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06/05/2026

Premises liability cases aren’t easy, and most firms avoid them.

Why?
They’re expensive, time-consuming, and almost always turn into a fight over who’s to blame.

And too often, that blame gets pushed onto the person who was hurt.

At Cardinal North, we take those cases on.

We dig deep—working with experts, investigating the scene, and building the case to hold the right party accountable.

Because the burden shouldn’t fall on someone simply walking through a space—it belongs to the people responsible for maintaining it.

Our job isn’t just to prove what happened.
It’s to stand up for our clients and push back when they’re unfairly blamed.

06/04/2026

Personal injury cases come down to four pieces.

Did someone have a responsibility?
Did they fail to meet it?
Did that cause harm?
And what did it actually cost the person?

Some of that is straightforward.

Some of it isn’t.

Because the real impact on someone’s life doesn’t always show up in a bill or a record—and that’s part of what we have to prove.

06/03/2026

My name is Jennifer Bechtold, and I’m a plaintiff’s personal injury attorney.

At Cardinal North, we help people who’ve been hurt because someone else didn’t follow through on what they were responsible for.

At the end of the day, it’s about making lives whole—our clients, our team, and the community we’re part of.

05/30/2026

Not every injury case works the same way.

In some situations, the activity itself is considered so dangerous that responsibility is automatic.

Things like dangerous animals or hazardous materials—if someone gets hurt, the person in control is responsible.

At the core of it, that’s what liability really comes down to.

05/28/2026

Often we will have clients who are concerned about not going to the doctor immediately. Maybe they waited a few days and they're concerned it might ruin or even destroy their case.

The defense will try to use that gap to diminish your claim, but it’s a hurdle we overcome every day.

While we celebrate with food, family, and time off, let’s not lose sight of the gravity of this day. Memorial Day is a s...
05/25/2026

While we celebrate with food, family, and time off, let’s not lose sight of the gravity of this day.

Memorial Day is a sacred promise to never forget those who paid the ultimate price. Our thoughts are with the fallen heroes and their families. Your sacrifice is the foundation of our freedom, and we honor you today.

05/22/2026

When it comes to expert testimony, our favorite experts are the treating providers themselves.

They've been with the client from the beginning. They know them. They've physically examined them. And because of that, their testimony is some of the most powerful and persuasive we use, whether that's in trial or pre-litigation.

Sometimes we work with a paid expert as well, but the treating provider carries something a paid expert doesn't. They were there.

What makes that relationship work is that we're aligned on the same goal. The provider wants their patient to recover and get the best outcome possible. So do we. That shared interest comes through, and juries respond to it.

05/21/2026

What happens if one of the parties dies in the course of representation? Even if it is from a natural cause or something else unrelated to the incident, the case can still survive. An at-fault party can still have a case brought against them as well.

We have to set up an estate to bring the cause of action. Since a dead person cannot bring a cause of action against another dead person, a personal representative brings the claim on behalf of the estate so beneficiaries can recover.

Sometimes the at-fault party already has an estate set up. If not, we have to petition and set one up so we can sue the personal representative with service. This adds another layer, more steps, and more attorneys to get the right service. It can slow things down, so it is important to have enough time to set up the estate and get proper service.

05/20/2026

You start treating after an incident. Your neck starts to improve but your shoulder doesn't. It's getting worse. That can be disheartening.

What's important to know is that you can ask for more answers. You can advocate for yourself. A lot of clients don't realize that.

At Cardinal North that's something we remind our clients of regularly. And when you have a good provider on your team, they're going to do it naturally, documenting what's happening, referring you to the right people so you can get better.

When we go to present your case, we work with that provider to explain why a symptom got worse with treatment. That explanation, whether it's a torn rotator cuff or arthritis, can be powerful in front of a jury.

05/15/2026

In a deposition, lawyers can object but there is no judge there to rule on it. So unless something involves attorney-client privilege, the deponent is going to have to answer.

And it's interesting because the questions can be very broad. They don't have to be questions that would necessarily be admissible at trial. The questioning attorney just needs a reasonable basis that the question might lead to the discovery of admissible evidence, so these depositions can be very broad.

It can feel really raw at certain times. But as long as the deponent is prepared and knows going in that they're going to have to answer these questions, they won't be caught off guard responding with "you can't ask me that."

Well, usually they can.

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Spokane, WA
99204

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Wednesday 7am - 5pm
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