Meet the staff of the Lynnwood personal injury law firm of Kornfeld Law:

Rob Kornfeld works with top paralegals on cases he personally handles. Click here for more detailed information about them and their contact information.

Rob Kornfeld, senior partner, of Kornfeld, Trudell, Bowen and Lingenbrink, PLLC has been practicing personal injury law over the last thirty (30) years.

His law firm represents clients who have suffered major personal injuries caused by the negligence of others: Medical malpractice, construction site and workplace injuries, wrongful death, motor vehicle collisions, maritime accidents, nursing home or elder abuse cases, and those who have  suffered catastrophic injuries such as paralysis, quadriplegia, traumatic brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, burns and chemical exposures, and electrical injuries.  In addition to representing injury clients, the firm represents employees who are sexually harassed at work or who have employment discrimination or wrongful termination claims.

Contact the Lynnwood personal injury lawyers at Kornfeld Law for a free consultation to learn the facts about your potential claim.

Personal Injury Success Stories: Brain Injury / Spinal Cord Injuries

• 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. Because of the failure of multiple healthcare providers to consider a subarachnoid hemorrhage and to rule one out by ordering a CT or MRI scan of the brain, the patient’s aneurysm ruptured, causing permanent brain damage.

Total settlement $2,500,000+

If you or a loved one has suffered brain injury in Lynnwood or elsewhere in Washington State we may be able to help you get monetarily compensated. However, you must act quickly. Contact our Lynnwood Injury lawyers for a free consultation.

Chemical exposure results from contact with a substance considered to be toxic.  This can occur at work or at home.  Those who work in chemical and plastic manufacturing, mining, refineries, asbestos or pesticides are often at risk.

Home risks include cleaning products, pesticides, paints, or living near chemical plants, refineries or gas stations.  A few of the effects of short-term exposure include dizziness, headaches, shortness of breath, nausea and rashes.  Long-term exposure can cause chronic or fatal diseases, including cancer, birth defects or neurological damage.  Many of these side effects and illnesses can take years to develop.

State and federal laws make it the responsibility of manufacturers and companies to provide everyone with safe products and a safe working environment. Should injuries occur, compensation might include clean-up of the chemical substance, medical expenses, lost wages and pain and suffering.

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A federal jury has deadlocked in a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a 20-year-old man fatally shot by a Washington County sheriff’s deputy in October 2006.

Testimony showed Jordan Case of Tualatin was unarmed and high on hallucinogenic mushrooms when he was killed. The lawsuit centered on whether Case entered the patrol car of Deputy Glenn Howard and was reaching for the deputy’s assault rifle.

Lawyers for Case’s family pointed to witness testimony that Case was never in the car and never reached for the rifle. They contend Howard used excessive force.

But Howard’s lawyer William Blair said the deputy acted reasonably and that evidence supports Howard’s version of the events.

“We’re never going to be able to get into Jordan Case’s head,” Blair said earlier. “What we have to do is react to his behavior.”

Jurors were unable to reach a unanimous verdict after two days of deliberations. U.S. District Judge Garr King said Monday the case can be retried in the fall.

“It’s clear that an injustice occurred in the death of Jordan Case, and we will pursue it in every opportunity and every venue as aggressively as we can,” said Case family attorney Steven Sherlag. He added he will “absolutely” retry the case.

Howard’s lawyers could not immediately be reached for comment after jurors failed to agree.

The Washington County district attorney’s office reviewed the shooting and declined to take the case to a grand jury.

Testimony showed that after consuming the mushrooms, Case entered the apartment of a female neighbor.

The woman, who did not know Case, called 9-1-1 about the intruder and told dispatchers he had admitted he was high on mushrooms. He acted strangely, would not leave, and kept trying to touch her pants and hug her, the neighbor testified. She said she got into a scuffle with the man but managed to pin him and choke him until police arrived.

The plaintiffs contended that police officers used stun guns and a beanbag rifle on Case several times but ignored opportunities to take physical control of him, both inside and outside the apartment.

Howard testified that he used his stun gun on Case as the man came toward him. But the probes didn’t immobilize Case. The deputy said he then saw Case reach into the patrol car, touching the assault rifle in its locked rack and then reaching to the floorboard for the button that releases the rack. The deputy testified that he fired his handgun and hit Case in the chest.

The young man slumped to a seated position outside the car for a couple of minutes. Then, Howard said, Case sprang off the ground and was reaching into the vehicle again. Howard said he fired additional shots, one of which hit Case in the back of the head. A medical examiner testified that Case died immediately.

If you have lost a family member and think you may have a wrongful death lawsuit on your hands contact our Washington Wrongful Death Lawyer for a free consultation.

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GENERAL RULES IN CASE OF A MOTOR VEHICLE COLLISION

Generally speaking, when one is in an accident involving a motor vehicle, there are certain rules of thumb to follow:

• Do not give a recorded or written statement.
• Take photographs of the property damage and have them developed at once. Take photographs at the scene with your cell phone to show the property damage in the street and where the cars end up after the initial impact and collision before you move your car. Do not use a Polaroid.
• Do not sign anything without a lawyer reviewing it first!
• Do not discuss any matters concerning your injuries with the at-fault insurance company. You are under no obligation to give this information and should discuss nothing but the damage to your car and the need for a rental car or “loss of use” compensation. Remember to be on guard for the clever insurance adjuster who may try to trap you into giving an incomplete statement. Simply do not discuss the accident with the claims adjuster.

