Washington Intentional Interference with Contractual relations Law

Lindsay Gregory v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Company

Spokane, Washington, insurance lawyer represented the Plaintiff on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory. 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 . Proving bad faith requires showing the insurer's actions ... More...

$1 (10-19-2025 - 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 under 42 U.S.C. 1983. 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. Â§ 1983, a violation of the Washington... More...

$0 (09-26-2025 - WA)

Tahvio Gratton v. United Parcel Service

<h2> Yakima, Washington civil rights lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a job discrimination (race) theory. </h2> Tahvio Gratton, who is African-American, claimed that he was fired in retaliation after he filed a complaint with United Parcel Service. The facts according to Judge Rice: "In September 2016, Plaintiff began working for Defendant a... More...

$39600000 (12-06-2024 - WA)

<h1> United States of America v. James Benecke </h1>

<h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with abusive sexual contact on an aircraft </center><center> Former Army soldier sentenced to one year in prison for abusive sexual contact on an aircraft</h2></center> </h2></center> A 42-year-old form... More...

$0 (07-18-2024 - WA)

<h1> United States of America v. Natasha Parkhill </h1>

<h2><center> Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented the Defendant charged with fentanyl trafficking ring </center><center> Significant member of a Whatcom County fentanyl trafficking ring sentenced to 4 years in prison</h2></center> </h2></center> Natasha Parkhill, 38, of Bell... More...

$0 (07-15-2024 - WA)

Gary E. Mason v. Rad Power Bikes, Inc., et al.

Seattle, Washington personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on motor vehicle product liability theories claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries. Motor vehicle product liability law protects consumers from injuries caused by defective or malfunctioning vehicles and their components. It's a complex area of law with various fact... More...

$1 (12-12-2023 - WA)

Gashaw Bekele v. United States of America

Seattle, Washington personal injury car wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Federal Tort Claims Act auto negligence theory claiming to have suffered more than $75,000 in damages and/or injuries. Federal Tort Claims Act Law: the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) is a federal law and applies throughout the United States, including Washington State, it do... More...

$0 (12-26-2023 - WA)

Gregory E. Stovall v. United States of America d/b/a United States Postal Service

Seattle, Washington personal injury car wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Federal Tort Claims Act auto negligence theory. "The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) is a crucial piece of legislation that allows individuals to sue the United States government for certain negligence-based causes of action. Here's a deeper dive into its key aspects: Basics ... More...

$1 (12-08-2023 - 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. The Complaint: Plaintiffs, MONET CARTER-MIXON as Personal Representative of the ESTAT... More...

$4000000 (07-11-2023 - WA)

Gregory E. Stovall v. United States Postal Service

Seattle, Washington personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendant on a Federal Tort Claims Act aug negligence theory. "The Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) is a federal law that allows individuals to sue the United States government for the negligent or wrongful acts of its employees. Under the FTCA, the government is liable for the same torts as a private person w... More...

$1 (12-08-2023 - 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 . 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)

Jerry Owens v. CACI International, Inc., et al.

Seattle, Washington employment law lawyer represented Plaintiff on a wrongful termination theory. 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)

Twin W. Owners' Association v. Andrew Murphy and Jennifer Murphy

Waterville, Washington civil litigation lawyer represented Defendant sued by a homeowners' association seeking to enforce a restrictive covenant restricting vacation rental of residence for vacation. We swim across the Columbia River from Chelan County, the situs of the land in Wilkinson v. Chiwawa Communities Association, 180 Wn.2d 241, 327 P.3d 614 (2014), 2 to Douglas Cou... More...

$0 (05-16-2023 - WA)

United States of America v. Joey David George

Seattle, Washington criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged for making interstate threats and for a hate crime: interference with a Federally Protected Activity. <table> <h1> <center> <a font="red" href="https://www.morelaw.com/washington/news/seattle/" target="_new">MoreLaw Legal News For Seattle</a> </center> </h1> </table> Joey David George ... More...

$0 (12-16-2022 - WA)

United States of America v. Joey David George

Seattle, Washington criminal law lawyer represented Defendant charged with making interstate threats and committing a hate crime for interference with a federally protected activity. Joey David George, 37, of Lynwood, telephoned multiple grocery stores in Buffalo, New York, and threatened to shoot Black people in the stores. George told the staff at the store to "take him seriously,â€ an... More...

$0 (11-07-2022 - WA)

Todd G. Glover and Christina S. Glover v. Phillip Canaday

Seattle, Washington civil litigation lawyer represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendant seeking injunctive and declaratory relief. 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)

United States of America v. Kaleb Cole

Seattle, Washington criminal defense attorney represented defendant charged with Conspiracy to Mail Threatening Communications, to Commit Stalking, and to Interfere with Federally Protected Activitie. Kaleb Cole, 25, a leader of the Neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division, was convicted by a federal jury in the Western District of Washington of one count of interfering with a federally pr... More...

