Washington Verdicts & Court Cases
2,007 verdicts, settlements, and court decisions from Washington.
State of Washington v. Stpehen Antonio Sauro
Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with vehicular assault. Reported by Kent Morlan Stpehen Antonio Sauro drove his vehicle while intoxicated and collided with a cyclist.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Dominic Cortez Nichols
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with sexually assaulting the woman in the seat next to him on a flight from Honolulu to Seattle. Reported by Kent Morlan As a Delta Airlines flight boarded in Kona, a female passenger found Dominic Cortez Nicho
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jac Archer, Justice Forral, and Bajun Mavalwalla II
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with conspiring to impede law enforcement officers or injure property used in the execution of their duties. Reported by Kent Morlan Jac Archer, Justice Forral, and Bajun Mavalwalla Ii Archer, Forral, and Mavalwall
View VerdictState of Washington v. Hayden Aaron Erlandson
Yakima, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with econd degree attempted rape of a child and communicating with a minor for immoral purposes, following a “Net Nanny” sting operation where he communicated with an undercover officer posing as a 13-year-old girl.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Akeatha Diane Akintola
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with stealing the Social Security benefits intended for a disabled minor. Reported by Kent Morlan Akeatha Diane Akintola became a social worker for the Snoqualmie Tribe in January 2023. In September 2023, Akintola
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Hayley Brown Lundquist and Samantha Fleischacker Gillihan
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant accused of gift card and debit card fraud. Reported by Kent Morlan Hayley Brown Lundquist, 30, of Snohomish County, and Samantha Fleischacker Gillihan, 34, of Arlington, used a sequencing scheme to load gift card numb
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Reza Dindar, aka Renda Dindar
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendant charged with exporting to an embargoed country, in violation of 18 U.S.C. 1702, smuggling goods from the United States in violation of 18 U.S.C. 554, money laundering in violation of 18 U.S.C. 195,, and filing false export recor
View VerdictCrawford v. Washington
Petitioner was tried for assault and attempted murder. The State sought to introduce a recorded statement that petitioner's wife Sylvia had made during police interrogation, as evidence that the stabbing was not in self-defense. Sylvia did not testify at trial because of Washington's marital privile
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Giovanni Antonio Garduno Garcia
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with armed drug trafficking. Reported by Kent Morlan Giovanni Antonio Garduno Garcia, age 37, was arrested in May 2025 following a law enforcement investigation of trafficking narcotics to vulnerable people living
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Zachary Tyler Vantuyl
Yakima, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. Reported by: Kent Morlan Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) were investigating a series of wildfires set in 2023 and 2024. D
View VerdictState of Washington v.Kai Domonic Butler
Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter. Kai Domonic Butler, 29, accused of killing Tashylah Combs, 23, in 2024, by unlawfully imprisoned her in his car before a driving move caused her to fall out, lead
View VerdictState of Washington v. Jane Doe
Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with unlawful discharge of a laser and obstructing a law enforcement officer. The defendant was accused of targeting an agency aircraft with a laser.
View VerdictState of Washington v. Cole Edward Kraquse
Everett, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with raping three victims.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Brandon Denzel Washington
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with sex trafficking by force, fraud, and coercion for prostitution. Brandon Denzel Washington, age 33, was charged with trafficking four different women. Multiple victims testified about Washington trafficking and tr
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Dr. Eric Edward Haeger
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with adulterating and misbranding medical devices with the intent to defraud or mislead. In June 2021, Philips Respironics initiated a recall for certain CPAP and BiPAP devices due to potential health risks associated
View VerdictState of Washington v. Andrez Gerald Reyna
Montesano, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with attempting to elude a pursuing police vehicle and one count of custodial assault. Reyna committed crimes in Lewis County before he committed the current Gray’s Harbor County offenses. After his arrest for the
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Geoffrey K. Auyeung
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit money laundering. Geoffrey K. Auyeung, age 47, of Newcastle, Washington, set up nine different entities that he used to accept proceeds from investors who thought they were investing in the oi
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Mitchell Jason Ranes a/k/a "Cricket"
Yakima, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Roshard Andrew Carty
Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud. Roshard Andrew Carty, 34, first contacted the 73-year-old Vancouver, Washington victim in 2020. He posed as an employee of Publisher’s Clearinghouse and claimed the victim won $22 million and a car i
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Dylan Rex
Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with seven counts of Wire Fraud; seven counts of Computer Fraud; one count of Possession of Child Pornography; and one count of Attempted Enticement of a Minor. Between July 2020 and March 2023, Dylan Rex, age 32, of L
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Rogelio Pena
Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing drugs. Rogelio Pena, 22, distributed large amounts of fentanyl pills. Rogelio Pena, 22, is one of thirteen people who was indicted in the case in May 2024. The 18-month wiretap investigation reveale
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Tawhnee Willow Colvin
Spokane, Washinngton, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud. Tawhnee Willow Colvin, of Davenport, Washington, was convicted by a jury on all twenty-six counts charged following a trial in September 2025. As evidence presented at the trial established, Colvin wa
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jacob Aubrey Littlebull
Yakima, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting a federal officer.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Talisa Manuella Munoz
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with international kidnapping. Talisa Manuella Munoz, failed to return the boy to his father as required by the final parenting plan. She secretly flew to Panama after using false documents to get the child a passport
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Steven E. Graham
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking and firearm charges. In late November 2023, Steven E. Graham, age 40, of Wenatchee, Washington, was serving a term of community custody supervision from a prior state drug conviction. Members of
View VerdictState of Washington v. John Doe
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented John Doe, age 47, charged with shooting a woman in Seattle’s Chinatown–International District.
