Washington Good Will Law
<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 potential health risks identified at the... More...
$ (12-19-2025 - WA)<h2> <center> Lindsay Gregory v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company </h2> </center>
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)<h2> <center> State of Washington v. Anthony Walker </h2> <center>
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with felony harassment.<br> <br> Anthony Walker, was accused of approaching two young girls near a public restroom and saying, “You smell good. You smell like my wife.... More...
$0 (08-29-2025 - WA)<h2> <center> Jedediah Valdez and Sara Valdez v. Travelers Home and Marine Insurance Company </h2> </center>
Spokane, Washington insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theories.<br> <br> * * *<br> <br> In Washington, bad faith breach of contract law generally refers to an insurer's unreasonable or unethical handling of an insurance claim, which goes beyond a simple breach of contract. It involves the insurer knowingly or reckles... More...
$1 (08-08-2025 - WA)<h2> <center> Charles Boyd Olson and Janine Olson v. Unison Agreement Corporation </h2> </center>
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)<h2> <center> John Gardner and Jennifer Gardner v. Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company </h2> </center>
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)<h2> <center> Shelley S. Hawkins v. Ace American Insurance Company </h2> </center>
<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)<h2> <center> Tamara Steele v. Safeway, Inc. </h2> </center>
<h2><br> Tacoma, Washington personal injury slip and fall premises liability lawyer represented the Plaintiff.<br> </h2><br> <br> This case was filed in the Pierce County Superior Court, 24-00002-07846-6, and was removed to federal court by Safeway.<br> <br> Premises liability law in Washington State is a set of rules that govern when a property owner is responsible for injuries that occur on the... More...
$0 (10-18-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Nathan Michael Triano </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center>Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Stealing more than $155,000 Designated for Small Businesses During the COVID-19 Pandemic </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> Cusick Man Sentenced to Federal Prison for Stealing more than $155,000 Designated for Small Businesses During the CO... More...
$0 (09-05-2024 - WA)<h1><center> United States of America v. Lucas Daniel Murphy </h1></center>
<font color="red"><b><h2><center><br> Spokane, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with Sexually and Physically Abused a Young Teen </font </color="red"></b></center></i></i><b><center></i><br> <b> </b> New Mexico Man Who Sexually and Physically Abused a Young Teen Following Abduction from a Kennewick Home, Sentenced to 20 Years in Federal Prison </h2><... More...
$0 (08-15-2024 - WA)<h2><center> Charles Conklin v. State Farm Insurance Company </h2></center>
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)<h2><center> Farbod Amini and Laman Amini v. Crestbrook Insurance Company </h2></center>
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)<h2><center> Mike Cozart and Blythe Cozart v. USAA Casualty Insurance Company </h2></center>
Tacoma, Washington insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued the Defendant bad faith breach of an insurance contract.<br> <br> the Cozarts contend that USAA breached their insurance contract, acted in bad faith, and violated Washington law in connection with its handling of property damage claims for their home on Bainbridge Island, Washington.<br> <br> "In Washington State, bad fa... More...
$0 (12-08-2023 - WA)<h2><center> James Gleason, et al. v. Evelyn Shapiro, et al. </h2></center>
Seattle, Washington employment law lawyers represented Plaintiff who sued Defendants claiming breach of fiduciary duty relating to E.R.I.S.A. <br> <br> 29 U.S.C. 1109 provides: (a) Any person who is a fiduciary with respect to a plan who breaches any of the responsibilities, obligations, or duties imposed upon fiduciaries by this subchapter shall be personally liable to make good to such plan any ... More...
$1 (07-07-2023 - WA)<h2><center> Jerry Owens v. CACI International, Inc., et al. </h2></center>
Seattle, Washington employment law lawyer represented Plaintiff on a wrongful termination theory.<br> <br> CACI is an information technology company and defense contractor that provides services to various clients, including the United States Government, which is CACI's largest customer. (Dkt. No. 27-1 at 17-18.) Plaintiff's employment with CACI began in January 2016 following CACI's purchase of a... More...
