On November 7, 2020, KOMO News reported of an electrocution accident in Seattle’s Central District. Two men working as part of a crew repairing the side of a church building were moving an aluminum ladder when a gust of wind pushed it into an electrical wire electrocuting both men, police reported. One of the men […]
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A New York Times article recently reported on October 31, 2020 of a new “slow killer” threatening the lives of residents in U.S. nursing homes: isolation. Since the start of the pandemic and lockdowns back in March of this year, prolonged isolation has been a necessary solution for protecting nursing home residents, who were quickly
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We are so proud to announce that GLP Attorneys Managing Shareholder John Webber from our Seattle office has been elected to serve as Vice President of Public Affairs for the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ) for 2020-2021. WSAJ is the oldest and largest civil justice advocacy organization in the Pacific Northwest, and works with
The Seattle Times has reported a settlement of over $9 million that was reached for the deadly sinking of the Scandies Rose crab boat off the coast of Alaska. The maritime accident occurred on December 31, 2019. https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/settlement-in-deadly-sinking-of-the-scandies-rose-crab-boat-calls-for-more-than-9-million-payout/ GLP Attorneys has highly competent boating accident injury attorneys on staff ready to help with your boating injury.
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Many businesses have been affected in unimaginable ways because of the COVID-19 pandemic. With forced closures to protect communities, many places have had to lay off employees just to keep from going under completely. It is during hard times like these that you should be able to rely on your insurance company to have your
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Many people, including seamen themselves, may not know that any maritime worker whose job at sea makes up at least 30% of his or her work are protected with federal benefits under the Jones Act. This entitles maritime employees to a safe work environment, and in almost all cases of injury and illness provides them
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Nursing home abuse and neglect is a major underreported problem that has only gotten worse since the initial hit of the pandemic. With strict social distancing rules added in place to protect older adults in long-term facilities from loved ones who may carry the virus, this has also made them more vulnerable to abuse and
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Injuries that occur on the business or residential property of another person are commonly caused by the property owner’s negligence in regular upkeep or failure to warn. When incidents like this occur, the injured person may have a potential Premises Liability claim against that property owner. Cases like these may be more obvious when they
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New Washington law Substitute Senate Bill 6208 will now permit any person operating a bicycle the ability to yield at most stop signs on the road, with a few exclusions such as stop signs located at railroad crossings or stop signs used by school buses. The new statute will apply only to stop signs, and
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Even before the additional threat to safety that came with the current pandemic, construction workers have always faced a more present danger than other occupations, especially those who do not belong to a union. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, construction work in 2018 accounted for 1 in 5 worker deaths. Though this
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