Washington Federal Tort Claims Law
<h2> <center> United States of America v. Marlon Arteaga-Calix </h2> </center>
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with illegal re-entry into the United States without permission in violation of 8 U.S.C. 1326. Marlon Arteaga-Calix was removed from the U.S. in 2005, 2008, 2011, 2015, 2018, and 2021. After returning he has convictions for multiple drug offenses involving cocaine, crack cocaine, and fentanyl. The severity of the ... More...
$ (08-27-2026 - WA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Tasha Hoggatt </h2> </center>
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with theft concerning programs receiving federal funds in violation of 18 U.S.c. 666(a)(1). 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> Between October 1, 2021, and October 31, 2022, Tasha Hoggatt, age 51, of Valencia, Californ... More...
$ (07-31-2026 - WA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Daniel Hammond </h2> </center>
Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with conspiracy to distribute controlled substances in violation of 21:846, 841(a)(1) and 841(b)(1)(A). 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> Daniel Hammond had the ability to order up multi-pound quantities of methampheta... More...
$ (07-31-2026 - WA)<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> United States of America v. Giovanni Antonio Garduno Garcia </h2> </center>
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with armed drug trafficking. 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> Giovanni Antonio Garduno Garcia, age 37, was arrested in May 2025 following a law enforcement investigation of trafficking narcotics to vulnerable peopl... More...
$ (06-04-2026 - WA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Zachary Tyler Vantuyl </h2> </center>
Yakima, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with being a felon in possession of a firearm. Reported by: <a href="http://www.morelaw.com/about">Kent Morlan</a> Agents with the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (“ATF”) were investigating a series of wildfires set in 2023 and 2024. During these investigations and through the courage of eye... More...
$ (05-21-2026 - 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)United States of America v. Rogelio Pena
Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with distributing drugs. Rogelio Pena, 22, distributed large amounts of fentanyl pills. Rogelio Pena, 22, is one of thirteen people who was indicted in the case in May 2024. The 18-month wiretap investigation revealed that Pena was a trusted member of the conspiracy both for delivering drugs and for having access t... More...
$ (01-29-2026 - WA)United States of America v. Tawhnee Willow Colvin
Spokane, Washinngton, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with bank fraud. Tawhnee Willow Colvin, of Davenport, Washington, was convicted by a jury on all twenty-six counts charged following a trial in September 2025. As evidence presented at the trial established, Colvin was employed as Assistant Director of the Spokane Tribe of Indians’ Department of Health and Human S... More...
$ (01-28-2026 - WA)<H2> United States of America v. Jacob Aubrey Littlebull
Yakima, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with assaulting a federal officer.... More...
$ (01-16-2026 - WA)<H2> United States of America v. Steven E. Graham
Spokane, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with drug trafficking and firearm charges. In late November 2023, Steven E. Graham, age 40, of Wenatchee, Washington, was serving a term of community custody supervision from a prior state drug conviction. Members of the Columbia River Drug Task Force were investigating Graham not only for drug trafficking, but beca... More...
$ (12-30-2025 - 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. 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)<H2> United States of America v. Dr. Eric Edward Haeger
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 potential health risks identified at the... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - WA)<H2> United States of America v. Mohammed Zafaranchi, aka ‘Mike’
Seattle, Washington, criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with operating a web of boiler-room-type call centers that defrauded 1,000 distressed homeowners facing foreclosure. Mohammed Zafaranchi, 43, aka ‘Mike’ was convicted following a week-long trial of all twelve federal charges he faced: conspiracy to commit wire fraud, five counts of wire fraud, five counts of mo... More...
$ (12-18-2025 - WA)<H2> United States of America v. Anthony Raymond Dodd, et al.
Tacoma, Washington, criminal defense lawyers represented the Defendants charged with drug trafficking and firearms violations. The longest sentence, ten years, was imposed on Anthony Raymond Dodd, 36, of Seattle. Dodd was convicted of possession of fentanyl with intent to distribute and possession of a firearm in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime on July 25, 2025 following a three-day t... More...
$ (12-08-2025 - 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)<h1> United States of America v. Lance Scott Michel </h1></h1>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sex Crimes Involving Children on the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation.<br> <br> United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Lance Scott Michel, age 31, of Nespelem, Washington, to 216 months in federal prison after Michel pleaded guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country and Sexual... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Joseph Ralland Whipple, Charles Lon Seltz </h1></h1>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing, distributing, receiving, and possessing sexually explicit images of minor children.<br> <br> Southeast Regional Internet Crimes Against Children (SER-ICAC) Task Force, comprised of detectives from the Richland and Kennewick Police Departments, Deputies from the Benton County Sheriff's Office, and Special... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Martin Joseph Avila </h1></h1>
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing images of child sexual abuse<br> <br> A 29-year-old Tacoma resident was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 15 years in prison for production of images of child sexual abuse, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller. Demitri Super pleaded guilty in June 2025. He will serve his federa... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - WA)Lindsay Gregory v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company
Spokane, Washington, insurance lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.<br> <br> In Washington, an insurance company can be sued for bad faith if it acts unreasonably, such as by delaying a claim without cause, misrepresenting facts, or improperly denying a claim after a flawed investigation<br> . Proving bad faith requires showing the insurer's actions ... More...
