Washington Death Penalty Law
<h2> <center> State of Washington v. Shawn Rutherford Kueck </h2> </center>
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represents the Defendant charged with animal cruelty. Digested 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> T.K. and Shawn Kueck were married and lived on a rural farm in Rice, Washington. In September 2023, the parties separated after a fight and T.K. left the home with... More...
$ (07-31-2026 - WA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Dr. Eric Edward Haeger </h2> </center>
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 with the foam used in the devices for sound abatement. The recall was classified as a Class I recall... More...
$ (03-27-2026 - WA)<H2> United 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 already on federal supervision for a prior drug trafficking conviction. Based on that investigation offi... More...
$ (12-29-2025 - WA)<H2> United 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 about October 5, 2018, following an argument at a residence, known as the House of Souls in Wapato,... More...
$ (12-03-2025 - WA)Burt 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.<br> <br> DIWC and DIWW are abbreviations for different Social Security disability programs<br> . DIWC stands for "Disabled Insured Widow's Claim," which provides benefits to a disabled widow or widower who is at least 50 yea... More...
$0 (10-16-2025 - 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)Michele A. Jack v. Social Security Administration
Tacoma, Washington social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of her application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW by HHS.<br> <br> The Social Security Administration (SSA) offers two main disability programs: Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI). SSDI provides benefits to disabled individuals who have worked... More...
$0 (07-19-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. David Michael Eddo </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegally possessing ammunition </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Pierce County man charged with illegally possessing ammunition as part of an investigation over threats to detonate a bomb</h2></center></b></b></center></b><br> <br> A 46-y... More...
$0 (06-13-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Eric Smith; Sara Thompson </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with drug trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Two members of multi-state drug trafficking rings linked to Aryan prison gangs sentenced to lengthy prison terms</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Two members of drug tr... More...
$0 (01-31-2025 - WA)State of Washington v. Montreal Leanthony Morgan, Sr.
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant convicted of murder on a restitution claim.<br> <br> Washington's crime victims compensation act (CVCA), chapter 7.68 RCW, provides benefits to crime victims and their families for expenses resulting from criminal acts. Payments are administered by the Department of Labor and Industries (L&I), which is authorized to seek... More...
$0 (01-23-2025 - 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)Family and Estate of Summer Taylor v. Kelete Dawit, et al.
<h2><br> Seattle, Washington personal injury wrongful death lawyer represented the Plaintiffs.<br> <h2><br> The family and state of Summer Taylor, a protester who was struck and killed by a car on Interstate 5 in 2020, sued Dawit Kelete and the State of Washington on negligence wrongful death theories.... More...
$0 (09-13-2024 - WA)Denny Shepard v. Social Security Administration
<h2><br> Spokane, Washington social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial by HHS of <br> his application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW benefits.<br> </h2><br> <br> DIWC (Disabled Insured Worker's Claim)<br> <br> Disability program for adults who have worked enough to have "insured status†under the Social Security System. For disability, a worker... More...
$0 (07-18-2024 - WA)Julie A. Su v. United States Postal Service
<H2><br> Tacoma, Washington employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an Occupation Safety and Health law violation theory. <br> <br> 29 U.S.C. 651: A federal act passed in 1970 to ensure a minimum level of safety in working conditions. The act is codified in 29 U.S.C. §§ 651–678. The Act may also be referred to as the Williams-Steiger Occupational Safety and Health... More...
$0 (07-03-2024 - WA)David Henry Meisner, II v. Social Security Administration
<h2><br> Tacoma, Washington social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial by HHS of his application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW benefits.<br> </h2><br> <br> DIWC (Disabled Insured Worker's Claim)<br> <br> Disability program for adults who have worked enough to have "insured status†under the Social Security System. For disability, a worker must ... More...
$0 (07-03-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Ashton Connor Garcia </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> <br> Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with extensive illegal harassing activity </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Bremerton Washington, man sentenced to 3 years in prison for extensive swatting campaign targeting victims in US and Canada</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center... More...
$0 (06-05-2024 - 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. Terrance Jamal Moore; Darnell Moore; Ellis Hull </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Grand Rapids, Michigan criminal defense lawyers <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Peter&l=VanGelderen&i=142892&z=49503" target="_new">Peter Alan VanGerderen</a>, <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Cirilo&l=Martinez&i=102407&z=49001" target="_new">Cirilo Martinez</a>, and <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/lawyers/atty.asp?f=Daniel&l=F... More...
