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This article certainly underscores how important the public records act is in Washington state.

Hidden dangers ahead: How states keep accident-prone roads secret Known as Section 409, a term well understood by state transportation officials across the country – but by few others – federal law 23 U.S. 409 has been interpreted by many state governments and state courts to allow th

Are cheap repairs part of an insurance scheme?

CNN’s Drew Griffin investigates claims that some insurance companies are skimping on repairing damaged vehicles to pad their profits.

Roadway fatalities are soaring at a rate not seen in 50 years

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/23/science/its-no-accident-advocates-want-to-speak-of-car-crashes-instead.html?_r=0 Roadway fatalities are soaring at a rate not seen in 50 years, resulting from crashes, collisions and other incidents caused by drivers. Just don’t call them accidents an

Trucks Are Getting More Dangerous And Drivers Are Falling Asleep At The Wheel. Thank Congress.

The inside story of how the trucking industry and politicians have conspired to make our highways less safe. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/congress-made-trucking-deadlier_us_56fd6f92e4b0a06d58052ee8?gka3m4mxrm8wipb9

Injured SURGEON becomes LAWYER FOR PATIENTS hurt by bad medicine.

https://www.propublica.org/article/when-a-brain-surgeon-becomes-a-malpractice-lawyer

Read their stories: How job-related illnesses upended these families’ lives

Read their stories: How job-related illnesses upended these families’ lives http://www.publicintegrity.org/2015/06/29/17573/read-their-stories-how-job-related-illnesses-upended-these-families-lives

Medical “frivolous lawsuit crisis” was fantasy, but cutting victims’ rights still stands:

Medical “frivolous lawsuit crisis” was fantasy, but cutting victims’ rights still stands: http://www.forbes.com/sites/stevecohen/2015/03/02/on-tort-reform-its-time-to-declare-victory-and-withdraw/

Read the great stories of the five finalists for Public Justice’s 2015 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award:

Read the great stories of the five finalists for Public Justice’s 2015 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award: Five finalists for Public Justice’s 2015 Trial Lawyer of the Year Award

First he was viciously assaulted for rooting for the visiting team. After he was put in a wheelchair for life, he was sucker-punched by the insurance companies.

First he was viciously assaulted for rooting for the visiting team.  After he was put in a wheelchair for life, he was sucker-punched by the insurance companies. How an insurer is taking money from the fan beaten at Dodger Stadium