Washington Deceptive Trade Practices Law
United 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 La Center, Washington, defrauded over 170 victims of their private and intimate photos and videos sto... More...
$ (02-09-2026 - 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)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)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)John Gardner and Jennifer Gardner v. Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company
Seattle, Washington insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> In Washington, an insurance company's bad faith breach of contract occurs when it unreasonably denies, delays, or underpays a claim. This can involve failing to investigate a claim properly, providing insufficient reasons for denial, or offering a ... More...
$0 (07-19-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Steven T. Loo </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with six counts of tax evasion and six counts of making false tax returns </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Seattle real estate owner convicted at trial for tax fraud scheme</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></... More...
$0 (07-14-2025 - WA)Lyudmila Ladunskiy and Peter Ladunskiy v. Anderson & Associates Credit Services, L.L.C.
Seattle, Washington consumer credit lawyers represented the Plaintiffs on a Fair Debt Collection Act violation theory.<br> <br> The Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) is a federal law that limits the actions of third-party debt collectors, prohibiting them from engaging in abusive, unfair, or deceptive practices when collecting debts from consumers. Violations can lead to legal action agai... More...
$1 (06-18-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Bryson Gill </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute narcotics, conspiracy to commit money laundering, and for possessing firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Leader of drug trafficking ring connected to Aryan prison gangs sent... More...
$0 (05-09-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Angel Ramon Barajas-Zarate, Hector Sanchez-Mendez </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with trafficking large amounts of drugs across Eastern Washington trafficking large amounts of drugs across Eastern Washington </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Tri-Cities Based Drug Traffickers Caught with More Than 100,000 Fentanyl Pills, 5... More...
$0 (02-21-2025 - 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)<h1> United States of America v. Patrick McDonagh; Matthew McDonagh </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Irish brothers sentenced to 18 months in prison for defrauding elderly homeowners across the country</h2></center></b></b> </h2></center></b><br> <br> Two brothers from Ireland... More...
$0 (12-16-2024 - 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)Zunum Aero, Inc. v. The Boeing Company, et al.
<font color="red"><h2>Seattle, Washington intellectual property lawyers Benjamin F. Heidlage, Braian T. Goldman, Charlotte Baigent, DemianA. Ordway, Jack Lovejoy, Michael S. Shuster, Scott M. Danner, Vincent G. Levy, Armand J. Kornfeld, Steven W. Fogg represented the Plaintiff which sued on a trade secrets theft and other theories.<br> </font color="red"></h2><br> <br> Zunum alleged that Boeing, w... More...
$81000000 (06-05-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Adam Wisniewski </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with selling heroin and fentanyl over the dark web.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> Defendant, who just finished 9-year sentence for drug dealing, returned to the drug trade within months of release from prison </h2></center<br> <br> A 49-year-... More...
$0 (04-12-2024 - WA)Steven Manning and Sheila Manning v. First National Insurance Company of America
Seattle, Washington insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on bad faith breach of insurance contract theories.<br> <br> RCW 48.30.015<br> Unreasonable denial of a claim for coverage or payment of benefits.<br> (1) Any first party claimant to a policy of insurance who is unreasonably denied a claim for coverage or payment of benefits by an insurer may bring an action in the super... More...
$1 (03-20-2024 - WA)Deborah L. McCarthy and Emily J. Hadley v. Allstate Fire & Casualty Insurance Company
Tacoma, Washington insurance law lawyer presented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> RCW 48.30.015<br> Unreasonable denial of a claim for coverage or payment of benefits.<br> (1) Any first party claimant to a policy of insurance who is unreasonably denied a claim for coverage or payment of benefits by an insurer may bring an action in the superior c... More...
$0 (03-26-2024 - WA)Irma S. DeCastillo v. First National Insurance Company of America
Richland, Washington insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> RCW 48.30.015<br> Unreasonable denial of a claim for coverage or payment of benefits.<br> (1) Any first party claimant to a policy of insurance who is unreasonably denied a claim for coverage or payment of benefits by an insurer may bring an action in the superi... More...