$0 (05-15-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Jaycob Tyler Gonzales </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking Fentanyl Pills </font <br> </color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><center></i><br> </b> Nampa Man Sentenced for Trafficking Fentanyl Pills Linked to an Overdose Death </h2></center><br> <br> Vanessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern Distric... More...
$0 (05-03-2024 - 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)<h1> United States of America v. Jaime Alberto Garza </h1>
<b><h2><center><font color="red"><i> Spokane, Washington Criminal Defense Lawyer represented the Defendant a Drug Trafficker Sentenced to Prison</b></h2></center></i></font color="red"></i><br> <br> <h2><center><i><b> Eastern District of Washington </h2></center></i></b><br> <br> anessa R. Waldref, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, announced that Jaime Alberto Gar... More...
$0 (01-11-2024 - WA)State of Washington v. Ian Simmers
Seattle, Washington Defendant Ian Simmers, age 16, was accused murder for allegedly killing Rodney Cochanour, age 35, whose body was found along the Burke-Gilman Trail along the Sammamish River near Bothell Washington on March 11, 1993.<br> <br> The Bothell Police Department the first investigated the murder, and multiple officers responded to the scene, including officers Schlaegel, Hopkins, Mine... More...
$0 (12-31-1996 - WA)Ashley Pitts v. Armando Ismael Contreras-Arellano and Rivera & Sons Inc
Richland, Washington personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on wrongful death auto negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $5 million in damages and/or injuries.<br> ... More...
$1 (01-11-2023 - WA)Monet Carter-Mixon, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Manuel Ellis, et al. v. City of Tacoma, et al.
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.<br> <br> The Complaint:<br> <br> Plaintiffs, MONET CARTER-MIXON as Personal Representative of the ESTAT... More...
$4000000 (07-11-2023 - WA)State of Washington v. Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Timothy Rankine
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Christopher Burbank, Matthew Collins and Timothy Rankine who were charged with murder for killing Manuel "Manny†Ellis, who was killed by the Tacoma police officers.<br> <br> The Pierce County Medical Examiner ruled that Ellis, a black man, was murdered.<br> <br> 2.1 Plaintiff Monet Carter-Mixon: Monet Carter-Mixon ("Ms. Carter-Mixonâ�... More...
$0 (12-21-2023 - WA)Gregory E. Stovall v. United States Postal Service
Seattle, Washington personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Federal Tort Claims Act aug negligence theory.<br> <br> "The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) is a federal law that allows individuals to sue the United States government for the negligent or wrongful acts of its employees. Under the FTCA, the government is liable for the same torts as a private person w... More...
$1 (12-08-2023 - WA)United States of America v. Changpeng Zhao
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with failure to maintain an effective anti-money laundering program under 31 U.S.C. 5318(h), 5322(b), 5322(c), and 5322(e), 18:2, and 31:1022.210 .<br> <br> Binance Holdings Limited (Binance), the entity that operates the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance.com, pleaded guilty today and has agreed to pay o... More...
$0 (11-22-2023 - WA)State of Washington v. Benjamin Harris
Jimmy Lee Turner was found shot to death outside his home on June 14, 1984, in Tacoma, Washington. He had been shot in the head and the neck. The Tacoma Police Department (TPD) began an immediate investigation into the shooting.<br> <br> Later, on the same day, defendant Harris called Sergeant Parkhurst of the TPD and asked if Parkhurst had heard rumors of defendant being involved in the homicide.... More...
$0 (11-17-2023 - WA)Bennett Haselton v. Scott Lapierre, et al.
Seattle, Washington civil rights lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on civil rights violation theories.<br> <br> The summer of 2020 was one of largescale and impassioned public demonstrations, widespread throughout the United States, calling for police reform and an end to systemic racism. The movement was spurred in particular by the murder of unarmed suspect George Floyd by... More...
$0 (10-20-2023 - WA)R.J.C. v. Social Security Administration
Tacoma, Washington social security disability lawyer represented the Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his application for Social Security: DIWC/DIWW by HHS.<br> <br> "Social Security Disability law is a complex area of law that governs the eligibility requirements and benefits for individuals with disabilities. There are two main Social Security Disability programs: Social Security Disabi... More...
