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Spinal cord injuries are very serious and require a lot of attention and care. If you were in an auto accident that was serious enough to cause a spinal cord injury than it is likely that you were taken to the hospital by paramedics. Doctors will need to reduce the swelling and in extreme cases […]

If you have injured your spinal cord in an auto accident that means that damage was caused to your spinal cord and nerve roots. Depending on the level of damage your injury can cause severe pain or paralysis and in extreme cases cause you to lose all functionality. There are two types of spinal cord […]

I was rear-ended while I was sitting at a red stoplight by a car that didn’t stop and now my doctor says that I need a lumbar fusion. What is a lumbar fusion? A lumbar fusion is necessary when one of the lower 5 spinal disks has been pushed out of place enabling the bones […]

Because there are so many types of traumatic brain injury treatment can vary significantly depending on the damage. If there is bleeding in or around the brain, doctors can perform surgery that will control this. Doctors will also need to monitor and control the pressure on the brain and control the blood flow to and […]

I was recently involved in an auto accident and I hit my head pretty hard. I have been having difficulty processing information and I am very tired all the time. Does that mean I have a traumatic brain injury? No, you could have gotten a concussion during the accident and it’s possible that the difficulties […]

If your settlement is important to you, than yes, it does matter. An attorney that does not have experience with personal injury will not know what they are looking for or how much they should be asking for in your settlement. Also, because a traumatic brain injury can be difficult to prove, especially a minor […]

Almost all personal injury lawyers will give you a free consultation to discuss whether or not you need a lawyer for your case. In this situation it is likely that you will need the help of an experienced Washington State personal injury lawyer because minor traumatic brain injuries can be hard to prove, especially if […]

Yes. A person suffering from a minor brain injury can still have cognitive difficulties, personality changes, memory problems, etc. just like a person suffering from a serious traumatic brain injury. In some cases the minor TBI may be more difficult to cope with because it is much harder to recognize that you even have an […]

Yes and you can be given a ticket for jaywalking (which is $56 in the City of Seattle) for doing so. Vehicles trying to turn need to have enough time to clear the intersection before the light changes and if pedestrians were allowed to continue entering the crosswalk a motorist could get stuck in the […]

The quick answer is yes, you can ride on the sidewalk. However, riding on the sidewalk can be dangerous and potentially be just as slow as the road depending on amount of pedestrian traffic. If you do ride on the sidewalk you must remember that you have to yield the right of way to pedestrians […]

Cyclists cannot ride anymore than two-abreast when riding together unless they are in a designated bike area that is large enough to allow more than two riders. Cyclists have to follow many of the same rules that drivers do when they are riding on the road. Read about Washington State bicycle laws here.

Currently there is not a state law that requires bike riders to wear a helmet, but many cities and counties do have laws enforcing a helmet law. In King County (that does include the City of Seattle) the ticket cost for riding without a helmet is $81. A few of the other cities and counties […]