Seattle, Washington personal injury wrongful death lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983.... More...    $24500000 (12-31-2023 - WA)

Tacoma, Washington personal injury wrongful death lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories claiming that Tacoma Police Officers Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Masyth Ford used excessive force when they attempted to arrest him in 2021.

The Complaint:

Plaintiffs, MONET CARTER-MIXON as Personal Representative of the ESTAT... More...    $4000000 (07-11-2023 - WA)

Richland, Washington employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Family Medical Leave Act violation theory.


R.W., a nursing student at Columbia Basin College, revealed to his doctor that he had homicidal ideations and that he imagined killing his teachers. Upon learning this information from the doctor and conducting further investigation, the Colle... More...    $0 (12-08-2023 - WA)

Spokane, Washington civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants on First Amendment violation theories.


This matter relates to a Position Statement adopted by the Washington Medical Commission (“WMCâ€�) on September 22, 2021 to address misinformation related to COVID-19 and the available treatments. A detailed factual background in discussed in the Court's Order G... More...    $0 (07-07-2023 - WA)

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTONDIVISION IIDONOVAN ALLEN,No. 54172-6-IIAppellant,v.STATE OF WASHINGTON,PUBLISHED OPINIONRespondent.LEE,C.J.—Donovan Allen appeals the trial court’s order granting summary judgmentin favor of the State, which dismissed his claim under the Wrongly Convicted Persons Act (WCPA), chapter 4.100 RCW. Allen spent 13 years in prison for a crime ... More...    $0 (11-09-2021 - WA)

Spokane, Washington civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on 1983 wrongful death negligence theories claiming that Cindy Lou Hill, age 55, died as a direct result of not being treated for peritonitis due to a ruptured liver adhesions that caused a hole in her small intestine.

The Court entered a default judgment against the County for destroying a video recording ... More...    $27000000 (07-20-2022 - WA)

Spokane, Washington personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983 seeking $350,000 in damages.

This case was initially filed in the Spokane County Superior Court, 19-00002-02761-32
9CCA, 21-35182, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.

After the Spokane County prosecutor filed chargesMore...    $0 (05-09-2022 - WA)

Seattle, Washington personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on civil rights violation theories claiming that Defendant denied their Constitutionally protected rights under 42 U.S.C. 1983.

The claims made and defenses asserted by the parties are not available.
... More...    $0 (12-29-2020 - WA)

Seattle, Washington felony possession of a firearm crime criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm by the United States of America.

A two-time federal felon was charged with illegally possessing firearms. PARK QUAN, 67, was arrested July 29, 2019, after FBI agents investigating one of his roommates in connection with a data theft... More...    $0 (10-17-2020 - WA)

Peterson also challenges his sentence of 48 months’ imprisonment imposed for being a felon in possession of a firearm, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 922(g)(1). The district court concluded that Peterson’s prior conviction for firstdegree robbery was a “crime of violence” as that term is defined by U.S. Sentencing Guidelines (“Sentencing Guidelines” or “U.S.S.G.”) section 4B1.2(a) which, along with ... More...    $0 (09-10-2018 - WA)

This appeal calls on us to consider the scope of federal
court abstention under Younger v. Harris, 401 U.S. 37 (1971).
In particular, we consider whether federal courts should
abstain from exercising jurisdiction over a constitutional
challenge to a state criminal statute while there are ongoing
state court protection order proceedings arguably related to
the challenge to t... More...    $0 (09-10-2018 - WA)

Yei Sun, Liping Sun, and Haiming Sun were persuaded
by Alicia Kao to invest $2.8 million in Advanced China
Healthcare. The Suns entered into two Share Purchase
Agreements, each of which contained a forum-selection
clause that required any disputes “arising out of or related to”
the agreements to be adjudicated in California state court.
Notwithstanding the forum-selection c... More...    $0 (08-29-2018 - WA)

