Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with tax evasion for failing to pay more than $1.7 million in income taxed on income from between 2016 and 2020, Kim underreported the income at his restaurants by more than $1.7 million. He did this by keeping cash proceeds and periodically depositing the cash to his personal bank account or keeping the cash at his home... More...    $0 (12-21-2023 - 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)

¶ 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.

FACTS

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Spokane, WA: CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Company (CHPRC), a prime contractor at the Department of Energy’s Hanford Site, has agreed to pay $3,038,270 million to resolve allegations that CHPRC violated the False Claims Act by submitting false and fraudulent small business subcontract reports.

In 2008, CHPRC, a Washington subsidiary of CH2M Hill Companies Ltd., which is headquartered in... More...    $0 (06-09-2021 - WA)

Seattle, WA - The United States of America charged Mike Hsieh and Christine Chen with filing false tax returns.

Two Kent, Washington, dentists who avoided more than $460,000 in income taxes were sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to seven days in prison and 400 hours of community service for filing false tax returns, announced U.S. Attorney Brian T. Moran. MIKE HSIEH, 48... More...    $0 (11-23-2019 - WA)

These appeals follow a civil jury trial. The jury found
that BNSF Railway Company violated the anti-retaliation
provision of the Federal Railroad Safety Act (“FRSA”) when
BNSF fired Curtis Rookaird for, in part, refusing to stop
performing an air-brake test on a 42-car train that he was
tasked with moving. Rookaird was awarded over $1.2
million in damages. BNSF appeals issu... More...    $0 (11-09-2018 - WA)

Kelly Small appeals from his Okanogan County convictions for
aggravated first degree murder, first degree rape, and first degree burglary, primarily
challenging the jury selection process and the sufficiency of the evidence of
premeditation. In the published portion of this opinion, we reject his public trial
argument. In the unpublished section, we affirm the convictions and reman... More...    $0 (11-02-2017 - 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)

Tyree Jefferson appeals his conviction for attempted first degree
murder, first degree assault, and unlawful possession of a firearm. Jefferson raises ten
issues on appeal, including: (1) the trial court erred in denying his Batson' challenge
after the State used a peremptory challenge to strike the only African American
venireperson, (2) the trial court violated the appearance of ... More...    $0 (07-17-2017 - 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)

At all times relevant to this appeal, the County operated under a home rule
charter that vested legislative functions in the Council, consisting of six voting
members. SAN JUAN COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTER art. 2, §§ 2.1 0, 2.11, 2.30(1 ).
The charter specified that the Council cannot act without the affirmative vote of four
of its members. /d. § 2.40(3). Further, the charter place... More...    $0 (10-08-2015 - WA)

At all times relevant to this appeal, the County operated under a home rule
charter that vested legislative functions in the Council, consisting of six voting
members. SAN JUAN COUNTY HOME RULE CHARTER art. 2, §§ 2.1 0, 2.11, 2.30(1 ).
The charter specified that the Council cannot act without the affirmative vote of four
of its members. /d. § 2.40(3). Further, the charter place... More...    $0 (10-02-2015 - WA)

Ted Bradford was convicted in 1996 of residential burglary and rape. In 2008, after Bradford served his full tenyear sentence, the Washington State courts vacated his conviction based largely on newly-available DNA testing, which excluded him as a contributor of genetic material found at the crime scene. Prosecutors then proceeded to retry Bradford, which resulted in his acquittal in 2010. In 2... More...    $0 (09-25-2015 - WA)

On November 26, 2007, Dr. Chad and Dr. Patrick,2 performed sleep apnea3
surgery on Darla Keele The surgery involved cutting bone on the upper and lower jaws
to advance them, thereby opening airway space to improve her breathing.
Following; the surgery, Keck suffered complications.4 On December 6, she went
to a follow-up appointment with the Doctors, experiencing pain and exudin... More...    $0 (09-24-2015 - WA)

Becker began working for Rockwood Clinic PS, an acquired subsidiary of
CHS, 1 as its chief financial officer (CFO) in February 2011. As a publicly traded
company, CJ-IS is required to file reports with the United States Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC). These reports are available publicly for the purpose
of accurately advising the SEC, and CHS' creditors and investors,... More...    $0 (09-17-2015 - WA)