$0 (05-26-2023 - WA)<h2><center> United States of America v. Bryan Alan Sparks </h2></center>
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with defrauding the federal COVID-19 benefit programs of more than $1 million for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft<br> <br> Bryan Alan Sparks, 42, was indicted for the fraud scheme in November 2021 and pleaded guilty January 20,2023. At the sentencing hearing, U.S. District Judge James L. Robart said, Sparks was â�... More...
$0 (05-23-2023 - WA)<h2><center> United States of America v. Jerry Chris Van Dyke aka Jerry Witten </h2></center>
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with violation of the Indian Arts and Crafts Act (IACA) by representing himself as a Native American artist, when he had no tribal enrollment or heritage.<br> <br> The investigation of Jerry Van Dyke, age 67, from Seattle, began in February 2019, when the Indian Arts and Crafts Board received a complaint that Van Dyke was re... More...
$0 (05-17-2023 - WA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Keovilayvanh Rinthalukay </h2> </center>
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with willful failure to pay over taxes.<br> <br> Keovilayvanh Rinthalukay, 62, pleaded guilty in February 2023, admitting that between 2015 and 2019 he withheld Medicare, Social Security, and federal income taxes from his employees’ paychecks, but instead of paying the taxes to the government, he pocketed the money fo... More...
$0 (05-02-2023 - WA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. James Duane Deckard </h2> </center>
Yakima, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with Unlawful User of Controlled Substances and Person Convicted of Domestic Violence in Possession of a Firearm and Ammunition.<br> <br> On December 16, 2021, James Duane Deckard, age 25, of Yakima, Washington, was involved in a domestic dispute where Deckard pointed a firearm at his intimate partner. On December 18, 2021, o... More...
$0 (03-29-2023 - WA)<h2> <center> Edward Fogg, et al. v. Selene Finance, L.P. </h2> </center>
Seattle, Washington consumer credit lawyer represented Plaintiffs who sued Defendant on a Real Estate Settlement and Procedure Act violation theories.<br> <br> Edward and Maria Fogg own and manage a property located in Vancouver, Washington. Dkt. # 1-1 at 5 (complaint). In 2009, the Foggs executed a promissory note and deed of trust in connection with the property. Id. Wilmington Savings Fund Soci... More...
$0 (03-27-2023 - WA)<h2> <center> Todd G. Glover and Christina S. Glover v. Phillip Canaday </h2> </center>
Seattle, Washington civil litigation lawyer represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendant seeking injunctive and declaratory relief.<br> <br> <br> Todd and Christina Glover ("the Glovers") and Canaday own adjacent parcels of real property in a rural area of Snohomish County. Before January 4, 2016, the Glovers owned both parcels. The Glovers have lived on the parcel they currently occupy ("the Glover... More...
$0 (07-18-2022 - WA)<h2> <center> United States of America v. Paul Von Nahme </h2> </center>
Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with possession of child pornography.<br> <br> Paul Von Nahme was arrested in April 2021, after an overseas law enforcement agency reported that Von Nahme was using the ‘Kik’ social media platform to send images of child sexual abuse to a person overseas. The agency also reported Von Nahme was making claims onl... More...
$0 (07-08-2022 - WA)<h2> <center> Mari Yvonne Davies v. MultiCare Health System, et al.</h2> </center>
Seattle, Washington personal injury lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendants on medical malpractice theory. <br> On August 23, 2017, Mari Davies was in a single-car rollover accident.<br> Clerk’s Papers (CP) at 52. Emergency responders transported her to the emergency room (E.R.) at Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup. Id. at 53. When Davies<br> arrived at the E.R. she had hyperte... More...
$0 (06-10-2022 - WA)<h2><center> United States of America v. Kyle Steven Scott Cate </h2></center>
Spokane, Washington criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with carjacking and felon in possession of a firearm.<br> <br> Kyle Steven Scott Cate, age 30, an enrolled member of the Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation, was charged with Carjacking and Felon in Possession of a Firearm following Cate’s guilty pleas to two federal indictments earlier this year.<br> <b... More...
$0 (12-02-2021 - WA)<h2><center> Salina Savage, er al. United States of America v. CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Company </h2></center>
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.<br> <br> In 2008, CHPRC, a Washington subsidiary of CH2M Hill Companies Ltd., which is headquarter... More...
