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A Bellingham-based seafood company has issued a recall of their 4-ounce package of cracked pepper smoked salmon after they found the presence of listeria moncytogenes -- an organism which can cause foodborne illness -- in routine testing of one package. No illnesses have been reported.

Trans-Ocean Inc. has recalled lot number 54933-2 "Cracked Pepper Style Smoked Salmon" according to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The recall affects product shipped to seven states including Pennsylvania, Ohio, Vermont, Massachusetts and New York. The company has suspended shipping and distribution of the product while the Food and Drug Administration investigates.

Listeria monocytogenes is often a foodborne organism which can sometimes be fatal infection in the elderly, people with weakened immune systems and children. Listeria can cause miscarriages and still births. Symptoms of the infection include high fever, severe headache, stiffness, nausea, abdominal pain and diarrhea.

This information was brought to you by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. If you need an attorney because of a serious illness due to a foodborne illness and food poisoning, contact The Farber Law Group. We have won a sizable settlement for a young boy became seriously ill after contracting a foodborne illness from a fast food company.

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For more information on foodborne illness and for resources, see our Resource guide.

The Seattle Times reports that a Washington State Department of Transportation worker was hit by a backhoe and crushed as the equipment backed up in a construction accident. The injured construction worker was taken to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle.

According to the report, the worker was installing electrical conduit on the median of the I-405 at Renton near Highway 167.

Construction work can be very dangerous and result in serious injuries. In 2006, 87 Washington State workers were killed while performing the duties of their jobs.

This information was brought to you by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We are construction accident specialists for Western Washington. Based in Bellevue, we represent clients in Seattle, Everett, Kent, Redmond, Tacoma, Olympia and Renton.

If you or a loved one has been injured, or a loved one killed, as a result of a construction accident, contact us today for a free case evaluation. We will insure that your rights are protected and you receive all the compensation you are entitled to under the law.

Private citizens pulled a couple of boaters out of the water after their small skiff overturned near Boston Harbor, Washington reports The Olympian. The boaters, who did not have life jackets, were in the water for about 15 minutes when they were pulled out of the water. They had no apparent injuries.

Thurston County Sheriff's office and Station 95 launched boats into the water minutes after they received the call but by the time they reached the boaters, they had been rescued by a private boat.

All boaters should have adequate personal flotation devices in their watercraft.

This information was brought to you by Washington Injury Attorney, a service of The Farber Law Group. We are boating accident specialists in the Pacific Northwest. Contact us if you or a loved one has been injured due to the negligence of another boater.

Some helpful boating information:

• When Should I report a boating accident?
• Boating Safety Tips
• Boating Resources for Washington State

The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that Howard and Ardis Steele have filed a suit against Extendicare Homes, Inc., a Wisconsin-based care facility that owns and operates 14 facilities in Washington, including Aldercrest Rehabilitation in Edmonds, where the Steele's daughter died.

Lee Ann Steele, 48, died shortly after she was admitted to Aldercrest Rehabilitation, where her parents placed her after she suffered a stroke. According to the Steele's, Lee Ann stopped breathing and suffered brain damage within 24 hours of being admitted to Aldercrest due to nursing home neglect.

According to the Steeles, the staff never checked on Lee Ann. The Steele's found Lee Ann lying on a rubber mattress with no sheet and tracheal tube equipment lying on the floor on the day she suffered brain damage from lack of oxygen. She stopped breathing because her tracheal tube clogged with mucous and no one cleared it. Lee Ann died within two months of being admitted. Simply stated, the Steele's believe Lee Ann died of nursing home neglect.

The Steele's suit alleges that Extendicare violated consumer protection laws because they fail to provide proper care in their facilities. Extendicare owns 14 facilities in Washington State, including Aldercare. In all, the company owns 188 senior care facilities. In Milwaukee, Wisconsin where the company is based, the report said that 20 of the 26 facilities there have al had serious violations within the past three years. Two of the Washington facilities -- in Auburn and Spokane -- are on a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services list which requires troubled facilities to have extra inspections.

Most nursing homes are professional and have a staff that are conscientious about their jobs. But, sometimes, the for-profit nature of the nursing home business means that patients' needs are sometimes not attended to either because of inadequate staffing, insufficient staff training and lack of supervision.

