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Can police be liable for negligently executing a search warrant? The short answer is yes. The Washington State Supreme Court made clear in Mancini v. City of Tacoma “that police owe a duty to exercise reasonable care when executing a search warrant.” In 2011, an informant alerted Tacoma police to…
Washington Law Center focuses our practice on civil matters. These include personal injury, medical malpractice, defective product litigation and childhood sexual abuse. Understanding what the statute of limitations is for your particular case is extremely important. Missing the filing deadline by even a minute could cost you the ability to rightfully…
How Does Washington State Define Sexual Misconduct with a Minor? Pursuant to Chapter 9A.44 RCW, Sexual Misconduct with a Minor in the First Degree involves any form of sexual intercourse (penetration), and in the Second Degree involves any form of sexual contact with an individual older than 16, but less…
The statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse in Washington is much broader than one would expect. The Washington legislature in RCW 4.16.340 increased the time for a victim to bring a cause of action. Legal action by the victim in a childhood sexual abuse case is to be executed…
Elevator Maintenance and Safety Precautions As an elevator passenger, your only concern should be with getting where we need to go floor wise. Typically, you do not assess whether or not the mechanics of an elevator are in prime working condition. Too often they are not and this can lead…
Whether or not you are married, the day you are injured at work can have significant financial consequences over the course of your claim. Married workers are entitled to an additional 5% of their gross monthly wages as temporary or permanent disability benefits. In addition, a married worker’s spouse is…
Who is Charles Peterson, M.D.?
There are multiple physicians named Charles Peterson, nationally, but this article references only that Charles Peterson, MD, who has routinely performed Independent Medical Examinations (“IME exams”) for the Department of Labor & Industries and Self-Insured Employers in the state of Washington. Please note that the entirety of this article is solely the exclusive opinion of its author, Spencer D. Parr, co-founder of Washington Law Center, regarding Dr. Charles Peterson.
In 2006, state transportation officials funded a six-year plan to replace over two hundred dirt earth berms that were placed on Washington’s freeway system as a means to provide safety to drivers. As it turns out, the dirt earth berms were not only proven to be ineffective, they repeatedly were…