$0 (10-20-2023 - WA)United States of America v. Ron Montgomery
Richland, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute fentanyl that results in a death. <br> <br> Investigators were led to Ron Montgomery, age 43, of Richland, following the death of a man in July of 2018 from a fentanyl overdose. Montgomery, along with Christopher West, who was sentenced in March, were identified as being responsible for ... More...
$0 (10-20-2023 - WA)United States of America v. Rajinder Pal Singh, a/k/a Jaspal Gill
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with Conspiracy to Transport and Harbor Certain Aliens by taking more than $500,000 as a key member of a smuggling ring bringing hundreds of Indian Nationals across the border from Canada and then to locations in the mid-west and beyond.<br> <br> <br> "Over a four-year period, Rajinder Pal Singh arranged for more than 800... More...
$0 (06-28-2023 - WA)CVR v. Social Security Administration
Seattle, Washington social security disability lawyer represented Plaintiff seeking review of the denial of his application for SSID benefits by HHS.<br> <br> <br> Adults Who:<br> <br> Are age 65 and older, or blind, or have a disability.<br> Have limited income (wages, pensions, etc.).<br> Have limited resources (the things you own).<br> Are U.S. citizens, nationals of the U.S., a... More...
$0 (03-29-2023 - WA)Bob Dawson, et al. v. Porch.com, Inc., et al.
Seattle, Washington consumer law lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on Telephone Consumer Protection Act violation theories.<br> <br> Defendants claimed to have identified "a real question†regarding the viability of plaintiffs' autodialer claims, and plaintiffs have not shown that they will be prejudiced if a stay is ordered. Wood v. McEwen, 644 F.2d 797, 802 (9th Cir. 1981)... More...
$0 (03-28-2023 - WA)United States of America v. Moeun Yoeun
criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with sex trafficking, producing child sexual abuse images and traveling to sexually abuse children <br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <P><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Tacoma_WA_Fed.jpg" alt="Federal Courthouse - Tacoma, Washington"><br> <P><br> Federal Courthouse - Tacoma, Washigton><br> <P><... More...
$0 (02-21-2023 - WA)<H2> Hester Loveland v. Walmart, Inc. d/b/a Walmart Supercenter #5461 </H2>
Tacoma, Washington personal injury lawyer represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on a negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in injuries and/or damages as a direct result of an accident. <br> <br> <table><br> <h1><br> <center><br> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/washington/news/tacoma/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Tacoma</a><br> </font><br> </center><... More...
$0 (12-12-2022 - WA)STATE of Washington, Respondent, v. Donovan Ben Patrick ALLEN, Petitioner.
¶â€‰1 We are asked to determine whether any rational trier of fact could have convicted Donovan Allen of aggravated first degree murder upon the evidence properly admitted in this case.   Allen confessed to killing his mother but challenges, among other things, the sufficiency of the evidence that this killing was premeditated and aggravated by robbery.   We affirm.<br> <br> FA... More...
$0 (11-30-2006 - WA)Sate of Washington v. Donovan Allen
At 12:58 p.m. on February 7, 2000, 18-year-old Donovan Allen called 911 and reported that he found his 49-year-old mother, Sharon Cox, injured and bleeding on the floor of her bedroom in Longview, Washington.<br> <br> Emergency personnel were unable to revive Cox. An autopsy later showed that she had been struck four times in the head with a blunt object and manually strangled. There were signs of... More...
$0 (12-31-2002 - WA)State of Washington v. Lola Luna
Bremerton, Washington criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with second-degree murder.<br> <br> Lola Luna, age 17, was accused of stabbing Syanna Puryear-Trucker, age 16, to death. The victim was stabbed 24 times.<br> <br> Defendant claimed self defense.... More...
$0 (12-07-2022 - WA)United States of America v. Randy Smith
Seattle, Washington criminal lawyer represented Defendant charged with a committing a hate crime and making false statements.<br> <br> Randy Smith, age 42, admitted that, he participated in the assault of T.S., a Black man, he was a member of a white supremacist support group. On Dec. 8, 2018, Smith entered a bar in Lynnwood, Washington, with others, including fellow support group members as well ... More...
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