The Washington Trucking Associations, Inc. has petitioned for a ruling to preempt our state's longstanding employment law as it pertains to meal and rest break rules for commercial motor vehicle drivers. Petition for Determination of Preemption: Washington Meal and Rest Break Rules for Commercial Motor Vehicle Drivers The purpose behind the rule is to protect [...]
On November 1, non-profit Water1st International hosted their annual Give Water Give Life gala at the Fremont Studios in Seattle. Coluccio Law attorney Kevin Coluccio, and his wife Margie Duckstad, were honored as Water1st Ambassadors of the Year for 2019. Kevin Coluccio and Margie Duckstad, Water1st Ambassadors for 2019. The annual Give Water Give [...]
On the last day of September, Maria Banda and her husband Agustin were hit crossing the intersection of 28th Northeast and Northeast 125th Street in the Lake City neighborhood in the north end of Seattle. There is no marked crosswalk or pedestrian signals to help people get to the Lake City branch of the Seattle [...]
Snow is falling in the Washington mountain passes. The seasonal changes in the Pacific Northwest always seem to result in a terrible series of crashes as drivers re-learn winter weather driving. While you should always be careful behind the wheel of a car, additional measures are necessary for winter crash prevention. Winter crash prevention Check [...]
Traffic crashes increase during the rainy season. Why are Pacific Northwest drivers bad at driving in the rain? Nearly every time precipitation hits, whether its a drizzle or a deluge, there seem to be traffic catastrophes all over the place. Wet roads present different challenges for drivers, especially the first rain after a dry period of weather. [...]
The majority of clients with traumatic brain injury (TBI) I have worked with in the past 30 years have suffered injuries in truck crashes or motor vehicle collisions. These types of cases are similar in that there are all torts, or personal injury claims. That means another person, or a company, did or did not [...]
Dear Seattle drivers, I want to have an honest talk with you. It was recently reported in the Seattle Times Traffic Lab that 101 people were seriously injured or killed in 98 collisions on Seattle streets in the first 6 months of the year. That is the highest number in the first six months of [...]
I was driving with my family through Cheyenne, Wyoming last week. The weather had been nice and comfortable, but one day a thunderstorm warning was issued. The warning stated that 70 mph winds were expected, with hail the size of marbles and both lighting and thunder. Sure enough, the storm came through just as predicted. [...]
Last year, I noted that my office had been contacted about more pedestrian injuries (and deaths) than at any other point in my 30+ years as a plaintiff's injury lawyer. Sad to say that the statistics support my general observation: more people are getting hurt and dying on our roads. The Washington State Department of [...]
When we talk about the unacceptable toll of motor vehicle crashes in the U.S., we are talking about more than the 35,000 fatalities every year. We are talking about more than the hundreds of thousands of injuries. The cold, hard fact is that crashes are a huge economic burden. Not just a burden on crash [...]