$0 (06-09-2021 - WA)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Gregory David Werber </h2> </center>
Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with money laundering.<br> <br> Gregory David Werber, 58, of Manhattan Beach, California, was charged with laundered drug proceeds for a drug trafficking organization that distributed heroin, fentanyl, cocaine, and methamphetamine in Western Washington. <br> <br> “Drug traffickers are in it for the money–and tho... More...
$0 (05-09-2021 - WA)<center> <h2> United States of America v. James Lee Crooker </h2> </center>
Spokane, Washington attempted child porn production charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, James Lee Crooker, age 36, who was charged with three counts of attempted production of child pornography, each involving a different victim, on June 17, 2020. <br> <br> Crooker had previously entered a guilty plea to one count of production of child pornography pertaining to one minor aged v... More...
$0 (04-19-2021 - WA)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Augustine Olobia </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.wawb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/slideshow/SeattleCourthouse1.jpg"><br> </center><br> Seattle, WA - Former online brokerage employee sentenced to prison for wire fraud<br> <br> Texas man engaged in kick-back scheme, inflating account referral numbers for personal gain<br> <br> A former Washington State football player who had brief stints with two... More...
$0 (10-08-2019 - WA)<center> <h2> David Weil v. Citizens Telecom Services Company, LLC </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.wawb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/slideshow/SeattleCourthouse1.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Hearsay does not include statements offered against a<br> party, made by that party’s employee on a matter within the<br> scope of the employee’s employment, so long as the<br> statement was made while the employee was still employed<br> by that party. F... More...
$0 (04-29-2019 - WA)<center> <h2> Michael D. Castro v. Tri Marine Fish Company, LLC <h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.wawb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/slideshow/SeattleCourthouse1.jpg"><br> </center><br> Central to the United Nations Convention on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Awards, June 10, 1958, 21 U.S.T. 2517 (“New York Convention”), and related federal law is the principle insulating foreign arbitral awards from second-guessing by ... More...
$0 (04-15-2019 - WA)<center> <h2> Debra Lea Wilson v. James Rigby; First Citizens Bank </h2> </center>
The filing date of a bankruptcy petition determines the<br> law governing exemptions and freezes the value of the<br> exemptions that the debtor may claim. Because Debra<br> Wilson’s amended bankruptcy schedules sought to claim<br> 4 WILSON V. RIGBY<br> more than Washington law permitted her to claim as of the<br> petition date, we affirm the district court’s decision, limiting<br> her claimed... More...
$0 (11-29-2018 - WA)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Craig Lorch and Jeff Zirkle </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.wawb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/slideshow/SeattleCourthouse1.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> Seattle, WA - Owners of Northwest’s Largest Electronics Recycling Firm Plead Guilty to Wire Fraud Conspiracy<br> Secretly Exposed Foreign Workers to Mercury Waste to Increase Corporate Profits<br> <br> The owners and Chief Executive Officers of Total Recla... More...
$0 (11-19-2018 - WA)<center> <h2> Curtis Rockaird v. BNSF Railway Company </h2> </center>
These appeals follow a civil jury trial. The jury found<br> that BNSF Railway Company violated the anti-retaliation<br> provision of the Federal Railroad Safety Act (“FRSA”) when<br> BNSF fired Curtis Rookaird for, in part, refusing to stop<br> performing an air-brake test on a 42-car train that he was<br> tasked with moving. Rookaird was awarded over $1.2<br> million in damages. BNSF appeals ... More...
$0 (11-09-2018 - WA)<center> <h2> American Freedom Defense Initiative v. King County </h2> </center>
<center><br> <img width="300" src="http://www.wawb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/slideshow/SeattleCourthouse1.jpg"><br> </center><br> <br> King County provides public transportation in the greater<br> Seattle metropolitan area. The County finances its transit<br> operations in part by selling advertising space on the exterior<br> of buses. Although many municipalities restrict advertising<br> t... More...
$0 (09-30-2018 - WA)<center> <h2> Yei A. Sun v. ADvanced China Healthcare, Inc. <P> <img width="300" src="http://www.wawb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/slideshow/SeattleCourthouse1.jpg"> <P> Western District of Washington Federal Courthouse - Seattle, Washington </h2> </center>
Yei Sun, Liping Sun, and Haiming Sun were persuaded<br> by Alicia Kao to invest $2.8 million in Advanced China<br> Healthcare. The Suns entered into two Share Purchase<br> Agreements, each of which contained a forum-selection<br> clause that required any disputes “arising out of or related to”<br> the agreements to be adjudicated in California state court.<br> Notwithstanding the forum-selecti... More...
