Washington Civil Rights Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Jac Archer, Justice Forral, and Bajun Mavalwalla II <h2> <center>
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 <a href="https://www.morelaw.com/vendors/vendor.asp?f=Kent&l=Morlan&i=28729&z=74119&s=OK" target="_new">Kent Morlan</a> Jac Archer, Justice Forral, and Bajun Mavalwalla Ii Archer, Forral, and M... More...
$ (05-28-2026 - WA)<h2> <center> Crawford v. Washington </h2> </center>
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 privilege. Petitioner argued that admitting the evidence would violate his Sixth Amendment right to be "con... More...
$ (06-08-2026 - WA)United 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 oil and gas industry. The names of business entities that offered purported investments related to oil... More...
$ (03-02-2026 - WA)<H2> United 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 riding a King County Metro bus. When a Black woman on the bus looked to see who was making racist comm... More...
$ (12-23-2025 - WA)Brook 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. ... More...
$0 (10-19-2025 - WA)Estate of Ian Simmers v. County of King, et al.
Seattle, Washington, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation claim.<br> <br> After confessing to the crime, Ian Simmers was convicted in 1996 in the<br> Superior Court of Washington for King County for first-degree murder when he<br> was sixteen years old. Decades later, Simmers moved for a new trial. In response,<br> the State moved to vacate the conviction, w... More...
$0 (10-16-2025 - WA)Flying 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 nonreservation land purchased by the Stillaguamish Tribe of Indians (Tribe). Flying T contends it had acquired... More...
$0 (10-10-2025 - WA)<cente> Julie Ballou v. City of Vancouver
Tacoma, Washington, civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a job discrimination claim.<br> <br> 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 (Wash. 2007) (quoting Wash. Rev.<br> Code § 49.60.030(2)). "To calculate a lodestar amount... More...
$0 (10-08-2025 - WA)Christina St. Clair v. County of Okanogan and Isaiah Holloway
Spokane, Washington, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a civil rights violation theory <br> under 42 U.S.C. 1983.<br> <br> Christina St. Clair brough claims against Okanogan County Sheriff Deputy Isaiah Holloway and his employer, Okanogan County, based on Holloway's sexual misconduct. St. Clair alleges constitutional claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, a violation of the Washington... More...
$0 (09-26-2025 - WA)<H2> United States of America, et al. v. Amazon, Inc.
Seattle, Washington, commercial litigation lawyers represented Amazon accused of consumer fraud and abuse.<br> <br> The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the states and territories of New York,<br> Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota,<br> Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Rhode<br> Island, Vermont, an... More...
$2500000000 (09-25-2025 - wa)Lopez Jimenez v. Sanchez Guarneros
Richland, Washington family law lawyers represented the parties in an International Child Abduction Remedies Act case.<br> <br> The International Child Abduction Remedies Act (ICARA) is a U.S. federal law that implements the<br> Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction, providing a legal framework for the prompt return of children who have been wrongfully removed or r... More...
$0 (08-27-2025 - WA)Vanessa Velasco Ortega v. Isaiah Holloway, et al.
Spokane, Washington personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on civil rights violation theories.<br> <br> Isaiah Holloway and Vanessa Velasco Ortega cross-appeal from the district<br> court's order granting in part and denying in part Holloway's motion for summary<br> judgment. Holloway encountered Velasco Ortega in the course of his duties as a<br> Deputy Police Officer for the O... More...
$0 (08-28-2025 - WA)Charles Boyd Olson and Janine Olson v. Unison Agreement Corporation
Seattle, Washington consumer credit lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on a Washington Consumer Protection Act Violation theory.<br> <br> The Olsons have resided in their home in Kent, Washington, since their<br> marriage in 1990. In early 2019, at a time when they were experiencing financial<br> difficulties, the Olsons received a flyer in the mail from Unison that offered a way<br> to o... More...
$0 (08-08-2025 - WA)Aubry McMahon v. World Vision, Inc.
Seattle, Washington civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a job discrimination theory.<br> <br> World Vision extended a job offer to McMahon for a remote position as a customer service representative<br> (CSR). After learning that McMahon was in a same-sex marriage, World Vision revoked its job offer... More...
$0 (08-08-2025 - WA)Michelle Denise Engles v. Crossroads Housing, Inc.
Tacoma, Washington civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a housing discrimination theory.<br> <br> "Northwest Justice Project (NJP), a nonprofit statewide law firm, has sued transitional housing provider Crossroads Housing, the city of Shelton, and four of its officers for the illegal eviction of Michelle Engles. Body cam footage of the illegal eviction of Ms. En... More...
$0 (07-29-2025 - WA)Leona M. Qualey v. Pierce County, et al.