View VerdictState of Washington v. Zachary C.Kelty
Spokane, Washington crimicriminal defense lawyer represented Zachary C. Kelty, age 38, was charged with raping and molesting a family member.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Kenneth H. Crause
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Possession with Intent to Deliver 400 Grams or More of Fentanyl. The Spokane Police Department Special Investigations Unit had an active drug trafficking investigation into Kenneth H. Crause, age 55, who was alre
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Tamara King, aka Tamara Waln
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with wire fraud and multiple counts of wire fraud, money laundering, and tax fraud. Between August 2009 and December 2013, Tamara Kind, aka Tamara Waln, 56, of Toledo, Ohio, previously resided in Bellevue and Kirkland,
View VerdictRandey Thompson v. Central Valley School District No. 365, et al.
Spokane, Washington, employment law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on retaliation in violation of the First Amendment theory. Thompson was placed on paid administrative leave and subsequently transferred to a teaching position as a result of his posting on Facebook a comment about the
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Adan C. Hernandez-Mayoral
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with committing a hate crime involving bodily injury and a dangerous weapon for his attack on a Black bus rider. On March 7, 2024, Hernandez-Mayoral, age 24, made derogatory comments about Black people while he was ri
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Dr. Eric Edward Haeger
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with adulterating and misbranding medical devices with the intent to defraud or mislead. In June 2021, Philips Respironics initiated a recall for certain CPAP and BiPAP devices due to potential health risks associated
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Mohammed Zafaranchi, aka ‘Mike’
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with operating a web of boiler-room-type call centers that defrauded 1,000 distressed homeowners facing foreclosure. Mohammed Zafaranchi, 43, aka ‘Mike’ was convicted following a week-long trial of all twelve fed
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Anthony Raymond Dodd, et al.
Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with drug trafficking and firearms violations. The longest sentence, ten years, was imposed on Anthony Raymond Dodd, 36, of Seattle. Dodd was convicted of possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute and possess
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Andrew Pete Serrano
Yakima, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Accessory After the Fact for his role in the 2018 murder of Rosenda Strong and to being a Felon in Possession of a Firearm in a separate matter from 2019. Jedidah Iesha Moreno shot and killed Rosenda Strong on or
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jonathan Leslie Allen, AKA Johnathan Allen, AKA Ghost
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. The Defendant claimed that the government commit grand jury abuse by offering perjured testimony. Allen alleges that testimony from an undercover agent with the Bureau of
View VerdictState of Washington v. Christian Y. Adame-Ibarra
Wenatchee, Washington criminal defense lawyer presents the Defendant charged with second-degree burglary.
View VerdictState of Washington v. Two Brothers
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyers represent two bothers accused of killing a man for stealing their father's gun. The shooter told police he shot the victim after chasing him down in the mall parking lot and that he was afraid the victim might hurt his brother.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Johnathan Leslie Allen, AKA Lohnathan Allen, AKA Ghost
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intend to distribute meth and felony possession of a firearm. Facebook records (1) were admissible under Fed. R. Evid. 404(b) to support the government's theory on identity; and (2) complied with Fed.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Saul Juan Cruz
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribution.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Lance Scott Michel
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Crimes Involving Children on the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation. United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Lance Scott Michel, age 31, of Nespelem, Washington, to 216 months in federa
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Joseph Ralland Whipple, Charles Lon Seltz
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing, distributing, receiving, and possessing sexually explicit images of minor children. Southeast Regional Internet Crimes Against Children (SER-ICAC) Task Force, comprised of detectives from the Richland and
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Martin Joseph Avila
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing images of child sexual abuse A 29-year-old Tacoma resident was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 15 years in prison for production of images of child sexual abuse, announced Acting U.S. Att
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Deonya Greene, Delonte Davis, Javon Thomason, and Javon Thomason
Washington, DC criminal defense lawyers will be representing the Defendants charged with assault and battery. The suspects were identified as 28-year-old Deonya Greene, of Northeast, 35-year-old Delonte Davis, 32-year-old Javon Thomason and 38-year-old Travis Warren, of Southeast. All were arrested
View VerdictBrook Lang, M.D. v. Providence Health and Services
Spokane, Washington, employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who used on a employment discrimination civil rights violation theory.
View VerdictLindsay Gregory v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company
Spokane, Washington, insurance lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory. In Washington, an insurance company can be sued for bad faith if it acts unreasonably, such as by delaying a claim without cause, misrepresenting facts, or improperly denying a claim
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Juan Manuel Aguirre-Lucero
Richland, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being an alien in the United States without permission after deportation.
View VerdictBurt Schleiger v. Social Security Administration
Benton, Washington, social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial by HHS of his application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW benefits. DIWC and DIWW are abbreviations for different Social Security disability programs . DIWC stands for "Disabled Insured Widow
View VerdictEstate of Ian Simmers v. County of King, et al.
Seattle, Washington, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation claim. After confessing to the crime, Ian Simmers was convicted in 1996 in the Superior Court of Washington for King County for first-degree murder when he was sixteen years old. Decades later, Simmers
View VerdictFlying T Ranch, Inc. v. Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians, et al.
Under federal common law, Indian tribes may be sued only under two circumstances: when a tribe waives its sovereign immunity or when Congress unequivocally abrogates tribal sovereign immunity. Here, Flying T Ranch (Flying T) filed suit in Snohomish County Superior Court to quiet title to nonreserva
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