$0 (08-29-2018 - WA)<center><h2>UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. KING MOUNTAIN TOBACCO COMPANY, INC.</h2> <table> <td> <img width="200" src="http://www.kingmountaintobacco.com/img/headerLogo.png"> </td> <td> <img width="200" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit.svg/1200px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit.svg.png"> <td> </td> <td> <img width="200" src="http://162.247.142.82/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/YakamaLogo.gif"> <td> </td> </table></center><center><h2><FONT COLOR="red"> </FONT> </h2>
In 2006 the late Delbert Wheeler, Sr., a lifelong-enrolled member of the Yakama Nation in Washington State, purchased “80 acres of trust property . . . from the Yakama Nation Land Enterprise, the agency of the Yakama Nation which is charged with overseeing the maintenance of real property held in trust by the United States for the benefit of the Yakama Nation and its members.” Wheeler then op... More...
$0 (08-17-2018 - WA)<center><h2>DANNY SNAPP v. UNITED TRANSPORTATION UNION and BURLINGTON NORTHERN SANTA FE RAILWAY COMPANY</h2> <table> <td> <img width="200" src="https://encrypted-tbn0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcRJ5Y3AoQgA0sF40O3z_KAAqBcbi9QsMUCX-wievIOVCtG06XKQnhS3YQ"> </td> <td> <img width="200" src="http://h3jb312cj8o2d156r4bt6nc1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/bnsf-logo1.jpg"> <td> </td> </table></center><center><h2><FONT COLOR="red"> </FONT> </h2>
Snapp worked for BNSF from 1971 through 1999. He rose through the ranks, becoming a Division Trainmaster in 1986. Due to tiredness and low energy, he went to a doctor in 1994. He was diagnosed with sleep apnea and had surgeries in 1996 and 1998 in unsuccessful attempts to correct his condition. In 1999, BNSF received a report from Snapp’s physician. Snapp’s supervisor told Snapp he did not... More...
$0 (05-12-2018 - WA)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Michael Noel Leighton <P> <img width="300" src="http://www.wawb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/slideshow/SeattleCourthouse1.jpg"> <P> Western District of Washington Federal Courthouse - Seattle, Washington </h2> </center>
Seattle, WA - Edmonds Man Sentenced to One Year in Prison for Wire Fraud and Embezzlement from Non-Profit Sea Cadet Program<br> <br> Used Money for Personal Expenses Instead of Training Events and Programs<br> <br> A 49-year-old Edmonds, Washington man who defrauded the U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps (NSCC) of more than $77,000 was sentenced on March 15, 2018 in U.S. District Court in Seattle to one y... More...
$77000 (03-17-2018 - WA)<center> <h2> State of Washington v. Oscar Raul Lopez <P> <img width="300" src="http://mediad.publicbroadcasting.net/p/shared/npr/styles/medium/nprshared/201602/468026969.jpg"> <P> Washington Supreme Court Building </h2> </center>
The trial court found that Oscar Lopez's lawyer<br> was "fairly obvious[ly]" "severely handicapped" by depression during the pretrial<br> and trial phases of Lopez's case.' That finding was supported by the trial court's<br> own observations of defense counsel's performance—and sometimes failure to show<br> up—at trial. That finding was also supported by declarations and testimony<br> presente... More...
$0 (02-19-2018 - WA)<center> <h2> United States of America v. Daniel Woolem <P> <img width="300" src="https://www.justice.gov/usao/wae/images/spokane.jpg"> <P> Eastern District of Washington Federal Courthouse - Spokane, Washington </h2> </center>
Spokane, WA - Drug Dealer Sentenced to 235 Months Imprisonment<br> <br> Daniel Woolem, age 49, of Moxee, Washington, was sentenced for Conspiracy to Distribute Methamphetamine and for Distribution of Methamphetamine. United States District Judge Stanley A. Bastian sentenced Woolem to a 235-month term of imprisonment, to be followed by five years of court supervision after he is released from feder... More...
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