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	<title>The Filutowski Law Firm, PLLC &#187; Seattle</title>
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		<title>Edmonds Man&#8217;s Family Seeks $25 Million For Brain Injuries Suffered From Police Chase</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2010/05/seattle-mans-family-seeks-25-million-for-brain-injuries-suffered-in-police-chase/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 May 2010 21:50:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seattle PI Reports:
The family of an Edmonds man who was brain-damaged during a police foot chase in Belltown has filed a $25 million tort claim against the King County Sheriff&#8217;s Office.
Christopher Harris, 29, was knocked into a coma at the end of a May 10, 2009 pursuit in Belltown. Harris had inexplicably run from two [...]]]></description>
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		<title>No Cell Phone Talking Or Texting For Teen Drivers in Washington State</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2010/03/no-talking-or-texting-for-teen-drivers-in-washington-state/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 15:59:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[four times more likely to cause accident]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[talking on cell phones is like drunk driving]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[teen drivers distracted by cell phones]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.filutowskilaw.com/?p=1083</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Wednesday, the Washington State House passed a bill prohibiting teenage drivers from using a cell phone while driving.  This ban is a primary offense and includes talking and texting.  The penalty is a $124 fine.   The House did not pass the portion of the bill proposing to make it a primary offense for adult [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Washington State Lawmakers Working to Make Cell Phone Distraction Primary Offense For Drivers</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2010/01/washington-state-lawmakers-working-to-make-driving-with-cell-phone-a-primary-offense/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jan 2010 20:52:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.filutowskilaw.com/?p=1045</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Currently Washington State drivers can be cited for talking on a cell phone or texting only if a police officer pulls them over for some other traffic violation (e.g., speeding, swerving, running a red light, no seat belt, etc.)
Citizens and public officials recognize the serious (and sometimes fatal) risks caused by drivers distracted by cell [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Proposed Bill Would Lower Red Light Camera Fine</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2010/01/proposed-bill-would-lower-red-light-camera-fine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:49:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[bill 6410]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.filutowskilaw.com/?p=996</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Washington State Senator Jim Kastama has proposed Bill 6410, which would reduce the fine for running a red light issued by a traffic camera from $124.00 to as low as $42.00.
Senator Kastama recognizes that the traffic camera law was created to safeguard the public but has quickly shifted to an egregious revenue-generator for cities.  Representative [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bellevue Adds Controversial Traffic Cameras</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2010/01/bellevue-adds-controversial-traffic-cameras/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 19:23:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The City of Bellevue is adding two new traffic cameras that will automatically ticket drivers who run red lights at the intersections of 148th Avenue NE &#38; Bel-Red Road and 148th Avenue NE &#38; Main Street.
For the first 30 days, the cameras will just issue warnings to drivers who run red lights.  Then, starting February [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seattle Bicycle Commuters: Traffic Laws Apply</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2009/11/seattle-bicycle-commuters-traffic-laws-apply/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2009/11/seattle-bicycle-commuters-traffic-laws-apply/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 20:10:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Auto]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.filutowskilaw.com/?p=745</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Biking originated as a recreational activity.  Over time in an increasingly congested region, many Puget Sound residents have adopted bicycling as a form of transportation to/from work.  The majority of bicyclist commuters abide by the Washington State bike laws, however, there are the few that do not and unfortunately inflict serious personal injury upon innocent [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Special Rules for Vespas and Scooters In Seattle</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2009/10/special-rules-for-vespas-and-scooters-in-seattle/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 20:21:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although they maneuver and fit in places that a bicycle can &#8211; vespas and scooters can not legally travel in the same places as bicycles do on roadways.  Seattle Municipal Code 11.53.190 provides one exception: vespas and scooters may enter a bike lane only when maneuvering a turn, and only after first yielding to bicyclists.
Which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Furlough Days For City of Seattle</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2009/09/furlough-days-for-city-of-seattle/</link>
		<comments>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2009/09/furlough-days-for-city-of-seattle/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2009 14:52:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Seattle]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Save, save, save.  Penny pinching continues and hits home on a local level.  In order to maintain a budget, the City of Seattle has imposed furlough days upon library workers.  Seattle Public Library branches are closed from September 1-8 to save $650,000.00  The City intends to save $20 million next year by requiring City workers, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Seattle votes against proposed $.20 grocery bag fee</title>
		<link>http://www.filutowskilaw.com/2009/08/seattle-votes-against-proposed-20-grocery-bag-fee/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 21:42:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Mirroring grocery stores in the EU that charge customers a nominal fee for plastic bags, Seattle residents proposed Referendum 1 that would charge customers $.20 for a plastic grocery bag.
However, tonight, we learned that the referendum was not supported by voters in the primary.
The plastics/oil industry spent $1.4 million to defeat the campaign.
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