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Missing the deadline could bury your Tacoma roof-fall claim

A postal worker in Tacoma may still have a case after a roof-opening fall, but once Washington's filing deadline is close, the room for error gets brutally small.

ARTICLE by Tyrell Jackson

Just left urgent care after a dog bite at Green Lake and now I'm hearing the filing deadline may already be closing

A Seattle plumber bitten by an unleashed dog in a public park can get boxed out fast if the adjuster stalled the claim and the three-year lawsuit deadline is about to run.

ARTICLE by Erik Lindquist

exempt vs non-exempt property

The part that trips people up most is simple: "exempt" does not mean nobody can ever touch it, and "non-exempt" does not mean you automatically lose it. In plain terms, exempt...

cease and desist letter

Defense lawyers and insurance companies sometimes wave around a cease and desist letter like it is a court order, hoping people will go quiet, delete posts, stop talking to...

licensing agreement

Not a sale, and not a transfer of ownership. That is where people get burned. A licensing agreement lets one party use someone else's intellectual property or other protected...

You just got a letter that says a bankruptcy case was filed and an automatic stay is now in effect. That means a legal freeze started the moment the bankruptcy petition was...

Eight months later and the trucking company still says its Kent driver was "off duty"

A commercial driver being "off the clock" does not automatically let the company off the hook, especially if the truck was still being used for company business around Kent.

ARTICLE by Doug Reznikov

discharge of debts

This is what can stop old bills from draining your paycheck, freezing your bank account, or swallowing money that should go toward rent, groceries, or recovery after an injury....

Eighteen months after that Spokane jobsite death, the panic stays and the report blames me

A bad police report can poison an anxiety injury claim in Washington, but it does not get the final word on fault.

ARTICLE by Erik Lindquist

homestead exemption in bankruptcy

Can bankruptcy take your home? Sometimes yes, but the homestead exemption is the rule that can protect some or all of the equity in the place you live when you file bankruptcy....

Chapter 11 reorganization

A court-supervised process that lets a business, and sometimes an individual, keep operating while restructuring debt. "Court-supervised" means the case is filed in federal...

Renton crash today and my old back blew up how fast do I file?

You generally have 3 years from the crash date in Washington to file a lawsuit, but waiting even days can wreck the proof your claim depends on. That 3-year statute of...

Chapter 13 repayment plan

You just got a letter that says your Chapter 13 case can move forward only if a repayment plan is filed, confirmed, and kept current. That plan is a court-approved schedule for...

implied consent

Not the same as freely saying "yes" to anything police ask, implied consent is a legal rule that treats certain consent as already given because a person chose to do something...

non-dischargeable debt

Whether a debt can be wiped out in bankruptcy can change everything about a person's finances and the value of a legal claim. Some debts go away when a bankruptcy case ends,...

Do I need a lawyer if Yakima insurance wants a full medical release now?

Summons and Complaint must be filed in the proper Washington court within three years of most injury events under RCW 4.16.080(2). If this involves medical malpractice, the...

I missed how bad the neck injury was - now the numbness is permanent and the lien fight starts

A neck injury that leaves your hands numb can still be a strong Washington claim even if your mental health history is messy and your health insurer is trying to grab every dollar.

ARTICLE by Nate Whitehawk

adversary proceeding

You might see this in a bankruptcy notice, a court docket, or a line that says a creditor or trustee has "filed an adversary proceeding" in your case. That usually means the...

i got hit in Vancouver, the driver had no insurance, and now i'm terrified to even file

A Vancouver caregiver with a spinal cord injury can still pursue compensation through their own policy in Washington even if the at-fault driver is uninsured and immigration status is a major fear.

ARTICLE by Erik Lindquist

Chapter 7 liquidation

What trips people up most is that filing does not always mean a person loses everything. Chapter 7 liquidation is a type of personal or business bankruptcy in which a...