This is a class action challenging the constitutionality of
a Washington statute that allows tenants to be evicted from
their homes without a court hearing. Plaintiffs seek
declaratory and injunctive relief against the Sheriff of King
County, whose office enforces the challenged statute by
executing the eviction orders. The district court dismissed
the action with prejudice... More...    $0 (08-19-2018 - WA)

In 2006 the late Delbert Wheeler, Sr., a lifelong-enrolled member of the Yakama Nation in Washington State, purchased “80 acres of trust property . . . from the Yakama Nation Land Enterprise, the agency of the Yakama Nation which is charged with overseeing the maintenance of real property held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Yakama Nation and its members.” Wheeler then opened... More...    $0 (08-17-2018 - WA)

On remand from the United States Supreme Court we are tasked with deciding whether the unlawful entry into a residence by two sheriff’s deputies, without a warrant, consent, or exigent circumstances, was the proximate cause of the subsequent shooting and injuries to the plaintiffs. We hold that it was, permitting a federal claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We also hold that the plaintiffs have an inde... More...    $4000000 (07-29-2018 - WA)

Tacoma, WA - Monique Tillman and Eric Branch sued Tacoma police officer Jared Williams and The City of Tacoma on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983 claiming that Williams tossed Monique around like a rag doll and threw her to the pavement during an encounter at a Pierce County mall in 2014.

Monique, who was 15 at the time and Eirc, who was 16, had dropped off some cloth... More...    $0 (03-25-2018 - WA)

After ruling on summary judgment that Sharon Sorby did not
enjoy qualified immunity from the plaintiffs’ claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the trial
court certified its order under RAP 2.3(b)(4) as one “involv[ing] a controlling question of
law as to which there is substantial ground for a difference of opinion.” We granted
discretionary review. We conclude that Ms. Sorby enjoys quali... More...    $0 (02-19-2018 - WA)

The trial court found that Oscar Lopez's lawyer
was "fairly obvious[ly]" "severely handicapped" by depression during the pretrial
and trial phases of Lopez's case.' That finding was supported by the trial court's
own observations of defense counsel's performance—and sometimes failure to show
up—at trial. That finding was also supported by declarations and testimony
presented at... More...    $0 (02-19-2018 - WA)

Juan Vega, Jr. was transferred from federal prison to a Seattle non-profit residential reentry center to complete the remainder of his prison sentence. There, he alleged that federal and private employees conspired to remove him from the halfway house known as Pioneer House, ostensibly based on his race and for asserting his First Amendment rights, by filing a false incident report. After his retu... More...    $0 (02-09-2018 - WA)

Under RCW 4.16.230, the statute of limitations is tolled
when the commencement of an action is stayed by a statutory prohibition. Under
the federal bankruptcy code, actions to foreclose on a debtor's property are
stayed while the property at issue is part of the bankruptcy estate. We are asked
to determine whether the bankruptcy stay is a statutory prohibition that tolls the
st... More...    $0 (01-22-2018 - WA)

In 2012, Officer Troy McCormick of the
Washington State Department of Fish & Wildlife saw Eric Daniel Cruz illegally
"snag" a salmon in the Similkameen River. McCormick arrested Cruz for this
misdemeanor fishing violation. McCormick also handcuffed Cruz, searched his
body, and found no weapons, but further questioned the handcuffed Cruz about
whether he had weapons elsewhere. C... More...    $0 (11-02-2017 - WA)

Who would imagine that more than 150 years after the Treaty of Olympia (the “Treaty”) was signed between the United States and the Quileute and Quinault tribes, we would be asked to determine whether the “right of taking fish” includes whales and seals? Although scientists tell us sea mammals are not fish,1 these appeals ask us to go back to the 1855 treaty negotiation and signing and place oursel... More...    $0 (10-23-2017 - WA)

The Public Utility District No. 1 of Kittitas County
(district) fired Kim Mikkelsen after 27 years of service. Mikkelsen sued the district,
alleging that, among other things, her dismissal violated the Washington Law Against
Discrimination (WLAD), RCW 49.60.180. Specifically, Mikkelsen claims that
Charles Ward, the general manager, exhibited a bias against women and older
emplo... More...    $0 (10-19-2017 - WA)