$0 (01-12-2022 - WA)

United States of America v. Ellen Brennan Reiche

Seattle, Washington criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with committing an act of violence against a railroad carrier. A 28-year-old Bellingham, Washington, woman was charged for committing an act of violence against a railroad carrier, announced U.S. Attorney Nick Brown. Ellen Brennan Reiche, was one of two people arrested on the BNSF Railway tracks near Bellingham, ne... More...

$0 (12-20-2021 - WA)

United States of America v. Muhammad Fahd

Seattle, WA: Criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant charged with conspiracy to commit wire fraud and intentional damage to a protected computer. Muhammad Fahd, a citizen of Pakistan and Grenada, was indicted for his leadership role in a seven-year scheme to unlawfully unlock nearly 2 million phones to defraud AT&T Inc. (AT&T), inflicting more than $200 million in losses. ... More...

$0 (09-16-2021 - WA)

United States of America v. Ellen Brennan Reiche

Seattle, WA: Violence against a railroad carrier criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant Ellen Brennan Reiche, age 28, who was arrested on the BNSF Railway tracks near Bellingham, near midnight on November 28, 2020. She was charged with placing a 'shunt' â€“ a device that interferes with train signals â€“ on the tracks. On the night of November 28, 2020, Reiche and ... More...

$0 (09-09-2021 - WA)

Salina Savage, er al. United States of America v. CH2M Hill Plateau Remediation Company

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 E... More...

$0 (06-09-2021 - WA)

United States of America v. Cameron Shea

Seattle, Washington hate crime charge criminal defense lawyer represented Defendant, Cameron Shea, 25, a leader of the neo-Nazi group Atomwaffen Division, pled guilty to federal conspiracy and hate crime charges for threatening journalists and advocates who worked to expose anti-Semitism. Shea pleaded guilty to one count of conspiring to commit three offenses against the United States: i... More...

$0 (04-09-2021 - WA)

United States of America v. Desmond David-Pitts

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.morelawtv.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Seattle_WA_Fed.jpg"> </center> Seattle, WA - The United States of America charged Desmond David-Pitts, age 19, with arson. DESMOND DAVID-PITTS was arrested shortly after the fire following a Monday night protest march. DAVID-PITTS appeared today in U.S. District Court in Seattle. �... More...

$0 (08-30-2020 - WA)

United States of America v. Andrey Turchin, a/k/a "fxmsp"

Seattle, WA - The United States of America charged Andrey Turchin, age 37, also known as fxmsp also known as Andej Turchin also known as Adik Dalv also known as Vadim bld with conspiracy to commit computer hacking, unathorized access to a protected computer, intentional damage to a protected computer, conspiracy to commit wire fraud and access device fraud. Defendant was charged with ... More...

$0 (07-11-2020 - WA)

United States of America v. Muhammad Fahd

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.wawb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/slideshow/SeattleCourthouse1.jpg"> </center> Seattle, WA - Leader of Conspiracy to Illegally Unlock Cell Phones for Profit Extradited from Hong Kong Bribed Workers at AT&T’s Bothell Customer Service Center to Plant Malware and Illegally Unlock Cell Phones A 34-year-old citizen of Pakista... More...

$0 (08-09-2019 - WA)

Michael D. Castro v. Tri Marine Fish Company, LLC

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.wawb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/slideshow/SeattleCourthouse1.jpg"> </center> 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)

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) v. Global Horizons, Inc., d/b/a Global Horizons Manpower, Inc.; Green Acre Farms, Inc., Valley Fruit Orchards, LLC

<center> <img width="300" src="https://www.usmarshals.gov/district/wa-e/images/spo_fed_.jpg"> </center> Green Acre Farms and Valley Fruit Orchards (the Growers) are fruit growers in the State of Washington. In 2003, the Growers experienced labor shortages and entered into agreements with Global Horizons, Inc., a labor contractor, to obtain temporary workers for their orchards. Wit... More...

$0 (02-07-2019 - WA)

UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. ROBERT LAWRENCE VEDEROFF

<center> <img width="300" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/ba/Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit.svg/150px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Ninth_Circuit.svg.png"> <h2> <h2> </h2> </center> Vederoff was charged with and pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm in ... More...

$0 (02-04-2019 - WA)

United States of America v. Daniel Nix

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.wawb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/slideshow/SeattleCourthouse1.jpg"> </center> Seattle, WA - Kirkland, Washington Business Owner Sentenced to 5 Years in Prison for Two Decade Scheme to Avoid Paying Income Taxes Set up Fraudulent Corporations, Filed Frivolous Claims and Sent Forged Money Orders to Evade Taxes The ... More...

