Washington Should Bring Premises Liability Law Into the 21st Century
By Garth L. Jones
Background
Historically, the common law has defined a land possessor’s duty to a person who is injured by a condition or activity on the premises according to the entrant’s status...
Are your kids gambling in video games?
By Ray Kahler
Unless parents and grandparents play video games themselves, it can be challenging for them to know what children are really doing when playing video games. It would come as a surprise to many parents...
George Floyd’s Killing and The Protest Movement: Civil Rights Lawyers Speak Out
Boating Accident Law in Washington State
By Ray Kahler
As boating season opens, more people than ever before may turn to the water for relief from staying at home in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Unfortunately, collisions and injuries occur on waterways just...
Ride the Ducks of Seattle Closes For Good
On Friday March 13, 2020, Ride the Ducks Seattle quacked for the last time. Without any announcement, the company went out of business. The closure of the Seattle company followed the shuttering and sale in December 2017 of Ride the Ducks International (manufacturer of the ducks) to Ripley’s Entertainment. Both companies had...
Making the Roads Reasonably Safe for Scooters—Not
By Daniel R. Laurence
Today the Seattle Times reports that the City of Seattle proposes to allow electric scooters in bike lanes but not on sidewalks. (See https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/transportation/scooters-would-be-allowed-in-bike-lanes-but-not-on-sidewalks-under-seattle-proposal/).
My friend asked me, why...
7 Cases of E. Coli Potentially Linked to Seattle’s Evergreens Restaurants
By Andrew Ackley
After reporting one case of E. coli linked to the national outbreak of romaine lettuce from Salinas, California, Public Health - Seattle & King County is now reporting seven cases of E....
King County Resident Diagnosed With E. Coli Linked to National Outbreak
By Andrew Ackley
According to Public Health - Seattle & King County, one King County resident has been diagnosed with E. coli bacteria linked to the nationwide outbreak traced to romaine lettuce from Salinas, California. The...
Seattle Children’s Links Mold to Infections and Deaths as Early as 2001
By Lisa Benedetti
In a press conference on Monday, Seattle Children’s Hospital announced that it has now connected cases of Aspergillus infection going back as far as 2001, which they originally believed to be isolated incidents,...
Mold Has Shut down Seattle Children’s Hospital… Again
By Lisa Benedetti
As someone who grew up with asthma and environmental allergies, including mold, I appreciate the importance of protecting immuno-compromised people from these hazards.
Unfortunately, Seattle Children’s Hospital has once again...