The Seattle Times reported that due to a dramatic decrease in resale price, crab fishers are making a mere 2 dollars per pound of Dungeness crab they catch. Click here to learn more.
The Seattle Times reported on proposed House Bill 1582 which would ban right turns on red within 1,000 feet of areas with a high number of what it describes as vulnerable people walking. Click here to learn more.
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The Seattle Times reports that the search for Bryson Fitch, a crew member of the Ethel May, continues more than a week after the vessel capsized near Willapa Bay on February 5th, 2023. Click here to learn more.
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Introduction The Seattle Times reports that Ballard Oil, a company that has been serving the maritime community for four generations, closed its doors for good on January 30th, 2023. Since its founding in 1937, the company has supplied commercial fishing boats, tugs, and other vessels in the Lake Washington Ship Canal with fuel, lubricants, and
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On February 12th , 2023, the United States Coast Guard rescued two people in a rowboat who found themselves unable to maneuver their vessel due to inclement weather affecting Hood Canal. After trying for several hours to gain control of the vessel in high winds and strong currents, the boaters’ plight was reported to the
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A 27-year-old woman was killed in a crash involving a forklift along Aurora Avenue at North 96th Street near Seattle’s Licton Springs neighborhood on Tuesday. King5 News reported the collision between the forklift, the SUV where the woman killed was the passenger, and a landscaping vehicle. The King5 report indicates the driver of the forklift was under
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Tirra Seely, an associate at GLP Attorneys, was featured in the January 2023 issue of Trial News, a monthly publication from the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ). In the article “2022 Fellows are Ready for What’s Next”, Tirra and several other former WSAJ Fellows were noted for their continued commitment to practicing plaintiff’s law after completing their
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Jim Gooding, Sara Maleki, and GLP Attorneys were recognized by TopVerdict.com for obtaining one of the Top 100 Personal Injury Settlements in the United States in the year 2021 for the results achieved in the Galstad v. Kiewit/General/Manson, et al. case. The case involved a spinal injury sustained by a diver working on the 520 Bridge in Seattle. Commercial diving
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The New York Times recently posted a chilling article on the increase of bicycle and pedestrian fatalities in the U.S. due to collisions with motor vehicles. The U.S. has diverged over the past decade from other comparably developed countries, where traffic fatalities have been falling. This American exception became even starker during the pandemic. In
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Click here for a print-friendly version. Introduction On October 20, 2022, the Supreme Court of the State of Washington handed down a landmark decision that aims to address the issue of racial bias in civil court proceedings. The decision, Henderson v. Thompson, expands upon a similar ruling from the Court which applied to criminal court
