Washington Guardian Law

United States of America v. Lamar Allen Thompson

Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with producing and possessing images of child sexual abuse. A 2018 investigation revealed that Lamar Allen Thompson, who was on state supervision as a sex offender for a 2016 conviction for molesting two minor children, filmed his molestation of two different minor children. Washington State Department of Correc... More...

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United States of America v. Jack Allen Robertson

Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with abusive sexual contact on board an aircraft. Jack Allen Roberson, age 69, from North Carolina was seated next to the 15-year-old victim who was traveling with her guardian. According to the criminal complaint, while Roberson appeared to be sleeping, he allegedly slipped his hand onto the victim's thigh and ran ... More...

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Bradley K. v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan of Washington Options

Seattle, Washington employment law lawyers represented Plaintiff, who sued Defendant on an employee retirement benefits (E.R.I.S.A.) theory. This matter comes before the Court on Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion to Change Caption and Approve Settlement. Dkt. No. 48. On June 7, 2022, the Court ordered the parties to either (1) petition the Court for appointment of an independent guardian ad li... More...

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United States of America v. Brandon Charles Hatch

Seattle, Washington sexual abuse of a minor charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Brandon Charles Hatch, age 32, who was charged with sexually abusing a 14-year-old female tribal member in 2018. The minor's guardian spoke eloquently about how Hatch's actions harmed a member of the next generation of his Tribal community. The guardian directed her comments to Hatch stating... More...

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United States of America v. Wayne Jerome Houston

Tacoma, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented defendant charged with social security representative fraud. Wayne Jerome Houston, 61, of Port Ludlow, Washington, owned and operated Cross Point Services LLC, a guardianship organization for disabled and vulnerable adults. Over the last seven years HOUSTON raided the accounts of 21 different clients. “This was not only a... More...

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United States of America v. Shannon McCall

Seattle, WA - Criminal Law, Felony Firearm Purchase <center> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Seattle_WA_Fed.jpg"> </center> The United States of America charged Shannon McCall, age 41, with engaging in a scheme to purchase firearms and illegally provide them to other people. According to records filed in the case, between... More...

$0 (09-20-2020 - WA)

Elaine Baker and William Baker v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.

Spokane, WA - Elaine Baker and William Baker, as guardian of Kevin Baker, an incapacitated person, sued Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. for violating the Americans With Disabilities Act. ... More...

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Yadira M. Martinez v. Cheryl L. Cox and Progressive Logistics, Inc.

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Miriam Arellano Lopez and Lucio Saldana v. Teodoro Neufeld and Northwest Tank Lines, Inc.

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United States of America v. Thomas Mahoney

Seattle, WA - Bothell Man Pleads Guilty to Sex Crimes Involving 14-Year-Old Child Defendant Met and Groomed Victim Online, Traveled to California for Sex with Victim and Produced Child Pornography A 24-year-old Bothell, Washington man pleaded guilty on September 12, 2018 in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two federal charges related to his sexual molestation of a 14-year-o... More...

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Seattle, WA - Sina Lelea, as parent and guardian of F.L. and S.L., sued The United States of America on a Federal Tort Claims Act (28 U.S.C. 2671) motor vehicle personal injury theories.... More...

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Cynthia L. Aiken v. David W. Aiken

Trial courts must make difficult decisions when competing interests clash. In this case, a mother sought an emergency protection order to keep her soon-to-be ex-husband away from her and their children because, she alleged, he had abused them. The father denied the allegations and sought to cross-examine one of the daughters about her claim that he had repeatedly tried to suffo... More...

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In re the Marriage: Rachelle K. Black, Petitioner, and Charles W. Black, Respondent

Rachelle and Charles Black were married for nearly 20 years and have three sons. They raised their children in a conservative Christian church and sent them to private, Christian schools. In 2011, Rachelle1 told Charles that she is a lesbian. In the order of dissolution, the trial court designated Charles as the primary residential parent. The final parenting plan also awarded Char... More...

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United States of America v. Cristobal Ortiz a/k/a Filero

Seattle, WA - Long Time Skagit County Violent Drug Dealer Sentenced to Ten Years in Prison Guns, Drugs, Cash seized from Defendant with Lengthy Criminal History A long-time Skagit County, Washington drug dealer and gang member was sentenced to ten years in prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances and possessing a firearm in furtherance of drug trafficking. CRIST... More...

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In re Det. of Reyes

The legislature has established a civil involuntary commitment system for individuals who are found to be an SVP. See generally ch. 71.09 RCW. The statute defines a "sexually violent predator" as a "person who has been convicted of or charged with a crime of sexual violence and who suffers from a mental abnormality or personality disorder which makes the person likely to engage... More...

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STORMANS INC V. JOHN WIESMAN

The Commission regulates the practice of pharmacy in the state of Washington. Wash. Rev. Code § 18.64.001. A comprehensive regulatory scheme tasks the Commission to, among other duties, “[r]egulate the practice of pharmacy and enforce all laws placed under its jurisdiction”; “[e]stablish the qualifications for licensure of pharmacists or pharmacy interns”; conduct and manage disciplinar... More...

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In re Welfare of A.W.

In 2010, the legislature enacted a new guardianship statute, chapter 13.36 RCW (new statute), to create permanency for children in foster care through the dismissal of dependency and the appointment of a guardian. RCW 13.36.010. This case involves whether the preponderance of the evidence standard of proof satisfies due process and whether the record supports the trial court's ... More...

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Dex Media West, Inc. v. City of Seattle

The "yellow pagesâ€ telephone directory was once a ubiquitous part of American life, found in virtually every household and office. We were regularly encouraged to let our fingers do the walking. But times have changed, and today phone books, like land-line telephones themselves, are not so universally accepted. The City of Seattle imposes substantial conditions and costs on the distri... More...

$0 (10-15-2012 - WA)

Loraine Campbell v. State of Washington Department of Social and Health Services

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 found ... More...

$0 (11-07-2011 - WA)

Loraine Campbell v. State of Washington

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 found... More...

$0 (11-07-2011 - WA)

Kathie Costanich v. Department of Social and Health Services of the State of Washington

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...

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Linda Eastwood dba KK Farm v. Horse Harbor Foundation, Inc.

Since the 1800s, lessors of real property in Washington have been able to recover damages for the tort of waste. In this case, however, the Court of Appeals interpreted our jurisprudence on the economic loss rule and concluded that lessor Linda Eastwood was limited to contractual remedies for the damage done to her horse farm by lessee Horse Harbor Foundat... More...

$0 (11-04-2010 - WA)

Susan E. Rivas v. Overlake Hospital, et al.

This case illustrates the perils of waiting to the end of the statute of limitations to file a case. More than 10 years ago, Susan Rivas was a patient of Dr. Allan Muraki, M.D. Dr. Muraki encountered complications while performing a renal angioplasty on Rivas, and one of Rivas's kidneys was lost. After surgery, Rivas spent four days in the intensive care unit (ICU). Three years and two days af... More...

$0 (08-22-2008 - WA)

Liam Stewart-Graves, etc. v. Katherine F. Vaughn, M.D., et al.

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)