We hold car companies and drug companies accountable when their products harm us - why aren’t we doing the same with the gun industry?
Weight loss surgery should change lives, not endanger them. In this month’s Trial News, SGB’s Sims Weymuller explains how Wernicke’s encephalopathy, a rare but preventable brain injury complication after bariatric surgeries, can open the door to medical malpractice claims.
A job is never just a job—it’s stability, dignity, and opportunity. As SGB’s Carson Phillips-Spotts writes in this month’s Washington State Association for Justice Trial News, when someone loses their job due to race, sex, disability, or another protected status, our employment laws attempt to capture the gravity of the loss by providing a remedy.
With court funding reductions looming in King County, how can trial attorneys take action to protect access to justice? SGB’s Elizabeth Hanley’s most recent President’s Column in Washington State Association for Justice Trial News highlights her experience in a trial where defense tactics strained an already tight court budget and offers strategies to reduce waste of court resources.
In January's Trial News, focused on elder law, WSAJ president and SGB attorney Elizabeth Hanley trumpets the importance of protecting seniors from institutional abuse and neglect.
SGB’s Craig Sims recognizes the essential lessons learned through supporting aging family members in this month’s edition of WSAJ Trial News.
Dr. Ben Danielson prevailed in a race discrimination lawsuit against Seattle Children’s Hospital for its failure to address acts of racism within the institution.
In Washington State Association for Justice’s December edition of Trial News, SGB attorney and WSAJ President Elizabeth Hanley dives deep into the applications of DEI in the legal field and the uncontroversial role it plays for plaintiffs’ lawyers.
Each month, SGB attorney and WSAJ president Elizabeth Hanley pens a column for Trial News, sharing insights into a range of legal topics and publication’s special focus areas.