Posted in Firm News on August 19, 2024

Washington State is home to three of America's most breathtaking national parks: Mount Rainier National Park, North Cascades National Park, and Olympic National Park. It's also home to the deadliest national park in the U.S. The Washington injury lawyers at Elk & Elk took a closer look at how dangerous these parks are including...

Posted in Firm News, Motor Vehicle Accidents on March 1, 2023

Unfortunately, fatal collisions occur every day throughout the United States.  For a variety of reasons, however, some areas on roads and highways see far more fatal crashes than others. Which American roads are the deadliest?  Where are motorists killed most often? Our personal injury lawyers in Seattle, Washington worked with data visualization agency 1Point21 Interactive...

Posted in Firm News, Motor Vehicle Accidents on July 13, 2022

When most people think of car accidents, they think of injuries like broken bones, concussions, bruises, lacerations, and other types of physical trauma. However, it is not uncommon for vehicle crash victims to suffer from significant emotional in psychological trauma, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Here, we want to discuss how often PTSD occurs...

Posted in Firm News, Medical Malpractice on July 27, 2021

Feeling symptoms such as increased thirst, blurred vision and frequent urination, you sought medical care. However, the doctor mistook diabetes for another condition, delaying you from receiving the medical treatment you needed. Unfortunately, misdiagnosis of diabetes occurs all too often. According to a study published in the Clinical Diabetes journal, physicians misdiagnosed type 1...

Posted in Blog, Firm News, Motor Vehicle Accidents on July 13, 2021

Rideshare services are increasingly popular, especially in cities. They allow you to pay a fee to get a ride. These services have been around long enough now to assess how they impact the safety on the roads. The Insurance Journal explains a study now shows rideshare services help to decrease DUI incidents and other...

Posted in Distracted Driving, Firm News on July 5, 2021

If you ever arrived at your destination and cannot remember driving there or snapped out of a daze and realized that you drove past your exit, you may have experienced highway hypnosis. Besides being disorienting, highway hypnosis is dangerous and can lead to serious car accidents. Causes Driving along a monotonous road, a well-known...

Posted in Distracted Driving, Firm News on June 23, 2021

Some vehicle features intended to make driving safer — lane keeping assist, automatic braking and adaptive cruise control, to name a few — actually make it more likely that a driver will succumb to distractions. These systems and others provide control that can seem as if the vehicle is driving itself. As Consumer Reports...

Posted in Firm News, Motor Vehicle Accidents on June 7, 2021

Spinal cord injuries affect over 17,000 people each year and arise from a variety of sources. Depending on whether your SCI is complete or incomplete determines a lot, including chances of recovery.Regardless of the recovery chances, SCIs often demand surgery, physical therapy and long-term changes to your life in order to adjust to the...

Posted in Birth Injuries, Firm News on May 25, 2021

Cerebral palsy is a motor disability, meaning that it affects your baby’s ability to move normally. The cause of cerebral palsy is damage that occurs to a child’s brain in early infancy, sometimes even during birth. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, if your child has cerebral palsy, it is important...

Posted in Firm News, Medical Malpractice on May 15, 2021

Many patients expect that they will recover quickly in the days and weeks after a procedure. If patients have retained surgical items, though, the recovery process may be more difficult. According to the U.S. National Library of Medicine, doctors leave surgical items behind in about 1,500 procedures each year. Although hospitals put measures in...