PERSONAL INJURY BLOG
Aug 2023
Woman Gets Pregnant After Clinic Mixes Up Birth Control Shot And Flu Shot: Lawsuit
A Seattle woman filed a lawsuit last week alleging that a health clinic mistakenly gave her a flu shot instead of a birth control injection, after which she got pregnant. Yesenia Pacheco went to a Neighborcare clinic in September for a routine shot of Depo-Provera, a hormonal form of birth control that she was scheduled…
Oct 2022
Truck Crashes Are On The Rise
Truck crashes happen every day on Washington roads and highways. Nationally, deadly truck crashes are a major public health and safety problem. Since 2009, the number of truck crashes has increased by 45%—resulting in a 57% increase in truck crash injuries and a 20% increase in truck crash fatalities. In 2015, in the United States…
Oct 2022
Case Closed: Premises Liability Victory
Rebeccah Graham recently represented a woman who fell down a set of three steps at the LeMay-America’s Car Museum in the City of Tacoma, breaking her elbow, nose, and hitting her head. This blow to her head resulted in a traumatic brain injury. Fortunately, this client came to our office within a couple of weeks…
Oct 2022
Breast Cancer Awareness Month
Women with more advanced cancer may be faced with a decision about chemotherapy agents. Taxotere and Taxol are two commonly recommended chemo agents. Both can have long term consequences.
May 2017
Woman Denied Early Win In Missed Birth Control Suit
Woman Denied Early Win In Missed Birth Control Suit By: Abraham Moussako Law360, New York (February 27, 2017, 6:06 PM EST) — A woman who has accused a federally funded health provider of causing an unintended birth by botching a contraceptive injection can’t get a quick win in the case because of lingering questions about whether…