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In several of the child birth cases handled by this office, many of the babies and children have been catastrophically injured.  For example, children have sustained birth injuries of cerebral palsy, blindness, hearing loss, neurological damage, brain damage, burns due to being exposed to too much post-delivery heat in an oxygen sensitive environment and other serious injuries.  These are very sad cases, but we were able to financially prosecute on behalf of parents and families who did not have the ability to pay the charges for expert witnesses.  Given our years of experience in personal injury law, we have many expert physicians who will evaluate your case to see if medical negligence was committed.

Before any medical negligence cases are accepted, we exhaustively investigate the case. All medical negligence cases are defended and are costly. Therefore, before a medical negligence case is accepted and prosecuted to trial, it is important to know that the chances of success are excellent.

In June 2006, the Washington State medical malpractice statute was amended requiring a certificate of merit and a ninety day notice of intent to commence an action before a suit can be filed. Although the certificate of merit may no longer be necessary, you should check with a medical negligence lawyer immediately to timely investigate your potential medical negligence case before the statute of limitations runs.

Visit Lynnwood Medical Malpractice Lawyer for more information.

The Kornfeld Firm is experienced in handling traumatic brain injury cases resulting from medical negligence,  construction site or motor vehicle accidents, and maritime injuries aboard fishing and other types of vessels.

In the area of medical negligence, Rob Kornfeld has a special interest in handling cases involving a failure to diagnose intracranial aneurysms (aneurysms in the brain). Rob has handled cases of patients who have suffered catastrophic injuries caused by the failure to timely diagnose and treat a brain aneurysm. These cases have been caused by the negligence of primary care providers, family physicians, radiologists and other HMO providers who have failed to timely run diagnostic tests or have negligently read the scans.

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The cycling community is in shock after the death of promising junior cyclist Adam Reyneke who was hit by a car while training on Tuesday.

Adam, 17, a matric pupil at Pretoria Boys’ High School, apparently died on impact.

He is the son of Pretoria cyclist and cycling shop owner Bruce Reyneke.

The family were at their farm in Ladybrand in the Free State during the school holidays.

They were too shocked yesterday to speak to the media, but a family friend said Adam was out on a straight, wide road training for the national junior race this weekend, when a vehicle apparently hit him from behind.

It is believed the boy died on the scene.

He was the younger of two children.

Eastern Free State police spokesperson Sergeant Majang Mosupa said the accident happened about 2km from the Maseru bridge.

Apparently a Toyota Corolla was travelling in the two-lane road, behind Adam, when another vehicle overtook it.

Mosupa said the Toyota swerved – as the driver thought the passing car was too close – and hit the boy.

Police are investigating a case of culpable homicide.

In reaction to Adam’s death, the family friend said: “Adam cycled all his life. One can almost say that he was on a bicycle shortly after he learnt to crawl.”

With Reyneke owning the cycle shop in Lynnwood for almost 21 years, his son grew up in front of his employees, who even sometimes baby sat him.

“Everyone who knew Adam is devastated,” the friend said.

Adam was becoming well-known in cycling circles as he usually finished races among the top 10. In February this year he won the junior category of the Carnival City Macsteel Cycle Classic.

Internet social website Twitter was abuzz with the news of Adam’s death yesterday, with friends and cyclists expressing shock and their sympathy for the family.

One wrote: “Just got news that Adam Reyneke, absolutely wonderful young guy and awesome talent, killed while training. Devastating.”

A Facebook page, “In loving memory of Adam Reyneke”, grew to 27 members not long after it was created. The site was for “all who knew and loved Adam. May the great memories live on!”.

Friends of the young cyclist wrote: “You will be safe in the palm of the Lord’s hand. RIP Adam.” Another said: “You are such an inspiration and legend to many. Keep a watchful eye from above – great things will happen because of you.”

Adam was described as a happy, wonderful and positive young man with whom his friends had fun. All said he would be greatly missed.

If you have been injured in Lynnwood and would like to get financially compensated we may be able to help. The Kornfeld law firm is well prepared to take on any personal injury claim in Washington. Schedule your free consultation today to speak with a Lynnwood personal injury lawyer.

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An Olympia man died Sunday after crashing at the Pacific Raceways track in southeast King County, the King County Sheriff’s Office reported today.

The 62-year-old man had been was doing practice laps on a motorcycle on the course about 10:30 a.m. Sunday.

“He came out of a straight away at high speed and into a curve, but lost control of his Honda CB950 as it began to slide on its side,” according to a press release from the Sheriff’s Office. “The cycle left the roadway and collided with a tire barrier.”

The man was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle, where he later died.

The race, which was sponsored by the Washington Motorcycle Road Racing Association, was canceled and the track shut down.

The Sheriff’s Office was notified and detectives launched an investigation.

Very rare that something like this happens in a race, but it is sad all the same. Stories like this always get to me, but sympathy is not our business here at Kornfeld Law.

Here at Kornfeld Law we handle motorcycle injury and personal injury claims in Lynnwood and across Washington State. If you have been injured in a Motorcycle, Car or Truck Accident in Lynnwood and would like to pursue a financial settlement for your medical bills and more we can get you started. Contact us to get the process started. However, you must keep in mind that personal injury claims can take a long time to get settled and must be filed promptly.

Call 800-282-4879 to speak with a Lynnwood personal injury lawyer or a Washington motorcycle accident attorney now.

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