Washington Verdicts & Court Cases
2,017 verdicts, settlements, and court decisions from Washington.
United 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
View VerdictState of Washington v. Dupree L. Meadows
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree assault and first-degree arson. Bond was set at $100,000. Dupree L. Meadows, age 52, was accused of setting a man on fire beneath the Browne.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Adam Lee SiJohn
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assautl resulting in serius bodily injury in Indian Country.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Tawny Youngman, aka Tawny Rhodes
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession with intent to distribute 50 grams or more of actual meth.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Teresa Sanchez
Richland, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with a felony.
View VerdictDennis Edward Crace v. Social Security Administration
Yakima, Washington, social security law lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial by HHS of his application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW benefits.
View VerdictState of Washington v. John Doe
Richland, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with two counts of Assault 2nd Degree for pointing the handgun at two different individuals. Teenage suspect arrested after police said he pointed a handgun at two people in the Walmart parking lot in Richland.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Linda You
Richland, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit access device fraud.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Dominique Sanders
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled drugs.
View VerdictState of Washington v. John Doe
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with burglary and felony harassment. As 60-year-old man forced his way into a Seattle high school and assaulted a security guard, and later threatened a teen with a gun and knife.
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Jose Paleo
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and money laundering.
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Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with the murder of Camille Love and wounding of her brother, Joshua Love, in Tacoma. At the time of the murder, the Loves were driving home after watching the Super Bowl. The siblings were innocent parties who were not a
View VerdictState of Washington v. John Doe
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer representing the Defendant charged with second-degree murder and first-degree assault. Twently-eight old male suspect accused of shooting and killing one man and wounding another.
View VerdictJulie Ballou v. City of Vancouver
Tacoma, Washington, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a job discrimination claim. Under Washington's anti-discrimination law,1 courts apply the lodestar method to calculate "reasonable attorneys' fees.†Chuong Van Pham v. City of Seattle, Seattle City Light, 151 P.3d 976, 981 (
View VerdictUnited States of America v.Lance Scott Michel
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country and Sexual Abuse in Indian Country United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Lance Scott Michel, age 31, of Nespelem, Washington, to 216 months in federal prison
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Joseph Ralland Whipple
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing, distributing, receiving, and possessing sexually explicit images of minor children. On September 24, 2025, the Southeast Regional Internet Crimes Against Children (SER-ICAC) Task Force, comprised of detect
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Demitri Super
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. Torin LePage
Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony possession of a firearm.
View VerdictState of Washington v. Owen Gale Ray
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second-degree assault with a deadly weapon and felony harassment (threat to kill) for threatening his wife.
View VerdictState of Washington v. Katie AL. Sims
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree malicious mischief. SPD officers responded to an auto dealership located in the 1300 block of West 3rd Avenue on what was initially reported as an argument. Officers contacted the complainant and were a
View VerdictChristina St. Clair v. County of Okanogan and Isaiah Holloway
Spokane, Washington, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory under 42 U.S.C. 1983. Christina St. Clair brough claims against Okanogan County Sheriff Deputy Isaiah Holloway and his employer, Okanogan County, based on Holloway's sexual misconduct. St. Clai
View VerdictState of Washington v. Burkey
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with second degree murder, second-degree assault, and drive-by shooting. Defendant Burkey, a/k/a Muggsy, was accused of shooting Gavin Looper, age 13, who was watching TV in his living room when he was shot and killed.
View VerdictUnited States of America, et al. v. Amazon, Inc.
Seattle, Washington, commercial litigation lawyers represented Amazon accused of consumer fraud and abuse. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the states and territories of New York, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Hampshire,
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Israel Garcia
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Discharge of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime and Possession with Intent to Distribute 400 Grams or More of Fentanyl On September 18, 2025, United States Chief District Judge Stanley A. B
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Kathleen Ardith Albert
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Aiding and Abetting Assault with a Firearm United States Attorney Pete Serrano announced that on September 15, 2025, District Court Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Kathleen Ardith Albert, of Toppenish, Washington, to
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Israel Garcia
Spokane, Washington – criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Discharge of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime and Possession with Intent to Distribute 400 Grams or More of Fentanyl. On September 18, 2025, United States Chief District Judge St
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Gabriel Armas
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of narcotics with intent to distribute A federal defendant from Grays Harbor County, Washington, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to two counts of possession of controlled substance wit
View VerdictState of Washington v. Willie McCoo, Jr.
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with first-degree murder. Willie McCoo Jr., 55, of Seattle, allegedly fatally stabbed Kiara Sewell, 31, of Tacoma. The State has charged the defendant with two counts of premeditated murder, committed with a deadly weap
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Israel Garcia
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing controlled drugs and shooting at police officers. Garcia was transporting 10,000 fentanyl pills from Yakima to Spokane. During a traffic stop in Spokane, Garcia fled his vehicle and began shooting at S
View VerdictLydia Galvez v. Social Security Administration
Yakima, Washington, social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for social security benefits by HHS. Lydia Galvez filed for Social Security disability insurance benefits and supplemental security income in 2011. Galvez claimed that sh
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Tawhnee Willow Colvin
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Twenty-Five Counts of Bank Fraud and Embezzlement Federal Jury Convicts Former Assistant Director of Spokane Tribe's Division of Child and Family Services of Twenty-Five Counts of Bank Fraud and Embezzlement
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Vitaliy F. Bobak
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with massive stolen goods trafficking scheme First of a pair of men charged in massive stolen goods trafficking scheme enters guilty plea
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Matthew Randall Ping
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with embezzling nearly $900,000 Former Washington state employee sentenced to prison for embezzling nearly $900,000
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Timothy Gary Maddox
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Running Commercial Pill Press Operation Multiple Time Convicted Felon Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Running Commercial Pill Press Operation in Hillyard
View VerdictUnited States of America v. Anthony Escoto
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime.
View VerdictLopez Jimenez v. Sanchez Guarneros
Richland, Washington family law lawyers represented the parties in an International Child Abduction Remedies Act case. The International Child Abduction Remedies Act (ICARA) is a U.S. federal law that implements the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, providing a
View VerdictState of Washington v. Anthony Walker
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony harassment. Anthony Walker, was accused of approaching two young girls near a public restroom and saying, "You smell good. You smell like my wife.
View VerdictDanae K. Howell v. Frank Bisignano
Tacoma, Washington social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for SSI benefits by HHS. "When objective medical evidence is inconsistent with a claimant's subjective testimony, an ALJ can reject the claimant's testimony about the sever
View VerdictState of Washington v. Michael A. Helms
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer will represented the Defendant charged with assault and batter with a dangerous weapon and attempted murder. Michael A. Helms, age 33, was accused to stabbing a woman in an apartment complex in the 500 block of E. Hawthrone Road.
View VerdictVanessa Velasco Ortega v. Isaiah Holloway, et al.
Spokane, Washington personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on civil rights violation theories. Isaiah Holloway and Vanessa Velasco Ortega cross-appeal from the district court's order granting in part and denying in part Holloway's motion for summary judgment. Holloway encountered
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