$1 (10-19-2025 - 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)State of Washington v. Santiago Medero
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with the murder of Camille Love and wounding of her brother, Joshua Love, in Tacoma.<br> <br> At the time of the murder, the Loves were driving home after watching the Super Bowl. The siblings were innocent parties who were not associated with any gangs. It is believed they were targeted because Mederos' gang mistakenly... More...
$0 (10-14-2022 - WA)<h1> United States of America v.Lance Scott Michel </h1></h1>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country and Sexual Abuse in Indian Country<br> <br> United States District Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Lance Scott Michel, age 31, of Nespelem, Washington, to 216 months in federal prison after Michel pleaded guilty to Sexual Abuse of a Minor in Indian Country and Sexual Abuse in... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Joseph Ralland Whipple </h1></h1>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing, distributing, receiving, and possessing sexually explicit images of minor children.<br> <br> On September 24, 2025, the Southeast Regional Internet Crimes Against Children (SER-ICAC) Task Force, comprised of detectives from the Richland and Kennewick Police Departments, Deputies from the Benton County She... More...
$0 (09-29-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Demitri Super </h1></h1>
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing images of child sexual abuse<br> <br> A 29-year-old Tacoma resident was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to 15 years in prison for production of images of child sexual abuse, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller. Demitri Super pleaded guilty in June 2025. He will serve his federa... More...
$0 (09-30-2025 - 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)<h1> United States of America v. Israel Garcia </h1></h1>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Discharge of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime and Possession with Intent to Distribute 400 Grams or More of Fentanyl<br> <br> On September 18, 2025, United States Chief District Judge Stanley A. Bastain sentenced Israel Garcia, 36, to 20 years in federal prison after his guilty pleas to ... More...
$0 (09-23-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Kathleen Ardith Albert </h1></h1>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Aiding and Abetting Assault with a Firearm <br> <br> United States Attorney Pete Serrano announced that on September 15, 2025, District Court Judge Mary K. Dimke sentenced Kathleen Ardith Albert, of Toppenish, Washington, to five years of federal probation for Aiding and Abetting Assault with a Dangerous Weapon. Alb... More...
$0 (09-23-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Israel Garcia </h1></h1>
Spokane, Washington – criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Discharge of a Firearm During and in Relation to a Drug Trafficking Crime and Possession with Intent to Distribute 400 Grams or More of Fentanyl. <br> <br> On September 18, 2025, United States Chief District Judge Stanley A. Bastain sentenced Israel Garcia, 36, to 20 years in federal prison after his guilty... More...
$0 (09-24-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Gabriel Armas </h1></h1>
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with possession of narcotics with intent to distribute<br> <br> A federal defendant from Grays Harbor County, Washington, pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Tacoma to two counts of possession of controlled substance with intent to distribute, announced Acting U.S. Attorney Teal Luthy Miller. Gabriel Armas face... More...
$0 (09-23-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Tawhnee Willow Colvin </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Twenty-Five Counts of Bank Fraud and Embezzlement </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Federal Jury Convicts Former Assistant Director of Spokane Tribe's Division of Child and Family Services of Twenty-Five Counts of Bank Fraud and Embezzlement</h2... More...
$0 (09-16-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Vitaliy F. Bobak </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with massive stolen goods trafficking scheme </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> First of a pair of men charged in massive stolen goods trafficking scheme enters guilty plea</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></... More...
$0 (09-15-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Matthew Randall Ping </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with embezzling nearly $900,000 </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Former Washington state employee sentenced to prison for embezzling nearly $900,000</h2></center></b></b></center></><br> </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i"></b></center></i><br>... More...
$0 (09-11-2025 - 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)<h1> United States of America v. Charles Michael McClain </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine, Illegally Possessing a Firearm </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Spokane Man Sentenced to 20 Years in Prison for Trafficking Fentanyl and Methamphetamine, Illegally Possessing a Firearm</h2></center></b... More...
$0 (08-15-2025 - WA)<h1> United States of America v. Jesse Bailey, Yehoshua Kilp </h1></h1>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center> Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendants charged with drug distribution </font/color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><b> </b><br> Leader of third cell of Aryan prison gang Leader of third cell of Aryan prison gang drug distribution ring sentenced to 14 years in prison ring sentenced to 14 years in prison</h2></center></b... More...
$0 (08-15-2025 - WA)Jakeh Paul Culver v. 3M Company
Tacoma, Washington employment law lawyers represented the Plaintiff seeking a declaratory judgment action on a non-compete agreement.<br> <br> Washington law, "[a] cause of action may not be brought regarding a noncompetition covenant signed prior to January 1, 2020, if the noncompetition covenant is not being enforced or explicitly leveraged.†1 RCW 49.62.080(4). Washington courts have not ... More...
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