Nursing home abuse and neglect can take many forms including bedsores, broken bones, dehydration, malnutrition, aspiration pneumonia, urinary tract infections, over prescribing and sometimes even physical or sexual abuse.

If you or a loved one has been serious injured or a loved one has died due to nursing home negligence or abuse, contact The Farber Law Group, a law firm that specializes in nursing home abuse and neglect.

See our Nursing Home & Elder Abuse Resources.

Last month we wrote about three people in Thurston County and six people in Pierce County in Washington State who became ill with E-coli after eating tainted lettuce. A few of these victims were so sick they had to be hospitalized. Now one, of those victims, Heather Whybrew, a Pacific Lutheran University student and a resident of Federal Way, has filed suit in King County Superior Court.

According to The News Tribune, Whybrew names Northwest Fruit and Produce Inc. and other unidentified growers, shippers and packers in her suit.

The Center for Disease Control reports that there are about 73,000 cases of E-coli O157:H7 every year in the U.S. and about 60 deaths. Some times the affects of the illness can last a lifetime. Severe kidney problems may be a lingering effect.

This information was brought to you by Washington Injury Attorney blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We successfully won a sizable settlement for a Washington State boy who became seriously ill after eating at a fast food restaurant.

If you or a loved one has suffered a serious injury due to food poisoning, salmonella, E-coli or another foodborne illness, contact The Farber Law Group today for a free case evaluation.

The Olympian reports that a woman was hit and killed by a freight train in Lacey on Friday. According to the report, "Thurston County chief criminal deputy James Chamberlain said the woman’s death might have been a suicide." The conductor of the train said "[the woman] was walking straight into the train as it was approaching her, and there was no attempt to get out of the way."

The incident occurred near where Highway 510 crosses the railroad tracks.

Police have not the name of the woman but they say she may be a missing person from Olympia who had threatened suicide in the past.

This information has been brought to you by Washington Injury Attorney, service of The Farber Law Group. Personal injury specialists based in Bellevue, Washington, we have represented people with serious personal injuries and wrongful death claims for more than 30 years.

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A judge sentenced a West Richland chiropractor, Jeffrey A Sullivan age 46, to two months in prison for an "inappropriate relationship" with a 12-year-old girl reports Seattle's KOMONews.com. Sullivan plead guilty in May in Benton County Superior Court to communicating with a minor for immoral purposes.

Sullivan met the girl at motocross events and also treated her for an injury according to court documents. The court felt Sullivan was "grooming" the girl to have a sexual relationship with him after taking her in a hot tub and kissing her.

In accordance with the sentencing, Sullivan will register as a sex offender and will undergo treatment.

In medical malpractice cases, the term "malpractice" refers to a professional who fails to meet the standard of his/her profession thus resulting to injury in the patient. If a case like this were to be tried in civil court, the plaintiff would need to show evidence of injury to fit the criteria of medical malpractice.

This information was brought to you by Washington Injury Blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We have represented victims of medical malpractice for more than 30 years. Located in Western Washington, we have represented cases in the following Superior Courts: King County, Snohomish County, and Pierce County.

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The family of Steven Strobe, 51, of Vaughn, Washington has filed a wrongful death suit against Pierce County and the two sheriff's deputies involved with shooting Strobe reports Seattle's KOMONews.com. Katie Strobe, the daughter of Steven Strobe, claims in her lawsuit that Pierce County sheriff's deputies used excessive force when they shot and killed her father.

Strobe was shot in August, 2005. sheriff's deputies were called by a man who said that Strobe had attacked him with a shovel, according to the report. Deputies at first used a stun gun to subdue Strobe but they say he threatened them with a utility knife so they shot him.

Gerald Horne, the Pierce County Prosecuting attorney, ruled in 2005 that deputies were "legally justified in killing Strobe."

The lawsuit filing asks for at least $300,000.

While we cannot comment on this specific case, we can tell you about wrongful death. The State of Washington has a wrongful death statute that can be brought on behalf of the deceased by the surviving child, spouse or parent. Wrongful death can be claimed if the death of a person is caused by the negligence or wrongful act of another.