$0 (03-26-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Dirk Tichgelaar </h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><i>Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child sexual abuse crimes.</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><br> <b><h2><center><i></b> Traveled from Portland, Oregon to Whatcom County, Washington, believing he would rape a 5-year-old </h2></center></i></font color="red"><br> <br> A 49-year-old Portland, Oregon man w... More...
$0 (03-18-2024 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Dirk Walter Tichgelaar </h1>
<b><h2><center><i><font color="red"> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with child sexual abuse crimes .</font color="red"></b></h2></center></i></i><b><h2><br> <center><i></b>Traveled from Portland, Oregon to Whatcom County, Washington, believing he would rape a 5-year-old </h2></center></i><br> <br> A 49-year-old Portland, Oregon man was sentenced to 2... More...
$0 (03-18-2024 - WA)Charles Conklin v. State Farm Insurance Company
Spokane, Washington insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> The following are hereby defined as unfair methods of competition and unfair or deceptive acts or practices of the insurer in the business of insurance, specifically applicable to the settlement of claims:<br> (1) Misrepresenting pertinent facts or insurance pol... More...
$1 (02-13-2024 - WA)Farbod Amini and Laman Amini v. Crestbrook Insurance Company
Seattle, Washington insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on bad faith breach of an insurance contract.<br> <br> This case was filed in the Island County Superior Court, 21-00002-00277-1, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.<br> <br> Washington law provides protections for insureds against bad faith practices by insurance companies. Here's a breakdow... More...
$0 (01-08-2024 - 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)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)United States of America v. Erick Guerrero-Acosta
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with trafficking large amounts of fentanyl and methamphetamine while armed with a handgun.<br> <br> Erick Guerrero-Acosta was arrested November 22, 2022, with 14 kilos of fentanyl powder and pills and seven kilos of methamphetamine. At the sentencing hearing U.S. District Judge Benjamin H. Settle cited the "grave†con... More...
$0 (08-28-2023 - WA)United States of America v. Lincare Holdings, Inc.
Spokane, Washington civil litigation lawyers represented accused of fraudulently overbilling Medicare and Medicare Advantage Plans for oxygen equipment.<br> <br> Lincare Holdings, Inc. a Florida based, wholly-owned subsidiary of German multinational chemical corporation Linde, PLC, provides oxygen equipment to patients with respiratory ailments such as Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)... More...
$0 (08-28-2023 - 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. Bradley Cmmpbell
Spokane, Washington criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with theft of trade secrets in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 1832(a)(1), which provides:<br> <br> (a) Whoever, with intent to convert a trade secret, that is related to or included in a product that is produced for or placed in interstate or foreign commerce, to the economic benefit of anyone other than the owner thereof, and inte... More...
$0 (09-12-2022 - wa)United States of America v. Herdade Lokua and Jospin Mujangi
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyers represented defendants charged with conspiracy to violate the Lacey Act.<br> <br> Herdade Lokua, age 34, and Jospin Mujangi, age 32, of Kenshsas, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC),admitted that beginning in November 2019, they agreed to smuggle elephant ivory, white rhinoceros horn and pangolin scales to the United States. They worked with a middleman ... More...
$0 (07-13-2022 - WA)United States of America v. American Financial Network, Inc.
Spokane, Washington lawyers represented Defendant accused of improperly and fraudulently originated government-backed mortgage loans insured by the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), a component of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).<br> <br> "FHA-backed mortgages are a critical resource for first-time homebuyers, moderate-income borrowers, and families who have suffere... More...
$0 (06-22-2022 - WA)Addie Smith v. Legacy Partners, Inc., et al.
Seattle, Washington civil rights lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on job discrimination theories.<br> <br> <br> Plaintiff Addie Smith alleges that the Syufy Defendants at all material times herein owned the Hadley Apartments, sometimes referred to as SyHadley, LLC, in Mercer Island, Washington. Dkt. # 1 at ¶ 1.3. The Syufy Defendants contracted with third-party management compan... More...
