remark by an acquaintance bothered me: “But what about the deduction for your student loan interest? [...]

On November 6, 2014, WSAJ presented a CLE on wrongful death damages which included a presentation by attorney Mark Kosieradzki titled, “Non-Economic Damages for the Death of An Elderly [...]

On March 1, 2013, florist Baronnelle Stutzman and her Richland shop, Arlene’s Flowers, she refused to sell flowers to two longtime customers for their same-sex marriage ceremony. Ms. Stutzman [...]

A Kitsap County judge recently ruled in a nursing home wrongful death case, Sharp v. Life Care Centers, that punitive damages may apply to the Tennessee corporate defendants in that case, Life [...]

Is the sky blue? Okay, okay: to be fair, efficient case management software can solve most of your drafting woes, but alas, that software is only as good as those who regularly enter up-to-date [...]

The typical demand letter received from a third party liability (TPL) vendor regarding notice of a medical services lien under chapter 60.44 RCW usually includes language to this effect:  “you [...]