This information was brought to you by Washington Injury Attorney Blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people with serious injuries and we have more than 30 years experience in representing clients in wrongful death cases. Contact us and we will evaluate your case for free.

The family of Doris Rowe, 84, has filed a civil suit seeking unspecified damages attributing Rowe's death of a cerebral hemorrhage to nursing home neglect. Jessica Mayrer, writing for the Boseman Daily Chronicle, details several suits that have been filed against Evergreen Boseman Health & Rehabilitation due to the deaths of their patients.

Evergreen Health Care operates approximately 50 nursing homes in the Northwest. In Washington State, they operate facilities in Longview, Bellingham, Shelton, Tacoma, Auburn, Bremerton, Colfax, Enumclaw, Renton and Seattle.

George Rowe, Doris Rowe's husband, says Evergreen is at fault for his wife's death. Rose entered the nursing home for rehabilitation but her condition grew worse under Evergreen's care. While at Evergreen Boseman, Rowe fell four times and hit her head three times in the 35 days she was there. Her husband says the cause of her death was inadequate and untrained staff. “Staff would not respond to Mrs. Rowe’s calls for assistance to the bathroom, requiring her to attempt her own transfer to the toilet,” the complaint states.

Evergreen Healthcare claimed that Rowe's family could not file a suit because they had signed an arbitration agreement. However, the District Court judge ruled that the suit could be heard before a jury.

Rowe's suit is not the only one filed against the facility. Another elderly resident, Earl Gates, 84, was found dead with head injuries suggesting someone had beat him. Gates' family has filed a suit charging neglect and breach of contract. An employee -- Joshua Adam Rowler, age 23 -- was arrested for felony elder abuse, but the criminal charges were later dropped. The family's suit charges that Evergreen never conducted a background check on Rowler and that he had a prior assault charge.

The Montana Department of Health and Human Services has cited Evergreen earlier this year. In a 65 page document, they listed some of following deficiencies:

• Not providing adequate supervision of patients who were prone to falls.
  
• Leaving residents alone who were fall risks without bathroom access
  
• Over medicating
  
• Insufficient food

Charlene Harrington, a University of San Francisco, California professor who has studied long-term care, says that many nursing homes are understaffed by 5%. She believes that nothing is done about the understaffing because regulation of the companies is not very good.

This information was brought to you by Washington Injury Attorney Blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We have had a successful track record of representing patients and their families who have suffered neglect or abuse at a nursing home. Neglect can take many forms including broken bones, dehydration, urinary tract infections, over prescribing medication and bedsores.

Contact The Farber Law Group if you are concerned about the care your loved one is receiving. We will provide a free case consultation and help you determine if you have a case.. See our Nursing Home & Elder Abuse Resources for more information.

The Olympian reports the tragic death of Christopher Benson, age 23, of Lacey. The workplace accident occurred at Cardinal Glass, 700 Pat Kennedy Way S.W. in Tumwater.

According to the report, fellow employees discovered Benson already dead at the plant. He had a laceration to his neck and police hypothesize that he had fallen.

The State Department of Labor and Industries are investigating the accident. According to comments written on The Olympian's blog, this is the first death at the plant that employees were aware of.

Benson was employed by Cardinal Glass for two years. He leaves behind his son Andrew, only 3-years-old.

This information was brought to you by Washington Injury Attorney Blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. Our construction accident attorneys represent people who have been seriously injured or killed at the workplace. While money cannot fully compensate for a serious and debilitating injury or the loss of a loved one, compensation for a person's injuries or wrongful death can help insure a stable future for you and your family.

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With more than 30 years experience in representing medical malpractice victims in the greater Seattle, Washington area, we have seen a lot of excuses that doctors and hospitals have invented to deny culpability in a claim and to distract the jury. As experienced Seattle medical malpractice lawyers, we can expose these tactics so that our clients receive a fair trial.

One of the commonly used defense strategies is blaming the victim. For example, a physician failed to diagnose and treat a patient's skin cancer which then metastasized. The defense may claim that the patient did not wear sun screen and had a job that included hours of outdoor labor. They will tell the jury that the patient has skin cancer due to their own negligence.

