Alaska Airlines Flight 1282
On January 5, 2024, Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 experienced a mid-flight blowout. Its left-side door panel detached, leaving a gaping hole and leading to rapid depressurization. Chaos ensued in the passenger cabin while the pilots proceeded with an emergency landing. Air rushing through the cabin made a deafening noise, impacting the ability to communicate. Flight attendants thought that passengers had been sucked out of the aircraft…
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Bellevue Police Motorcycle Officer Kevin Bereta
On August 15, 2023, Bellevue Police motorcycle officer Kevin Bereta was part of a team of officers charged with escorting Vice President Kamala Harris during her public duties around the Seattle area. As Officer Bereta was traveling across a freeway overpass, his motorcycle struck the side of the rail, and he was ejected. The railing was only 27" tall. He slid over the top and plunged 60 feet onto the freeway below. Officer Bereta landed on the cement and survived – a miracle. An approaching driver was able…
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Family of Mattheis Johnson v. City of Seattle (Gas Works Park)
In the 1970s, the City of Seattle transformed a toxic waste site into Gas Works Park. Today, the crackling towers represent a nuisance to our children, youth, and young adults. The edifice has claimed three lives in the past thirteen years and severely injured at least a dozen more. Two different departments within the City are currently warring with one another over whether the towers should be fixed for public safety reasons. The parks department says the work must be done…
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Former Top Husky Football Recruit Files Medical Negligence
At age 17, Emeka Megwa was a highly recruited running back out of Fort Worth, Texas. After suffering an ACL injury in high school play, he enrolled at UW over other prominent football programs specifically because UW assured him that the team could manage his rehabilitation. The lawsuit alleges that after Jimmy Lake’s coaching staff left the program, new staff and trainers ignored the recovery plan set by surgeons and repeatedly pushed Emeka in workouts beyond the limits of his recovery, by giving him painkillers and publicly ridiculing him.
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