In addition to harming victims by violating Washington state and local laws, criminals can hurt victims by committing federal criminal offenses. While federal crime victims may seek compensation through crime victim litigation, they also have rights and protections...
Victims of Violent Crime
Hotels and colleges are responsible for security
Like other states, Washington law holds hotels, colleges and other properties responsible for their security measures. In other words, depending on the circumstances a crime victim who gets attacked on another person’s property, including a hotel or campus, can seek...
Child allegedly sexually assaulted; man arrested and charged
Any allegation of sexual assault must be taken seriously in Washington State, but these crimes are especially troubling when the victim is a child. People who take advantage of a situation in which they are caring for children or who go so far as to seek out a random...
Crime victims’ compensation program for sexual assault victims
Recently, this blog covered the basics of the Washington Crime Victims Compensation Program. That post was an overview, and this post will focus on how the WCVCP specifically helps sexual assault victims. Washington Crime Victims Compensation Program overview Those in...
Crime victims face many challenges
Crime victims can undergo a traumatic experience. Harm may involve physical, emotional and mental effects that can last very briefly, be delayed or persist. One goal of crime victim litigation is seeking compensation to help deal with these problems. Possible trauma...
Basics of the Washington Crime Victims Compensation Program
If you have been the victim of a crime in Washington, you may have the right to claim compensation from the Crime Victims Compensation Program. This program provides a maximum benefit of $190,000, including medical benefits if you don’t have other insurance. The...
CHOP zone wrongful death claim takes aim at Seattle
The mother of a 19-year-old man who was shot and killed in Seattle’s former CHOP zone has filed a wrongful death claim against the city. She claims that the city allowed such lawlessness and recklessness to happen in the autonomous zone that it willfully created the...
Recovering compensation for victims of assault
When an assault occurs on a private property, the victim of the attack may file a personal injury lawsuit against the parties responsible for the attack. If the victim’s claim is successful, they can recover compensation for their pain and suffering, medical expenses,...
Inadequate security measures prove harmful to the public
Getting to and leaving from your workplace should be a safe routine. So should a downtown trip with friends to a local hotspot for a night-time dinner, event or celebration. But abruptly and unexpectedly, routines can go awry when security measures are not in place or...
What is negligent security?
Negligent security may sound like a vague term, but in reality, it can be a very harmful force. Without proper security in businesses and other types of property, there is space for visitors and residents to become victims of a crime without anyone to protect them....