Because The Farber Law Group has years of experience in presenting these claims, we know how to deal with this tactic immediately. A jury can not be misled by focusing on the patient's lifestyle, why they got the disease as this is irrelevant. As the patient's lawyer, we keep the focus on the physician's mistake and the damage it has done.

Contact The Farber Law Group for a free consultation and to discuss your case.

You may have a parent or a spouse or other loved one in a nursing home. Many people who live in nursing homes have serious health problems and chronic illnesses. Some have difficulty walking, problems with thinking and cognitive ability and other health conditions which require them to live someplace where they can receive the care they need.

According to the Center for Disease Control, a typical 100 bed nursing home will experience 100 to 200 falls of their patients in a given year. That is more than twice the average of seniors who live out in the community. Some 35% of falls are by elderly patients who can no longer walk.

Falls can be serious. Approximately 1,800 nursing home patients die from injuries sustained in a fall. Others have serious injures including broken bones, fractured skulls and hips.

If one of your loved ones experiences a fall and maybe even serious injuries, how do you know if that fall was a result of nursing home neglect? The following are signs of possible neglect:

• Environmental hazards -- some falls are caused by hazards such as wet floors, incorrect bed height, wheel chairs that are not properly fitted or maintained, poor lighting and beds that are adjusted to the wrong height. Any of these causes may be a sign of nursing home neglect.
  
• Foot care -- another cause of falling may be improper foot care and inappropriate foot coverings. Elderly patients need assistance taking care of their feet. They often need help putting on shoes or other foot coverings. If an ambulatory patient is only given socks to wear without a sole, they may slip on slick floor surfaces. Sometimes nursing homes lack the personnel to take care of personal care like helping patients on with shoes. This may be a sign of neglect.
  
• Failure to install safety devices -- nursing homes need to have grab and pull bars near toilet seats and have handrails in the hallways. Without these devices, patients may fall. If a nursing home doesn't have these basic items, this may be a sign of substandard care and neglect.
  
• Restraints -- some nursing homes place patients in restraints as their fall prevention plan. As your loved one's advocate, be assured that restraints do not lower the risk of falls or injuries and may actually increase them. A patient in restraints can not exercise their muscles and their muscles become weak and atrophied and that increases their fall risk.
  
• Dropping a patient -- if a patient is injured while being moved from one place to another, this may be a sign of under staffing, poor training and lack of proper equipment.

If you are concerned that your loved one's hip or skull fracture or other serious injury is due to the negligence of a nursing home, you should contact The Farber Law Group. We have more than 30 years experience in representing the victims of nursing home abuse and neglect. Located in Bellevue, Washington we represent clients all over Western Washington including Everett, Seattle, Renton, Redmond, and Kent. With our experience, we can help you insure that your loved one is receiving the care they deserve.

KTVZ.com reports that the family of Stephen Brenn is suing Doctor Anthony Hinz for "wrongful death" after Brenn died a few hours after an "elective ankle surgery" in 2006 at St. Charles Medical Center in Bend, Oregon. They are asking for $9.7 million in damages.

The lawyers for Brenn's family argue that Dr. Hinz prescribed an overdose amount of pain medication for Brenn

Dr. Hinz's lawyers are arguing that it was the nurses that gave Brenn too many painkillers and that Brenn's alcohol use may have also been a factor in his death.

Washington State has a wrongful death statute that allows the family to sue a medical center or physician if the death of a patient resulted because of medical negligence. The family of the deceased may be able to recover damages for the loss of their loved one, but they need to have a skilled attorney to successfully navigate the wrongful death statute.

The proof for medical malpractice is that the physician or hospital's conduct fell below the "standard of care."

If you or a loved one is the victim of a negligent health care provider, contact the medical malpractice attorneys at The Farber Law Group. We can provide a free case consultation to evaluate whether you have a case that might be pursued successfully.

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See our Medical Malpractice Resources.

Seattle's KOMONews.com reports that a little girl in Federal Way, Washington was attacked and bitten by a dog as she walked up to the dog owners' front door. The girls was attacked, pinned to the ground and was bitten several times. The 7-year-old girl was helping her father by dropping off business cards on resident's doors.

