News
13 May 2013
Was the Owen family Stevens Pass tragedy preventable?
Yesterday, KOMO News ran a story about the Owen family, “Was a deadly tragedy along Stevens Pass preventable?“ The Owens were driving on Highway 2, when a massive tree crashed onto their ... Read more
10 May 2013
WA AG Bob Ferguson Tackles T-Mobile’s “No Contract” Ads
SKWC has taken on wireless industry giants, including AT&T/Cingular on behalf of consumers. We applaud the WA Attorney General (AG), Bob Ferguson for doing so as well. There was a lot of hulla... Read more
3 May 2013
As I mentioned in an earlier blog post, technological errors are growing at a rapid rate at hospitals. Along the same vein, a recent NY Times article examines the lack of incentive hospitals have for... Read more
26 April 2013
Patient Safety Risks Can Involve Taking Generic Drugs
Karen Bartlett must instill eye drops to compensate for her eyes’ lack of tears. Karen is now legally blind with visible injury to her eyes, suffering from Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS). She n... Read more
8 April 2013
Unsafe Highway Kept Open Leads to Fatal Car Incident
Yesterday’s Seattle Times featured a front page article about a tragic incident that took the life of two members of the Owen family on Stephens Pass in late December 2012. Three of the Owen fam... Read more
29 March 2013
Technology in Healthcare Can Result in Dangerous Errors
For decades, Paul Whelan (one of SKWC’s partners) has represented plaintiffs in tragic cases resulting from the negligence of healthcare providers. Paul has written a number of articles and pa... Read more
4 February 2013
Inspiring story about Jessie Owen on KOMO News
Jessie Owen serves as an inspiration to all in this news story on KOMO News. Check it out and spread the word about our search for witnesses to the tragic incident. The post Inspiring story... Read more
4 February 2013
Owen family searches for witnesses
On December 21, 2012, the Owens family were returning from a family trip. While they traveled on Highway 2 toward Leavenworth, a tree fell onto their SUV. Tim Owens and his wife, Cheryl, did not survi... Read more
17 January 2013
President Obama Signs Bipartisan Medicare Law
Just a few days ago, President Obama signed H.R. 1845 (112th), the bipartisan Strengthening Medicare and Repaying Taxpayers (SMART) Act, which was introduced by Reps. Tim Murphy (R-PA) and R... Read more
7 January 2013
KarenKoehlerBlog.com – #1 in Trial Practice on 2012 ABA Top 100 Blawg List
Thanks to all of you who voted for Karen’s blog! Not only is KarenKoehlerBlog.com in the 2012 ABA Top 100 Blawgs, it is again (2nd year in a row) #1 in the “Trial Practice” category.... Read more