Tacoma, Washington personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a civil rights violation theory.<br> <br> The suit calls tOn Jan. 16, 2022, Moses Portillo was shot and killed. The plaintiff claimed that the shooting "unnecessary, reckless, negligent and wrongful,†and it claims Dolan violated proper police procedure, Sheriff's Department's policies and procedures and Washi... More...
$0 (07-19-2025 - WA)<H2> Jamall S. Baker v. Tammy O'Reilly
Seattle, Washington civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff on a prisoner civil rights violation claim.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Prisoner civil rights laws protect inmates from violations of their constitutional rights while incarcerated. These laws safeguard against cruel and unusual punishment, discrimination, and denial of due process. Key areas of protection include freedom from excessiv... More...
$0 (06-18-2025 - wa)<h1> United States of America v. Andrew Vincent Auerbach, Daryl Edward Boone, James M. Ferguson, Nathan Carlson Johnson, James Lelacheur, Christopher Wayne O’Neal, Gabriella Sherif Rizkalla, Roland Dewayne Sanders, Bernie Ray Shaw Jr., Courtney A. Wheeler, Andrew Lee Williams, Anthony Dale Williams </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged wit distribution of 50 Grams or More of Actual (Pure) Methamphetamine, Felon in Possession of a Firearm, Possession of a Firearm in Furtherance of Drug Trafficking, Possess with Intent to Distribute 40 Grams or More of Fentanyl, Distribution of 5 Grams or More of Actual (Pure) Methamphe... More...
$0 (05-09-2025 - WA)Dawn Lui v. Louis Dejoy, Postmaster General of the United States Postal Service
Seattle, Washington civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued disparate treatment theory.<br> <br> Plaintiff-Appellant Dawn Lui, a longtime employee of the United States Postal Service ("USPSâ€), brought suit<br> under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act alleging disparate treatment, a hostile work environment, and unlawful<br> retaliation.<br> <br> <center><br> <h2><font color="bl... More...
$0 (02-26-2025 - WA)Rose Johnson v. Christopher Myers, et al.
Tacoma, Washington civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant claiming excessive use of force.<br> <br> Officers Myers and Beecroft responded to a 911 call from Smith's girlfriend that Smith was threatening to kill<br> both himself and her with a knife. After demanding entry into the apartment, Officer Beecroft kicked in the door,<br> revealing Smith standing in the hall... More...
$0 (03-07-2025 - WA)Treena Millett v. Olympic Medical Center and Dr. Alexa Yager, D.O.
Port Angeles, Washington, personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a medical malpractice claim.<br> <br> In 2019, Millett received medical care from Dr. Alexa Yager at OMC. In 2022, Millett's counsel sent letters to Yager and OMC demanding mediation for negligent treatment that occurred "on or about July 21, 2019 and continuing thereafter." Clerk's Papers (CP) at 14-15. The letters were... More...
$0 (02-21-2025 - WA)State of Washington v. D.D.H.
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with unlawful possession of a firearm.<br> <br> D.H. pleaded guilty to second degree unlawful possession of a firearm. At sentencing, the trial court ordered D.H. to register as a felony firearm offender under RCW 9.41.330. D.H. appeals, challenging the statute as unconstitutionally vague.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> Le... More...
$0 (01-21-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Assad Baragzai </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failing to report up to $6 million in income </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Owner of chain of Bikini Barista coffee stands sentenced for failing to report up to $6 million in income </h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br>... More...
$0 (12-19-2024 - WA)Tahvio Gratton v. United Parcel Service
<h2><br> Yakima, Washington civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a job discrimination (race) theory.<br> </h2><br> Tahvio Gratton, who is African-American, claimed that he was fired in retaliation after he filed a complaint with United Parcel Service.<br> <br> The facts according to Judge Rice:<br> <br> "In September 2016, Plaintiff began working for Defendant a... More...
$39600000 (12-06-2024 - WA)James W. Cherberg and Nan Chot Cherberg v. Fidelity National Title Insurance Company
<h2><br> Seattle, Washington insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiffs on a breach of contract theory.<br> </h2><br> <br> On June 29, 2012, the Cherbergs purchased the Policy from Fidelity covering their newly purchased property. Fidelity does not dispute that the Policy failed to expressly identify, "take exception to," or "otherwise disclose the existence of" the Exclusive Easements.<br> <... More...
$0 (12-02-2024 - WA)Department of Children, Youth, and Family Services v. S.T.V.