The dog, a pit bull terrier-chow mix, is owned by Chris Brown. Brown contends that the girl is at fault not his dog, "I would never send my daughter on someone's property. I would have walked up there myself. You never know what's going to happen." Brown says that the dog was raised to be a security dog.

Brown's house has no fence or gate, only a sign that reads "Warning: Security Dog". He does have an "invisible" or electronic fence installed.

The King Country Animal Control has quarantined the dog for 10 days. Federal Way law prohibits dangerous dogs within the city limits.

The girl's parents have hired a lawyer.

This appears to be a case of "general negligence." In civil law, an injured person may be compensated for their injuries if a reasonable person had negligent behavior which resulted in the injury. Failing to secure a pet that mauls a child may be seen as a case of general negligence. In this case, the judge may find that an electronic fence was not a reasonable precaution. A reasonable person might assume that anyone should be able to have access to a front door including a mail carrier, meter reader or parcel delivery service.

If you or a loved one has been injured by the negligence of another person, you should contact an attorney that specializes in personal injuries. At The Farber Law Group, we have more than 30 years experience representing people with severe personal injuries including dog bites. With our help, you may recover compensation for both your bodily and emotional injuries.

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Seattle's Komo News.com reports that a 14-year-old boy from Concrete, Washington will be charged with first-degree manslaughter in the shooting death of Patricia Almli, 54, of Oso who was shot while hiking. Skagit County Prosecutor, Rich Weyrich, said that the teenager acted "recklessly" when he accidentally killed Almli.

According to Weyrich, the teenage hunter "failed to follow guidelines in the state's hunting safety manual, especially being sure of a target and what lies beyond it." The teenager was hunting with his 16-year-old brother and was using a .270 caliber rifle when he shot Almli who was 120 yards away.

Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles, D-Seattle, is proposing that laws be changed that allow a young teen to hunt without an adult present. Currently, minors can legally hunt alone provided that they have a license and have taken a hunting class.

This information was brought to you by Washington Injury Attorney, a service of The Farber Law Group. We have more than 30 years experience in Western Washington in representing people in wrongful death claims. Under the Washington State wrongful death statute, a wrongful death case can be filed on behalf of the deceased by the surviving spouse, child or parent. Wrongful death can be claimed if a person's death was caused by the negligence or wrongful act of another.

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The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports that Paul F. Genung, a Seattle dentist who practices in downtown Seattle, Washington, has had his license suspended by the Dental Quality Assurance Commission. Genung is accused of prescribing "excessive amounts of narcotics and other drugs to a known substance abuser."

The Commission sanctioned Genung in 2006 for "improper prescribing practices" and required him to submit all controlled substances prescriptions and fined him $10,000.

In this latest action, the Commission, which is an arm of the Washington State Department of Health, contends that Genung ignored warnings by several pharmacies about his prescribing practices and employed the patient that he wrote the prescriptions for.

This information was brought to you by Washington Injury Attorney, a service of The Farber Law Group. We have more than 30 years experience representing people who have been the victims of medical malpractice, surgical malpractice and dental malpractice. If you think you might be a victim of dental malpractice, read our article Do You Need a Dental Malpractice Lawyer?

Dental malpractice can come in various forms such as failure to diagnose, bad outcomes in dental surgery and problems with anesthesia or infection.

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The Seattle Times reports that a 25-year-old woman, Chelsea Marie Howe, of Bellevue, Washington died after a fall. According to the report, Howe was in Sheboygan, Wisconsin visiting relatives and friends. She apparently was climbing from a balcony to the roof of a condo when she slipped and fell two stories to her death.

Police said that she suffered severe head injuries and died at the scene. According to investigators, "alcohol was a factor in the incident."

This information was brought to you by Washington Injury Attorney Blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We have more than 30 years experience in representing people in wrongful death lawsuits, slip trip and fall cases and people with serious personal injuries due to the negligence of another.

