What can cause a wrongful drowning? As with any wrongful death, it may be frustrating and confusing to know where to turn or what to do when a loved one drowns. When it comes to liability for drowning accidents, each one requires a different response. Drainage systems...
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Wrongful Death
Wrongful Death In Washington State, wrongful death is “when the death of a person is caused by the wrongful act, neglect, or default of another person.” For example: A driver kills someone in an auto accident A property owner fails to fix an uneven walkway, on which...
Serious Injury
Serious Injury What is considered a serious injury? A serious injury impairs a person’s ability to engage in daily tasks, including working and caring for themselves. Following a serious injury, a lengthy recovery process is often required, and full recovery may even...
Workplace Sexual Abuse
Workplace Sexual Abuse Sexual violence, including in the workplace, is far more common than many realize. It is one of the most under-reported crimes in society. Everyone has the right to feel safe at work, and it is an employer’s responsibility to ensure their...
School Injuries
School Injuries When you send a child to school, it is reasonable to expect them not to be seriously injured in the school’s care. However, accidents happen – in class, on the playground, during field trips and at school sporting events and functions. If you or a...
Church Or Priest Sexual Abuse
Church Or Priest Sexual Abuse Over the past two decades, thousands of people have courageously come forward to speak out about the sexual abuse they suffered at the hands of priests and other clergymen. In the course of that time, many have taken their abusers to...
Nursing Home Abuse
Nursing Home Abuse Placing a family member in a nursing home is one of the most difficult decisions a family can make. Worrying every day about your loved one’s comfort and safety shouldn’t compound the matter. What Does Nursing Home Abuse Look Like? Neglect and abuse...
Group Home Sexual Abuse
Group Home Abuses Adults with disabilities and children with serious behavioral challenges often receive assistive and educational services from group homes and boarding schools; these homes and schools are often monitored by state agencies. Families count on these...
Foster Care Abuse
Foster Care Abuse The safety and well-being of children in their care should always be the top priority of the foster care system. State agencies have legal and moral obligations to make every effort to ensure that foster children are placed with families and in homes...
Athlete Sexual Abuse
Athlete Sexual Abuse Today, more than 35 million children in the U.S. under the age of 16 play organized sports. College athletes number more than 520,000, and about 12,000 athletes play professional sports in the United States. These athletes are coached or...