King County Superior Court — Civil Division
516 3rd Ave, Seattle, WA 98104
Court websiteWashington · Claims for burns from hot soup
Claims for burns from hot soup in Washington
See If You Qualify
Free · No obligation · About 2 minutes
Updated
01 · Your filing deadline
What is the deadline in Washington?
Washington has a 3-year statute of limitations for personal injury and product liability claims (RCW 4.16.080). For minor victims, RCW 4.16.190 tolls the SOL during minority — child has until age 21 (18 + 3 years) to file independently. Washington has no fixed product liability statute of repose; under RCW 7.72.060, harm caused more than 12 years after delivery raises a rebuttable presumption that the product's useful safe life had expired. A lawyer can confirm yours.
3 years from date of burn (tolled until age 18 for minor victims; no fixed statute of repose)
Deadlines vary; a lawyer can confirm yours. An older diagnosis or a past filing window does not, by itself, establish whether you have a claim.
02 · Where cases are heard
Where would my case be heard?
Washington uses pure comparative fault — plaintiffs recover even if substantially at fault, with damages reduced by their fault percentage. Washington's Product Liability Act (RCW 7.72) governs product defect claims and allows recovery for design defects, manufacturing defects, and failure to warn. King County (Seattle) courts are a favorable venue for product liability cases, with a population highly familiar with consumer product safety standards.
Medical facilities in Washington
Harborview Medical Center — Regional Burn Center (Seattle)
How this works nationally
For the overall process and updates, read the Claims for burns from hot soup overview. This page covers the local information available for Washington.
What happens when I check?
You answer a few short questions about what happened. If you send them, your answers are kept on file. If a participating law firm takes these cases, it may contact you. People's Justice is not a law firm.
Live in Washington? Read what applies in your state.
Register your interest. If a participating law firm takes these cases, it may contact you.
Register your interest