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Nail guns allow construction workers, tradesman, builders and home re-modelers and hobbyists to drive nails very quickly and efficiently. Most builders utilize nail guns instead of the traditional hammer. Not only are nails driven in quicker but they are also straighter and there is less fatigue on the part of the carpenter. However, nail guns are guns and nail gun accidents injure about 100 Americans every day and some resultant injuries are very serious and can result in death. Hitting your finger or a hand with a claw hammer can hurt, but only a fractional of the amount of the pain and injury that can be caused by firing a nail into a limb. A nail fired into a bone can fracture the bone, and a nail fired into your head can kill you.

Here are some safety tips which will help you and your employees avoid injury:

• Always wear eye protection or safety glasses. The eye protection should fit snugly. If you wear conventional glasses, they should be safety glasses or additional eye protection should be worn.
• The nail gun should fit in your hands and your body strength should be able to maneuver it without much effort. Make sure you don't choose a gun that is too heavy for your strength. You don't want to be jarred at the recoil of the gun. A smaller gun means that you will have to refill more often.
• Insure your gun is maintained and works properly. If your gun is constantly jamming, don't use it any more until it is repaired.
• Unplug your gun to add nails or to unjam it. If there is pressure built up in it, make sure it is discharged before you work on the gun.
• Keep a safety zone around yourself while you are working
• Don't ever point the gun at anyone and never at yourself while it is plugged in.

This information was brought to you by Washington Injury Attorney Blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured or killed in construction accidents. We have more than 30 years experience in representing people who have been seriously injured or killed while working in the construction trade.

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In a birth injury lawsuit, the Birth Injury Malpractice Lawyer brings together the resources that provides for the child's future care. Some children with birth injuries will need for special care their entire life especially if they have been born with a traumatic brain injury or cerebral palsy caused by hypoxia. In planning for a child's future, the attorney brings together people with expertise and these may include a physician, therapist, nurse and economist to plan and estimate a child's future needs including:

• Educational expenses
• Therapy expenses including occupational, speech and physical
• Medical expenses
• Care giver expenses
• Adaptive equipment needed for the home or automobile
• Home remodel expenses to modify the home for a child that might be in a wheel chair

Once a child's future needs are assessed and quantified, the attorney can factor this into the malpractice settlement when asking the court for an award.

This information was brought to you by Washington Injury Attorney Blog, a service of The Farber Law Group. Our medical malpractice attorneys represent children and their families with injuries due to negligence at birth. With our help, you may be able to recover compensation that will enable your child to obtain the care they deserve.

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A few days ago we posted a blog about Pamela Almli who was killed by a bear hunter while hiking with a friend on Sauk Mountain in Skagit County, Washington. Since our original posting, a few more facts have come to light about the incident. The teen who killed Almli was 14 years old. He and a companion were hunting but there was not an adult present at the time of the shooting. Read our previous posting.

Almli was in a meadow when she was shot and was wearing a bright blue poncho. She had paused on the hiking trail to put something in her backpack. The young teen who shot her was approximately 120 yards away. According to the King5 report, the teenage hunter was licensed to hunt bears and had been hunting for five years. He was accompanied by a 16 year old companion. There is no minimum age for hunting in Washington.

According to the report,Skagit County prosecutors are trying to decide whether any charges should be filed. In the meantime, the family and friends of Almli grieve for her. She was a woman who was passionate about the outdoors. She left a husband, a son, two grandchildren and many close friends and relatives.

This case is on a lot of people's minds. There are many avid hikers and hunters in the Pacific Northwest. People are asking how an accident like this could have happened on a popular hiking trail. We are sure people will be talking about this incident for a long time to come.

This information was brought to you by Washington Injury Attorney, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people in wrongful death suits and people who have been seriously injured due to the negligence of another person.

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Seattle's KOMO News.com reports that a woman was killed by a Amtrak passenger train in downtown Puyallup on Sunday afternoon. The woman, who was dead at the scene, apparently deliberately walked in front of the train near the intersection of Meridian and Stewart Avenue. Witnesses said that they believe her actions were deliberate.

This information was brought to you by Washington Injury Attorney, a service of The Farber Law Group. We are personal injury attorneys based in Bellevue, Washington and we represent people who have been killed or seriously injured in car accidents, construction accidents, train accidents or due to the negligence of another.

If your or a loved one has been seriously injured or killed due to the negligence of another, contact us today for a free case evaluation.

