Posted by Brian C. Zuanich | Feb 18, 2019 |
The phrase “winning on a technicality” is generally a short-hand way of expressing disgust at lawyers and the entire legal profession in general. Hearing that someone won his or her case “on technicality” basically means that the lawyer found some creatively underhanded way of stretching the law to win the case even though the client was clearly morally wrong. And when insurance companies win on technicalities, people feel even more strongly, because many people don't like insurance companies to begin with.
Posted by Brian C. Zuanich | Feb 12, 2019 |
Snowmageddon is upon us, which means school closures, sledding with your children, and unfortunately shoving snow off your property.
But what happens if your neighbor slips and falls on a snowy or icy sidewalk right outside your house. Are you at fault?
Posted by Brian C. Zuanich | May 02, 2018 |
Here are 10 tips for knocking your deposition out of the park:
Posted by Brian C. Zuanich | Apr 21, 2018 |
You're in an accident and you go see an attorney. He gives you a copy of his fee agreement to sign. It looks longer than you thought it would be. You don't know much about the law, but from what you've heard and seen, in a personal injury case you don't pay unless you win money. “We don't collect unless you get paid,” you've seen in hundreds of TV ads.
So is that true?
Posted by Brian C. Zuanich | Apr 20, 2018 |
You were involved in a car accident recently, but it wasn't serious and you weren't injured. You feel you should be compensated, but you really don't want to go to court or pay any money to hire a personal injury attorney. What should you do?
Go to Small Claims Court.
Posted by Brian C. Zuanich | Apr 08, 2018 |
For many of us, dealing with our insurance company is a necessary evil—we know we have to, but it's rarely pleasant.
But we can take some satisfaction in the fact that statements to our insurance companies generally can't be used against in a personal injury trial—the WA Court of Appeals reaffirmed this important legal principle in an opinion issued yesterday.