For immediate release –
Davis Law Group announces a recent settlement in a wrongful death case that was scheduled for trial in early April in King County Superior Court. The case involved a car accident on May 25, 2007 that occurred on Auburn Way in South King County. Details of the accident were previously reported by the Seattle Car Accident Attorney Blog.
The accident was caused when an employee of W.A. Botting Company, a mechanical and electrical engineering business, fell asleep at the wheel and went off the road. The employee then crashed the company truck into another vehicle that was waiting to enter onto the road. The driver of that vehicle, Sandra Johnson, 41, was killed. She died at the scene.
The accident was also covered by KOMO 4 TV. Click here to read the story. A follow-up story was also reported by KOMO TV.
Ms. Johnson left four surviving children, ages 6, 7, 16 and 22. She worked as an assistant care giver for Catholic Community Services, a nonprofit agency based in Seattle, Washington.
The $4 Million settlement includes a $50,000 settlement obtained earlier by Ms. Johnson’s own mother who was living with Ms. Johnson and her three younger children at the time of her death. The remaining settlement proceeds will be divided up among the children according to their needs. The settlement must also be approved by the court, in accordance with Washington state law.
Seattle attorney Chris Davis represented Ms. Johnson’s estate and surviving beneficiaries. The defendants were represented by attorneys Francis Floyd and Kerry Gress of the Floyd Pflueger Ringer law firm in Seattle.
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A suit for wrongful death may only be brought by the personal representative of the decedent’s estate.
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