United Airlines Flight 1139, a flight from Seattle bound for San Francisco, had an accident on-board last night upon or just after take-off. According to The Seattle Times, some passengers were crushed after a row of seats came loose and slid into the row behind it. The pilot turned the plane around and returned to Sea-Tac. One passenger, a 61 year old woman in Row 4, was injured and taken to Highline Medical Center in Burien. She was able to re-book her flight and fly to San Francisco this morning.

The flight to San Francisco resumed after repairs to the seats were made. United said that a bolt holding the seats in place came loose. Mechanics for the airline tightened the bolts and the flight was able to take-off again.

This information was brought to you by Washington Injury Attorney, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured in accidents caused by the negligence of another. As personal injury law specialists, we handle many injury cases that fall under categories like medical malpractice, automobile accidents, construction accidents or product liability. However, a case like this Airline Accident might fall under the category of "General Negligence." In civil law, an injured person can be compensated for injuries if a reasonable person had negligent behavior which resulted in the injury. Compensation can be awarded for medical costs, pain and suffering and for loss of income.

If you have been injured because of the negligence of another, contact The Farber Law Group for a free case evaluation.

The Seattle Times reports that a 54-year-old woman, Pamela Almli, from Arlington in Snohomish County was fatally shot in a hunting accident while hiking with a friend in Skagit County. The accident occurred while the woman was hiking near Rockport in the Sauk Mountain area. Apparently a 13-year-old boy from Concrete mistook her for a bear and killed her with one shot.

After the shooting, the woman fell down a steep hillside. Search and rescue teams recovered the woman's body. The youth was questioned but no charges have been filed at this time. The young teen was accompanied by an adult on his hunting expedition. According to reports, bear hunting is legal at this time of year.

Detectives from the Skagit County sheriff's office detectives and officers from the Department of Fish and Wildlife are investigating.

This incident is tragic. One wonders if the youth was being properly supervised, if he had firearms training and if the firearm was properly maintained. Were the youth's actions reckless? Were signs properly posted warning both hunters and hikers that the area was open to both?

This information is brought to you by Washington Injury Attorney, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent families who have lost a loved one due to the negligence of another person. Washington State has a wrongful death statue which allows spouses, parents or children to bring a civil suit if a person's death was caused by the negligence of another person. Wrongful death suits can arise from auto accidents, medical negligence, work-related injuries, criminal attacks and sometimes supervised activities.

Please contact The Farber Law Group to discuss your case.

Washington's The Olympian newspaper reports that a 13-year-old boy, Erik Simnitt, from Idaho was killed at American Falls Reservoir in a jet ski accident. The young teen was swimming with other children in shallow water when he was hit by the personal watercraft. American Falls Reservoir is located near Pocatello, Idaho

The driver of the jet ski was "developmentally delayed" and was participating in a program through the Idaho State University Cooperate Wilderness Handicapped Outdoor Group program (CW HOG) which takes developmentally disable d people on outdoor excursions. The driver was riding the jet ski alone at the time. He has been participating in the outdoor program for "a number of years."

This information was brought to you by Washington Injury Attorney, a service of The Farber Law Group. We represent people who have been seriously injured or killed due to the negligence of another person.

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The Spokesman Review reports that Damon A. Huhtala, a 26 year old construction worker, died in a construction accident at Gozzer Ranch. According to the report, the nail gun accident occurred when Huhtala fell while his finger was on the trigger of his nail gun. A nail went into his skull about 3 inches, injuring the brain stem.

Huhtala worked for Edwards Construction, Inc., of Coeur d'Alene. There were no witnesses to the accident.

Nail gun accidents occur too often. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety commission, 100 people have to seek medical attention every day due to nail gun injuries. Common injuries are puncture wounds, eye injuries, brain and head injuries, dental injuries, fractured bones, lacerations, hearing loss, and burns. The most serious outcomes of nail gun injuries are blindness and death.

If you or a loved one has been seriously injured or killed in a nail gun accident, you should seek the counsel of the Washington Construction Accident Attorneys at The Farber Law Group. We have more than 30 years experience in representing people with serious injuries.

Contact us today for a free case evaluation. You pay no attorney fees unless we recover compensation for you.