Auto Accidents
Wrongful Death
Civil Rights / Discrimination
Negligence
Premises Liability
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Thousands of people in Washington are injured in automobile accidents each year. Many of these accidents involve serious injuries and death. When you or a family member is involved in an automobile accident, many important questions arise regarding what you should do to obtain a full recovery. Who pays for the medical bills? Who pays for the car repairs and rental expenses? Should I get a medical checkup after the accident? How do I know if the other driver has insurance or whether I have enough insurance?
Additionally, the exact cause of an auto accident is not always obvious. If you are a victim of a vehicle collision and make a claim for personal injuries with the insurance company for the other driver, be careful. Many insurance companies will argue and try and convince you that because the vehicles sustained little or no visible damage, then the vehicle's occupants could not have been injured. While cars are designed to handle the low speed impact forces, the human body is not.
Serious injuries may result from what may appear to be a minor impact. Whether big or small, you deserve the best representation. I will be that representation for you.
A "wrongful death" claim may be brought any time a person's death was due to another party's negligence.
A claim for wrongful death can be filed against another individual, any government agency, school district, group or company. Wrongful death claims are complicated; however, when a loved one's death is caused due to another's negligence, the family has the right to be compensated for their loss. A claim for wrongful death may include compensation for the following:
1.Any and all medical expenses incurred;
2.Compensation for the loss of support and future income;
3.Reimbursement for any future services normally provided to you by the person who has died;
4.Reimbursement for loss of consortium, meaning a spouse or child's right to the companionship, help and affection from the deceased; or
5.Punitive damages (if the negligence was found to be intentional or criminal).
Both Federal and Washington state law forbids discrimination or unwelcome conduct that is based on an individual's race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, ancestry, medical condition, marital status, or any other protected status. Discrimination can take many forms.
Harassment is a form of unlawful discrimination when the verbal or physical conduct toward an individual is based on his or her race, color, age, national origin, gender, ancestry, disability or other protected status. Harassment has the purpose or effect of unreasonably interfering with an individual's work/school performance or otherwise adversely affecting an individual's employment opportunities. Harassment may take the form of epithets, slurs, negative stereotyping, or threatening, intimidating, or hostile acts. It may also take the form of written or graphic material that denigrates or shows hostility or aversion toward an individual or group because of race, color, age, national origin, ancestry, gender, sexual orientation, sexual preference, religious creed, veteran status or disability.
I am passionate about fighting for people against unlawful discrimination.
Corporate & Government Negligence
Negligence occurs when a person fails to do what a reasonable person would have done and that action or failure to act causes injury or death to another person. An individual person can be negligent (i.e. a car accident) and a corporation or a government agency can also be negligent.
Corporations, along with federal, state and local governments have become involved in an almost unimaginable number of activities and make decisions that impact individual people. When people associated with bad decisions and bad actions cause injury to people, they should be held accountable, no matter whether that person is part of a corporation, government agency, school district or just an individual. I have absolutely no fear in going against any person, governmental entity or corporation to fight for your rights and my history proves that.
Our experience in the following areas has netted millions of dollars in settlement rewards for hundreds of our clients.
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Representative Cases Include:
Thomas v. Puyallup School District: Racial discrimination case on behalf of 36 African American students: Recovery of $7.5 million.
Grissett v. King County: Wrongful death of Mother by negligent supervised misdemeanant offender; Recovery of $2.25 million.
Joyner v. Puget Sound Hospital: Wrongful death of bipolar adult, negligent nursing care; Recovery of $1 million.
Gilmore/McGahee v. DOC: Wrongful death of two teenagers by negligently supervised offender; Recovery of $2.25 million.
Powell v. Oakridge Group Home: Wrongful death of teenage mother by juvenile escapee; Recovery of $1.5 million.
Schwartz v. Olympic EBM: Wrongful death of teenage worker who fell from roof overcame Birklid standard; Recovery of $1,000,000.
Mr. Martin has also successfully handled a number of racial profiling cases against major retail stores on behalf of minority patrons wrongfully arrested. Mr. Martin has obtained over $500,000 in settlements from several department stores on behalf of African-Americans who were falsely arrested and accused of shoplifting.
Mr. Martin obtained the largest slip and fall verdicts in Washington State in the case of Dunnell v. DSHS. With only $5,000 in medical bills, jury awarded $300,000; Defense appealed and case was retried in January 2005 to a verdict of $185,000, still with only $5,000 in medical bills.