$0 (05-20-2022 - WA)United States of America v. Matthew White
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with wire fraud.<br> <br> Between 2011 and 2018, Matthew White, age 29, solicited funds from investors in Florida and Washington State. White represented that he would use the money to successfully trade in futures contracts first under his own name, and later under the name of his company, M.W. Global Futures LLC, of which... More...
$0 (04-22-2022 - WA)United States of America v. Jeffrey Zirkle
Seattle criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with tax fraud.<br> <br> The former owner and co-CEO of an electronics recycling firm was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to 6 months in prison for tax fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Jeffrey Zirkle, 58, of Gig Harbor, Washington, was the owner and co-CEO of Total Reclaim, the Northwest's largest recycler... More...
$0 (01-18-2022 - WA)United States of America v. Monica Linker
Spokane, Washington criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with receipt of child pornography.<br> <br> Monica Linker, age 32, of Walla Walla, Washington, was indicted for Receipt of Child Pornography. <br> <br> According to court documents, an FBI Special Agent went online in an undercover role to locate people in the community who were trading child pornography. The agent downloa... More...
$0 (11-18-2021 - WA)United States of America v. Jae Y. Lee and Northwest Physicians Laboratory (NWPL)
Seattle, WA: The United States of America claimed that Jae Lee and Northestern Physicians Laboratory violated the False Claims Act by engaging in a kick-back scheme.<br> <br> Jae Lee, 50, of Bellevue, Washington, served as the CEO of Northwest Physicians Laboratory (NWPL) from January 1, 2013, until July 30, 2015. Lee agreed to pay $500,000 within 30 days of the settlement agreement, with additi... More...
$1100000 (10-18-2021 - WA)Bob Dawson, et al. v. Porch.com, Inc., et al.
Seattle, WA: Consumer law lawyers represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendants on Telephone Consumer Protection Act (47 U.S.C. 227) violations.<br> <br> See: 47 U.S.C §227. Restrictions on use of telephone equipment<br> (a) Definitions<br> <br> As used in this section—<br> <br> (1) The term "automatic telephone dialing system†means equipment which has the capacity—<br> <br> (... More...
$0 (08-17-2021 - WA)United States of America v. Ivan Armenta
Seattle, WA: Criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with distribution of fentanyl.<br> <br> Ivan Armenta, 21, was separated from the Navy and taken into federal custody August 7, 2020. Armenta provided pills tainted with fentanyl to another sailor who died of a drug overdose. Armenta had been warned the pills could be deadly, but still shared them with his friends.<br> <br> "The... More...
$0 (09-17-2021 - WA)United States of America v. Cody Allen Easterday
Spokane, Washington fraud charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendent, Cody Allen Easterday, of Mesa, used his company, Easterday Ranches Inc., to enter into a series of agreements with Tyson and Company 1 under which Easterday Ranches agreed to purchase and feed cattle on behalf of Tyson and Company 1. Per the agreements, Tyson and Company 1 would advance Easterday Ranches the costs of b... More...
$0 (04-01-2021 - WA)United States of America v. Li Xiaoyu and Dong Jiazhi
<center><br> <img width="400" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/wa-e/images/rich2.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Spokane, WA - The State of Oklahoma charged Li Xiaoyu, age 34, and Dong Jiazhi, age 33, with hacking computer systems.<br> <br> A federal grand jury in Spokane, Washington, returned an indictment earlier this month charging two hackers, both nationals and residents of the People’... More...
$0 (07-22-2020 - WA)United States of America v. Orlando Barajas
Tacoma, WA - The United States of America charged Orlando Barajas with money laundering of drug trafficking proceeds.<br> <br> A Skagit County resident who operated businesses in Burlington and Sedro Woolley, Washington was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 18 months in prison for his role in knowingly laundering cash drug proceeds for a drug cartel, announced U.S. Attorney Brian... More...
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