On September 11,2009, Brush shot his ex-fiancee four times with a shotgun.
The shooting occurred on a beach in view of several witnesses, including three police
officers who were patrolling an event on the beach. The officers arrested Brush
immediately at the scene. The State charged him with first degree murder and alleged
multiple aggravating factors, including-at issue here-... More...    $0 (07-05-2015 - Wa)

Appellants Woods View II, LLC (WVII) and Darlene Piper appeal
from the superior court' s grant of summary judgment in Kitsap County' s ( the County) favor on
WVII' s claims of negligence, tortious interference, and takings. These claims arise from the
alleged delay of several permits and governmental decisions required•for a project ofWVII. WVII
and Piper argue that ( 1) their cl... More...    $0 (06-09-2015 - WA)

This appeal from a conviction for aggravated murder is
unusual in that defendant Terrance Irby waived both his right to be represented
at trial and his right to be present. Irby's absence did not excuse the trial court
and the prosecutor from their responsibility to assure that Irby's jury was fair and
impartial. One of the jurors said during voir dire that she "would like to say h... More...    $0 (04-18-2015 - WA)

We must decide whether the city of Bothell assumed
responsibility for maintaining a drainage pipe installed in Crystal Ridge, a residential
subdivision in Snohomish County. Crystal Ridge was developed from two residential
plats that Snohomish County approved in 1987. The area became incorporated into
the city of Bothell (City) in 1992. One of the plats contained a drainage easement... More...    $0 (02-12-2015 - WA)

Seattle, WA - MED-EL USA, based in Durham, NC, has settled claims that it improperly sought to influence military physicians to surgically implant MED-EL hearing devices in patients with hearing loss, Acting United States Attorney Annette L. Hayes announced today. MED-EL USA, a subsidiary of Austrian-based MED-EL, manufactures and sells cochlear implants and other hearing devices. The company ag... More...    $0 (02-13-2015 - WA)

Plaintiff Loraine Campbell appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendants Sonja Pate, Lashonda Mitchell, and Murine McGenty,1 employees of the State of Washington’s State Operated Living Alternative (“SOLAâ€�) program. Defendants were responsible for the care of Campbell’s 33-year-old developmentally delayed daughter, Justine Booth, at the time Justine was fo... More...    $0 (11-07-2011 - WA)

Plaintiff Loraine Campbell appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendants Sonja Pate, Lashonda Mitchell, and Murine McGenty,1 employees of the State of Washington’s State Operated Living Alternative (“SOLAâ€�) program. Defendants were responsible for the care of Campbell’s 33-year-old developmentally delayed daughter, Justine Booth, at the time Justine was f... More...    $0 (11-07-2011 - WA)

This civil rights action under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 arises from an internet child pornography investigation by Washington State Police (WSP) Officers Rachel Gardner and John Sager (“the officers�). As a result of information the officers acquired, Todd Chism became the focus of their investigation.

Gardner prepared an affidavit in support of a search warrant application, which Sager review... More...    $0 (08-25-2011 - WA)

Appellants Mary LaFond (“LaFondâ€�) and Norman Webster (“Websterâ€�) (collectively “Appellantsâ€�), relying on qualified immunity, appeal the district court’s order denying their motion for summary judgment. Appellee Crystal Ammons (“Ammonsâ€�) sued LaFond and Webster under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 for violating her Fourteenth Amendment substantive due process right to safe conditions while in ... More...    $0 (08-17-2011 - WA)

A.H., a developmentally disabled high-school student, had several sexual encounters with another developmentally disabled student in a school bathroom. Her mother alleges these encounters were the result of the school’s failure to properly supervise A.H. We must decide whether the mother, individually and on behalf of A.H., has a cognizable Fourteenth Amendment due process claim against A.H.’s... More...    $0 (07-11-2011 - WA)

Washington state revoked Kathie Costanich’s foster care license and instituted guardianship termination proceedings against her following an investigation by a Department of Social and Health Services (“DSHSâ€�) social worker, Sandy Duron, which purportedly revealed “emotional abuseâ€� of the children in Costanich’s care. Finding fundamental inaccuracies in the investigation, an administra... More...    $0 (12-03-2010 - WA)

We must decide whether a faith-based humanitarian organization is exempt from Title VII’s prohibition against religious discrimination.

