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What Is Permanent Partial Disability? A permanent partial disability (“PPD”) is defined as any abnormality or loss after maximum medical improvement has been reached. These are determined when an injured worker’s claim is at the point of claim closure. A PPD award is a monetary award designed to compensate an…
What is right of subrogation? Often times in personal injury matters an insurance company gains a right of subrogation. This is the right to either stand in the shoes of their insured and sue the at-fault party who is responsible for the insurance company’s losses or receive a portion of…
Do I Have A Police Brutality Case? Beltran-Serrano v. City of Tacoma, No 95062-8, was decided by the Washington Supreme Court on June 13, 2019. The decision holds that a police officer’s use of deadly force may be actionable both under a negligence theory relating to the circumstances leading up…
If you’re from the Pacific Northwest chances are you’ve heard of Western State Hospital, located in Lakewood, Washington. Western State, as it’s often referred to, began in 1870 as one of the first mental health facilities in our state and was the main facility servicing McNeil Correctional Facility. Now Western…
Washington Law Center is once again fighting a case with huge legal ramifications. In Re: Lilia Lacy is a case set to determine whether or not a biological grandparent who is injured at work at the time they exercise de facto legal custody of their biological grandchild is therefore entitled…
Most people have heard the mass tort attorneys on TV advertising for mesothelioma cases. Mass tort is one way to seek mesothelioma compensation for this very common and unfortunate condition. A better, more efficient way to settle a case like this is to use Washington Law Center, a local, more…
What is a Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals (“BIIA”) hearing? What should you expect when testifying before the Board? What does effective testimony from an injured worker actually sound like? How should you prepare? How should you dress? Do you need to be represented by a labor and industries attorney?…
Understanding Psychological Treatment Under the L&I System There is a natural psychological impact on any worker who has been seriously injured and/or unable to work for a long period of time. The most common psychological conditions are the result of a psychosocial fallout of serious injuries or occupational diseases are…