Where to Bring Claims Against Amazon for Personal Injuries
Amazon is the largest online retailer in the world and one of the two largest retailers of any kind, competing for that title only with Walmart. Its warehouses store and distribute products all over the country. Injuries from Amazon products therefore occur in every state. Many lawyers assume that cases should be...
Amazon Product Liability: What You Need to Know About Defective Product Claims
For millions of people, Amazon is the go-to destination for shopping, offering a wide range of products from electronics to toys. But when a product bought on Amazon causes serious harm, the question becomes, who is responsible?
For years, Amazon has...
Child Personal Injury Claims: What to do if a Child Is Injured at a School or Playground
When a child is hurt on a playground, the responsible party can include the playground owner, the school district or local government, the equipment manufacturer, the contractor, or the supervisors in charge. If the injury stems from a defective product, unsafe design, or negligence, the family...
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...
CDC Announces Discovery of the Cause of Vaping Illness and Death
By Andrew Ackley
Today the CDC announced a breakthrough in efforts to identify a chemical cause of vaping illnesses and deaths:
Recent CDC laboratory testing of bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid samples (or samples...
Promises and Pitfalls of Autonomous Vehicles
By Daniel Laurence
The “promise” of “autonomous vehicles” is still not even a promise. It is a risky dream that may eventually be done, like going to the moon. If and when it does, it will change...
Public Health Confirms Three More Lung Injury Vaping Cases, One Probable Case
October 16, 2019
By Andrew Ackley
On its Public Health Insider blog today, Public Health—King County Seattle announced that it has identified three confirmed and one more probable case of lung disease...
Vaping Lung Damage Resembles Chemical Burns
According to the Mayo Clinic and as reported by Denise Grady of the New York Times, the lung damage seen in vaping illness patients resembles that of chemical burns. “All 17 of our cases show a pattern of injury in...
2 New Cases of Vaping-Related Disease Confirmed in Washington
Reported by KOMO News Monday, September 16th 2019
OLYMPIA, Wash. - Two new cases of severe vaping-related lung disease have been confirmed in Washington state, health officials said Monday.
The two new cases, both in Spokane County, are a teenager and a patient in his...