Bellevue Personal Injury Lawyers
Hearing loss caused by repeated exposure to loud noise at work is classified as an occupational disease. An occupational disease is not caused by a sudden identifiable traumatic event like an explosion. Many hearing-loss claims happen over years and sometimes decades of working around noisy motors or equipment. Other common examples of occupational diseases are…
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Lehmbecker Law firm is growing! A new office in Federal Way is opening soon! The office space is within the Uptown Square apartment complex on 320th Street (across the street from the Safeway shopping center). It’s exciting to be able to open a location that is much more convenient for some of our clients. The…
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One of the first questions people ask us after an auto accident is what we think their case is worth. Although every case is unique and we cannot guarantee results, we do try to provide clients with a reasonable range of possible outcomes. This knowledge comes in part from handling decades of cases with a…
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Every year we review numerous cases for people who feel that their doctor or dentist committed medical malpractice. Usually, the client has had a poor outcome from a medical procedure and therefore, feels that the physician should be responsible. Clients are often surprised when we explain to them that in fact physicians are usually not…
[Continue reading] When It’s Medical Malpractice…and When It’s Not.
The Latino workforce has several significant characteristics that impact their receipt of workers’ compensation benefits in Washington State. It is the duty of the Department of Labor and Industries (LNI) to affirmatively take action to address disparate treatment and outcomes among Latino workers. Our employees take any opportunity they can to bring the concerns of…
There is no rush to settle your auto accident case. In Washington State, an auto accident victim has three years from the date of their car accident to settle their case. Don’t succumb to the early offers that insurance adjusters like to dangle in car accident cases to get you to settle prematurely. Most of…
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