The primary issue in this appeal is whether the “clearly
established” prong of the qualified immunity analysis should
be submitted to a jury. Following the lead of nearly all of
our sister circuits, we conclude that it is a question of law
that must ultimately be decided by a judge.
Background
This case arises from Maria Morales’s arrest during the
May 1, 2012 “May Day”... More...    $0 (10-16-2017 - WA)

The doctrine of qualified immunity shields a government official
from civil liability and money damages unless the plaintiff shows violation of a
constitutional right that is clearly established at the time of the challenged conduct. The
Washington State Department of Labor and Industries and Regional Safety and Health
Coordinator William Alan Croft appeal the jury verdict in favor... More...    $0 (07-17-2017 - WA)

Seattle, WA - Jury Awards Family $15 Million On Civil Rights Claim

Fred Thomas, Annalesa Thomas and Jo-Hanna Read sued the City if Fife, the City of Laekwood, Brian Markert, Jason Cannon, Michael Wiley, Michael Zaro, Nathan VAnce, Ryan Miceako, and Pierce County Metro SWAT Team on civil rights violation theories under 42 U.S.C. 1983 claiming that the individual defendants used excessive f... More...    $0 (07-15-2017 - WA)

This appeal pits the importance of finality in litigation against
the requisite for a full accounting of assets in a marital dissolution. Based on Washington
statutes and the Supreme Court's wisdom in Yeats v. Estate of Yeats, 90 Wn.2d 201, 580
P.2d 617 (1978), we side with an inclusive accounting. In this partition action, we
reverse the trial court's ruling that a dissolution dec... More...    $0 (05-23-2017 - WA)

Joshua David Lambert has a history of fixating on guns while
using methamphetamine. Armed with a knife on October 3, 2011, Lambert went to the
house of his 80-year-old paternal grandfather George Lambert to steal guns. Lambert
assaulted and brutally murdered his grandfather, tied up his 66-year-old great-aunt, and
stole her car. Lambert drove to his mother's house to steal guns. La... More...    $0 (05-22-2017 - WA)

John J. Munzanreder appeals his conviction for the first
degree murder of his wife. Because of the sensational nature of the alleged crime, local
media extensively covered his case from arrest through trial. His principal arguments on
appeal are the trial court abused its discretion when it denied his motion to change venue,
and the voir dire process used by the trial court failed ... More...    $0 (06-01-2017 - WA)

Deborah Ewing filed a wrongful foreclosure lawsuit
against Green Tree Servicing, LLC, (Green Tree) in which Ewing alleged, among
other things, violations of the Consumer Protection Act (CPA), chapter 19.86
RCW and Deed of Trust Act (DTA), chapter 61.24 RCW. After protracted
litigation, Green Tree made an offer of judgment to Ewing for $50,000 and
reasonable attorney fees and co... More...    $0 (04-03-2017 - WA)

Trial courts must make difficult decisions when competing
interests clash. In this case, a mother sought an emergency protection order to
keep her soon-to-be ex-husband away from her and their children because, she
alleged, he had abused them. The father denied the allegations and sought to
cross-examine one of the daughters about her claim that he had repeatedly tried to
suffo... More...    $0 (01-12-2017 - WA)

These consolidated cases involve two city of Bellevue (City)
firefighters who were diagnosed with malignant melanoma and filed claims for
workers' compensation benefits. In both cases, the Board of Industrial Insurance
Appeals (Board) denied the firefighters' claims. Both firefighters then appealed the
Board's decision to King County Superior Court.
Under the Industrial Insuran... More...    $0 (02-09-2017 - WA)

Rachelle and Charles Black were married for nearly 20
years and have three sons. They raised their children in a conservative Christian
church and sent them to private, Christian schools. In 2011, Rachelle1 told Charles
that she is a lesbian. In the order of dissolution, the trial court designated Charles as
the primary residential parent. The final parenting plan also awarded Char... More...    $0 (04-06-2017 - WA)