Tag: lawsuits
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Seattle Met: City attorneys successfully argue that biking is not ‘ordinary’ on Westlake Ave
The most recent issue of Seattle Met has a whole lot of bike stuff. But the centerpiece of their coverage is a feature on bike lawyer Bob Anderton’s lawsuit on behalf of a handful of people who crashed and were inured on the South Lake Union Streetcar tracks. We have written about the dangerous tracks…
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Judge throws out SLU streetcar crash lawsuit
A King County Superior Court judge has dismissed claims by a group of people seriously injured on the South Lake Union streetcar tracks after they were dangerously installed in the curb lane of the previously-popular bicycling route. They plan to appeal the decision, according to the Seattle Times: Judge Harry McCarthy last week agreed with…
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Gendler wins another legal battle, opening new access to state traffic incident data
In October, Mickey Gendler won a court battle with the state over a bike crash on the Montlake Bridge three years ago that left him paralyzed. The state agreed to pay him $8 million. Last week, the day before Thanksgiving, Gendler won another court battle against the state. In this case, Gendler argued that he…
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State pays $8 million to biker paralyzed in Montlake Bridge wreck
The state has agreed to pay $8 million to Mickey Gendler, who was paralyzed from the neck down after his bicycle wheel got caught in a gap in the steel grate while crossing the Montlake Bridge three years ago. He was riding with a friend in the left lane headed south because they were going…
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