Kirkland Drowsy Driving Accident Attorneys
Call Us After Being Hit by a Drowsy Driver
Were you on the way home when you were hit by a negligent driver who stumbled out of their car half awake? Drowsy drivers cause countless accidents every year, but they don’t always get held liable for them. If you need to file a claim against a drowsy driver and their insurer, come to Lindquist & Kornfeld in Kirkland first. We can use our impressive legal knowledge and Attorney Kornfeld’s firsthand experiences with being seriously injured by a negligent driver to build a powerful claim on your behalf.
Call (425) 657-5255 or contact us online to learn how to start your claim.
Is Drowsy Driving as Bad as Drunk Driving?
AAA conducted a survey on drowsy driving and found some harrowing statistics:
- More than 40% of drivers on our roads admit that they have fallen asleep or nodded off while driving.
- About 10% of drivers said they have driven when they were “so sleepy they had a hard time keeping their eyes open.”
- About 15% of fatal crashes each year involve at least one drowsy driver.
Most of us know better than to get behind the wheel after we’ve had several drinks but being a little sleepy may not trigger the same kind of red flags. You may think it’s okay to drive and that if you get tired, you’ll just pull over for some fresh air or stop for a cup of coffee. This expectation is unrealistic because driving while tired has similar effects as driving drunk, as numerous safety groups agree.
Our Proven Results
Our top priority is to devise customized legal strategies that are tailored to the unique legal needs of our clients, no matter how simple or complicated their situations, might be.
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$200,000 Motor Vehicle Accident
A third-party insurance company tendered its $100,000 policy limits and our client’s insurer tendered its $100,000 underinsured motorist (UIM) limits after a rear-end accident resulted in whiplash, acute pain to the right knee and lower back, muscle spasm of the back, closed compression fractures, and osteoarthritis of the right hip and knee.
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$650,000 Construction Accident
Construction laborer recovers $650,000 after fall from a scissor lift. Rob Kornfeld successfully litigated and mediated a settlement for an injured worker in Spokane County, Washington.
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$60,000 Motor Vehicle Accident
60K from 3rd party even though she had pre-existing conditions. Our client was a passenger in a car that was hit by a semi-truck and pushed into a cement barrier and then a guardrail. They sustained a concussion and soft tissue injures.
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$175,000 Employment Law
Jane Doe v. a Pay Day Loan Company: Snohomish County Superior Court. 40 year old woman who had worked for the company for 5 years had experienced harassment from many levels within the company. After she complained, she was told to take a vacation, her email was cut off, and she was told not to call anyone in this company. Once one of the highest-ranking women in the company, Plaintiff considered this retaliation and a constructive discharge.
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Confidential Settlement Medical Malpractice
Mr. & Mrs. Jane Doe v. Drs. Doe: Mrs. Doe was hospitalized at 37 weeks pregnant. It was noted that her baby was in acute fetal distress. A decision was made by a covering OB-GYN not to deliver the full-term baby. Patient was sent home and several days later, spontaneously ruptured and delivered a still born. Suit was filed alleging that the health care providers were negligent in failing to induce labor in a full term baby which was in acute fetal distress as noted in the fetal heart monitoring strips.
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$2,500,000 Brain Injury
Jane Doe v. Health Care Center (Superior Court – confidentiality settlement) Patient suffered from horrific headaches, nausea, vomiting, blurred and double vision–was told she had the flu. Over several weeks no imaging studies were ordered of the patient’s brain to rule out an intracranial bleed or subarachnoid hemorrhage.
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$2,825,000 Brain Injury
John Doe v. Hospital and Doctor, (Superior Court – Confidentiality Settlement) Baby suffered from hypoxia and traumatic brain injury during birth caused by negligence of treating doctor and hospital nursing staff.
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$750,000 Medical Malpractice
The Estate of Jane Doe v. Dr . Anesthesiologist: A patient with obvious facial and neck deformities went in for a routine D & C. Because the patient was overly sedated, the doctor was unable to timely awaken the patient from the paralytic drugs after she was unable to intubate and establish an airway in a timely fashion. As a result, the patient suffered severe hypoxia and brain damage and died one week later.
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$200,000 Race Discrimination
Fish processor recovers $200,000 for Race Discrimination aboard a fish processor because he was Hispanic.
Employment Law
How Can You Prove the Other Driver Was Drowsy?
Evidence of drowsiness is important to build your car accident claim, but it might not be easy to come by. Oftentimes, the statements from the drowsy driver are the most useful pieces of evidence. They might admit to first responders that they were feeling tired when the crash happened, or an EMT might note that they are showing physical signs of exhaustion.
With this in mind, it is crucial to get copies of official reports from any responders who help at the scene of your crash. If you don’t know how to get these copies, then you don’t need to worry as long as you have hired our team to represent you. Across the decades of our collective practice histories, we have become familiar with fire departments, law enforcement departments, and EMT stations and medical groups throughout Kirkland. Let us do all the legwork of your case for you!
What Compensation is Available in a Drowsy Driving Accident?
The compensation that might be available to you could include compensatory damages like:
- Medical costs
- Lost wages
- Vehicle damage
- Pain and suffering
You might also be eligible to receive punitive damages for further compensation. A court can approve punitive damages that are paid to the plaintiff as another way of punishing the defendant. Punitive damages are rare, but they are used most often when the defendant exhibited egregious, unforgivable negligence, which could include falling asleep while speeding down the highway, for example.
What Makes Our Firm Unique
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40+ Years of
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No Fees Unless
We Win Your CaseOur clients can focus on healing while we fight for results—because we only get paid when you do.
Start Your Case with Us – Call Now
Lindquist & Kornfeld and our Kirkland drowsy driving accident lawyers are eager to help you seek a better tomorrow after being severely injured by a drowsy driver who reasonably should have stayed off the road entirely. Going head-to-head with insurance companies is what we do each day, so leave the tough parts of your claim in our hands. We can represent you as if we were representing ourselves.
Want to know more? Dial us at (425) 657-5255 today.
