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Sometimes red light runners are caught by cameras…
Last Monday, a car ran a red light in Richland , hitting a Dial-a-Ride bus on the intersection of Thayer and Swift Boulevard. The bus, a transportation system for people with…
The Ethics of Driverless Cars
Picture yourself in this scenario: You are driving home from a day at work in the middle lane on a three lane highway. You are enjoying your cruise home when suddenly the car in…
Driverless Cars: The Future is Here (almost)
The future of technology has been ingrained in Western culture and media for longer than most can remember. Movies, books and TV shows set in the near or distant future have…
Double Jeopardy
The latin phrase “non bis in idem” is translated as “not twice in the same thing” and refers to the right of a defendant to be protected from prosecution for the same crime…
Road rage: musings of a personal injury attorney
Is it just me, or does road rage seem to be more prevalent nowadays than it used to be? It seems that if you accidentally cut someone off, drive in the left lane too long, or use…
Eyes in the sky
How important is your privacy to you? And what would you define as a violation of that privacy? If your neighbor climbed over your fence into your backyard and peered into your…
Driving in the rain
It has been a rainy October for the Tri-Cities – record levels of rainfall have been documented this month. Over the past few weeks, most of the days have been overcast and gray,…
A jury of your peers
I attended a murder trial last week. Not in any sort of official way, but simply as a learning experience. As a high school intern at Anderson Law in Kennewick, I have the…
Bicyclists are people, too
A few weeks ago, I was riding my bicycle behind a cautious driver who was hoping no one was going to crash into her as she passed through a Kennewick roundabout (we’ve all been…
I Want My Day in Court – Part 2
When you do finally get your day in court, a year or more after your lawsuit begins, you will face a panel of jurors from the community. Franklin County jurors are mostly from…