<h2><br> Seattle, Washington family law lawyer represented the Defendant in a parental rights termination proceeding.<br> </h2><br> <br> S.T.-V. is a single mother and the primary caregiver of K.V.[2] In July 2022 the Department of Children, Youth, and Families (Department) responded to a report of loud screaming from the mother's apartment in Kirkland.[3] After multiple unsuccessful attempts to c... More...
$0 (12-02-2024 - WA)Shelley S. Hawkins v. Ace American Insurance Company
<h2><br> Seattle, Washington insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking compensation for injuries sustained in a car wreck.<br> </h2><br> <br> On November 16, 2016, Hawkins was driving her vehicle when she was rear ended by Fatemah Alsuwaidan. Moments later, Miguel's work van rear ended Alsuwaidan's vehicle, causing a second collision with Hawkins's vehicle. At the time of the collisio... More...
$0 (10-28-2024 - WA)Thomas E. Bittner v. Symetra National Life Insurance Company, et al.
<h2><br> Seattle, Washington civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff on claiming job discrimination.<br> </h2><br> <br> In 2010, Symetra hired Bittner as a Regional Vice President (RVP) of Sales. In this role, Bittner supervised a team of sales representatives who sold stop loss insurance policies. From 2014 onward, Bittner's sales team consistently exceeded its annual sales quota. In 2015, ... More...
$0 (10-28-2024 - WA)Leda Health Corporation v. Jay Robert Inslee
<h2><br> Seattle, Washington civil litigation lawyer sought a preliminary injunction against the Defendant.<br> <h2><br> <br> Leda Health is a company known for developing Early Evidence Kits ("EEKsâ€)- products that allegedly enable sexual assault survivors to "self-collect and store evidence such as DNA†if they are unable or unwilling to seek a traditional forensic medical examinatio... More...
$0 (10-21-2024 - WA)Jamall Baker v. Laura Lee Hale, et al.
<h2><br> Seattle, Washington prisoner civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> ... More...
$0 (10-18-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Rajesh Mathew </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with tax fraud </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bikini barista coffee stand owner, who underreported income to commit tax fraud, sentenced to prison, fine, and community service</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> The owner ... More...
$0 (10-11-2024 - WA)Dale Harvey v. Garann Rose Means
<h2><br> Seattle, Washington Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of Child Abduction and International Child Abduction Remedies Act family law lawyers represented the parties.<br> </H2><br> <br> * * *<br> <br> <br> Article 26 of the Hague Convention contains a fee-shifting provision that permits a court to award attorney fees and incidental costs to a successful petitioner. It states:<br> <br> ... More...
$0 (09-11-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Richard Reid </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failing to report to prison as directed </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Convicted Health Care Fraud defendant sentenced to an additional six-month sentence for failing to report to prison as directed</h2></center></b></b> </h2></cen... More...
$0 (07-30-2024 - WA)Zayn Al-Abidin Muhammad Husayn a/k/a Abu Zubaydah v, James Mitchell and John Jessen, a/k/a Bruce Jessen
<h2><br> Spokane, Washington civil rights personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants claiming to have been injured and/or damaged as a direct result of violations of the Alien Tort Statute. <br> </h2><br> <br> 28 U.S.C. 1350 provides: The district courts shall have original jurisdiction of any civil action by an alien for a tort only, committed in violation of the la... More...
$0 (02-27-2024 - WA)Docas Githinji, et al. v. Olympia Police Department, et al.
<h2><br> Tacoma, Washington civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on constitutional rights violations theories. <br> </h2><br> <br> This case was filed in the : Thurston County Superior Court, 22-00002-00356-34, and was removed to federal court by the Olympia Police Department.<br> <br> On the evening of January 26, 2020, Plaintiff Jake Shriver called 911 and reported he was h... More...
$0 (07-03-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Steven L. Veres </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with racially motivated threats against federal worker </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Olympia man sentenced for racially motivated threats against federal worker</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> On February 16, 2023, St... More...
$0 (06-25-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Samantha Marie Tainewasher; Calvin James Hunt </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyers <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Douglas&l=McKinley,%20Jr.&i=146835&z=99336" target="_new">Douglas E. McKinley, Jr.</a> and <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Mike&l=Lynch&i=136053&z=98901" target="_new">Mike William Lynch</a> represented the Defendants charged with one count of Involun... More...
$0 (05-28-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Jesus Ruiz-Hernandez </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with human trafficking, labor trafficking and money laundering </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Owner of Vashon Island, Washington, landscaping company sentenced to 20 years in prison for human trafficking, labor trafficking and money laund... More...
$0 (05-01-2024 - WA)Monet Carter-Mixon v. City Tacoma, et al.
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)Heath Garcia, et aux. v. Island County, et al.
Seattle, Washington personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendants on civil right violation theories.<br> ... More...
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