Washington State's highways are dangerous places. With a number of large, heavy objects moving along at high speeds, the scene is set for tragedy to strike at any second. While cars crashing into each other is bad enough, the danger is even higher when a pedestrian is...
Riding without insurance is dangerous
Last week I met a young man and his family in Harborview Medical Center in Seattle. Harborview is the only Level 1 adult and pediatric trauma and burn center in Washington, and also serves the States of Alaska, Idaho, and Montana. All the serious injuries in the...
The Winds of Change
These are exciting times for the Law Offices of Matthew Dubin. In the last two months, we have opened a second office in Everett, and we've hired two new attorneys. The goal remains to provide the highest level of service and advocacy for all of our injured clients....
Man injured in collision with METRO bus on Rainier Avenue South
Yesterday I blogged about the issues and concerns specific to collisions involving public transit busses, particularly King County METRO busses. Little did I know that as I was typing that blog, a man was being cut from his car and transported to Harborview Medical...
It’s like getting hit by a bus
We've all heard of King County METRO. It Is the government agency that operates the public bus service in King County. I've represented people injured in all kinds of claims involving King County METRO busses. I've represented pedestrians hit by busses, car drivers...
How many pedestrian accidents occur in Seattle?
A few weeks ago, we took a look at the Center for Disease Control's (CDC's) statistics for pedestrian accidents nationwide. While those numbers showed that over 4,500 people were killed in the U.S. in pedestrian accidents in 2013, what does this mean for us here in...
Matt Dubin’s Book Goes to Second Printing
Matt Dubin’s Book Goes to Second Printing
It has been my professional mission to educate consumers on the car insurance claims process. It is truly disturbing to me how many injured people walk into my office knowing nothing about their rights, their insurance coverage, or how to deal with an insurance...
Ownership of bus in Seattle bus accident may matter
This blog has previously touched on the term 'common carrier' and how it applies to bus accidents in Seattle. To refresh, a common carrier is any business or entity that transports goods or people from one place to another as its main business model. These entities...
What is ‘duty’ and ‘breach’ in a Seattle car accident?
Last week, we touched very briefly on the fact that the legal concept of negligence is often used by parties who need to be compensated for injuries incurred in a motorcycle accident. The same is true when other motor vehicles are involved in crashes as well. When...
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