I

Silvia Spencer, Ted Youngberg, and Vicki Hulse were terminated by World Vision, Inc. (“World Visionâ€�) on account of their religious beliefs. Religious discrimination is, of course, barred by Title VII of the Civil Rights Act. See 42 U.S.C... More...    $0 (08-23-2010 - WA)

On May 8, 2005, Defendant-Appellant Rick Torres (“Torresâ€�) shot and killed Jason Scott Wilkinson (“Wilkinsonâ€�) as Wilkinson was driving a stolen minivan in a residential yard where the officers were on foot. Plaintiffs- Appellees Scott Wilkinson, Alisha Wilkinson, and the estate of Jason Scott Wilkinson (collectively, “Plaintiffsâ€�) brought an action against Torres and others, alleging ... More...    $0 (07-07-2010 - WA)

Plaintiff-Appellant Robert Mark Waggy (“Waggyâ€�), a convicted sex offender, was arrested on harassment charges while serving part of his original sentence on community placement in Spokane, Washington. The day after he posted bond and was released, he was again arrested pursuant to a bench warrant issued due to his failure to progress in his court-imposed sexual deviancy treatment program. Base... More...    $0 (02-05-2010 - WA)

Based solely on statements by a four-year-old that she had been sexually abused when she was three, Everett Police Detective Jon Jensen seized and interrogated plaintiff Paul Stoot II for almost two hours in the principal’s office at Paul’s school. Near the end of the interrogation, Paul stated that he had molested the victim three times. The confession was then used to file criminal charges a... More...    $0 (08-14-2009 - WA)

This case addresses unsolicited commercial e-mail, more commonly referred to as “spam.â€�1 While ignored by most and reviled by some, spam is largely considered a nuisance and a source of frustration to e-mail users who, at times, must wade through inboxes clogged with messages peddling assorted, and often unwanted, products and services. The rising tide of spam poses an even greater problem to ... More...    $0 (08-08-2009 - WA)

Parents and Estate of Gabriel M. Tobin sued the Washington Department of Social and Human Services, et al. on a governmental tort wrongful death theory for the death of two year old Tobin who wondered away from a state-licensed day care and drowned in Lake Tapps in 2004.

Plaintiffs claimed that the day care should not have been licensed because it didn't have a fence to prevent children ... More...    $11700000 (10-05-2008 - WA)

Andrew and ... More...    $0 (06-11-2008 - WA)

This medical malpractice case involves an infant who received 24 minutes of continuous resuscitative medical treatment after being born without a heart beat. The infant survived but suffers severe and permanent disabilities. Nichole Stewart-Graves and Todd Graves, individually, and as guardians for their son, Liam Stewart-Graves (plaintiffs), filed suit against Dr. Katheri... More...    $0 (11-08-2007 - WA)

One hundred thirty-six most African-American Washington State University students used the City of Pullman, Washington on civil rights theories under 42 U.S.C., 1983 claiming that they Pullman Police Department officers Dan Hargraves, Don Heroff and Rueben Harris used excessive force with pepper spray, acted with deliberate indifference to injured persons and were motivated by racial bias when ... More...    $0 (02-10-2007 - WA)

This case went to trial before a jury, so we state the facts and interpret the evidence most favorably to the party that was successful at trial.1 The facts are well laid out in the published decision of the district court.2 In 1999 an Olympic Pipeline Co... More...    $50000 (04-21-2005 - WA)

In this section 1983 action Anthony L. Johnson appeals the grant of summary judgment predicated on qualified immunity for his arrest by the City of Sequim Police Chief Byron Nelson for a violation of Washington's Privacy Act, Wash. Rev. Code § 9.73.030 (the "Privacy Act"). Because it was clearly established under Washington law at the time of the arrest that recording a police officer i... More...    $0 (10-28-2004 - WA)

In 1992, Mission Springs, Inc. and Feature Realty, Inc. (collectively "Feature Realty") applied for and received permission from the Spokane City Council to build an apartment complex in Spokane, Washington. In 1995, Feature Realty brought suit against the city in Spokane County Superior Court, alleging the city wrongfully refused to issue a grading permit in connection with the property ... More...    $0 (06-13-2003 - WA)