$0 (12-09-2018 - WA)

Debra Lea Wilson v. James Rigby; First Citizens Bank

The filing date of a bankruptcy petition determines the law governing exemptions and freezes the value of the exemptions that the debtor may claim. Because Debra Wilson’s amended bankruptcy schedules sought to claim 4 WILSON V. RIGBY more than Washington law permitted her to claim as of the petition date, we affirm the district court’s decision, limiting her claimed... More...

$0 (11-29-2018 - WA)

Curtis Rockaird v. BNSF Railway Company

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 ... More...

$0 (11-09-2018 - WA)

American Freedom Defense Initiative v. King County

<center> <img width="300" src="http://www.wawb.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/slideshow/SeattleCourthouse1.jpg"> </center> King County provides public transportation in the greater Seattle metropolitan area. The County finances its transit operations in part by selling advertising space on the exterior of buses. Although many municipalities restrict advertising t... More...

$0 (09-30-2018 - WA)

Yei A. Sun v. ADvanced China Healthcare, Inc.

Yei Sun, Liping Sun, and Haiming Sun were persuaded by Alicia Kao to invest $2.8 million in Advanced China Healthcare. The Suns entered into two Share Purchase Agreements, each of which contained a forum-selection clause that required any disputes “arising out of or related to” the agreements to be adjudicated in California state court. Notwithstanding the forum-selecti... More...

$0 (08-29-2018 - WA)

Angel Mendez and Jennifer Lynn Garcia v. County of Los Angeles, et al.

On remand from the United States Supreme Court we are tasked with deciding whether the unlawful entry into a residence by two sheriff’s deputies, without a warrant, consent, or exigent circumstances, was the proximate cause of the subsequent shooting and injuries to the plaintiffs. We hold that it was, permitting a federal claim under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. We also hold that the plaintiffs have an i... More...

$4000000 (07-29-2018 - WA)

Sue Jin Yi And Ronald Cox V. The Kroger Co.

Ronald Cox, a former Quality Food Centers Inc. (QFC) employee, filed this class action challenging QFC's policy of rounding hourly employees' clocked-in time to the nearest quarter hour. Specifically, he contends QFC intentionally manipulated the application of this policy to result in underpayment of wages. QFC appeals the trial court's denial of the motion to compel arbitrati... More...

$0 (02-19-2018 - WA)

Friends of Moon Creek, et al v. Diamond Lake Improvement Ass'n, et al.

After ruling on summary judgment that Sharon Sorby did not enjoy qualified immunity from the plaintiffs’ claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, the trial court certified its order under RAP 2.3(b)(4) as one “involv[ing] a controlling question of law as to which there is substantial ground for a difference of opinion.” We granted discretionary review. We conclude that Ms. Sorby enjoy... More...

$0 (02-19-2018 - WA)

United States of America v. Joseph Daniel Hudek, IV

Seattle, WA - Florida Man Who Assaulted Airline Flight Crew and Passengers Enroute to China Pleads Guilty Defendant Admits He Struck Passengers and Crew after Attempting to Raise Lever on Exit Door while Airborne A Tampa, Florida, man who assaulted crew and passengers on a Delta Airlines flight bound for China pleaded guilty today in U.S. District Court in Seattle to fo... More...

$0 (02-10-2018 - WA)

Juan D. Vega, Jr. v. United States of America, et al.

Juan Vega, Jr. was transferred from federal prison to a Seattle non-profit residential reentry center to complete the remainder of his prison sentence. There, he alleged that federal and private employees conspired to remove him from the halfway house known as Pioneer House, ostensibly based on his race and for asserting his First Amendment rights, by filing a false incident report. After his retu... More...

$0 (02-09-2018 - WA)

Kristy Douglas v. Xerox Business Services, L.L.C.

In this appeal, we address an issue of first impression in our circuit regarding the minimum-wage provision of the Fair Labor Standards Act (“FLSA”). Specifically, we consider whether the relevant unit for determining minimum-wage compliance is the workweek as a whole or each individual hour within the workweek. Although the statutory text and context do not conclusivel... More...

$0 (11-19-2017 - WA)

United States of America v. David D. Delay

Seattle, WA - Seattle Area Man Convicted of 17 Federal Felonies for Scheme to Exploit Young Women and Juveniles in Prostitution - Defendant Posed as Documentary Filmmaker to Entice and Blackmail Women into Commercial Sex Activity A 51 year-old Seattle-area man was convicted on November 8, 2017 in U.S. District Court in Seattle of 17 federal felonies for his scheme to recruit young women a... More...

$0 (11-09-2017 - WA)