Trial Counsel for:

The City of Seattle in a race discrimination/wrongful termination case brought by a former employee. Defense verdict. Doe v. The City of Seattle, King County Superior Court, Washington

The City of Seattle in a wrongful death case brought against multiple defendants by the estate of the first female firefighter killed in Seattle in the line of duty. The claims against the City were settled. Matthews v. The City of Seattle, et al., King County Superior, Washington

The City of Seattle in a contract dispute case brought by members of the Pike Place Market Committee. Defense verdict. Pike Place Market Association v. The City of Seattle, King County Superior Court, Washington

A pharmaceutical company that sold a time release oral medication for asthmatics in a failure to warn product liability case. The plaintiff, a child, suffered a permanently disabling brain injury. Defense verdict. E. Rosa Young, et al. v. Key Pharmaceuticals, Inc., King County Superior Court, Washington

A Seattle based manufacturer of large propeller blades in a product defect case regarding a variable thrust propulsion system on a large fishing trawler. The litigation was settled on very favorable terms. Highland Light, Inc. v. Sound Propeller Services, Inc., King County Superior Court, Washington

A Minneapolis based life insurance company in a breach of fiduciary duty case. Plaintiff sought to recover damages for the purchase of several annuity contracts from an independent agent who subsequently disappeared. Defense verdict. Doe v. Northwestern National Life Insurance Company, Whatcom County Superior Court, Washington

An elevator company in a personal injury case brought by a woman that fell several feet into an elevator that had been malfunctioning throughout the day. Defense verdict. Pruneda v. Otis Elevator Company, King County Superior Court, Washington

A hospital in a personal injury case brought by woman who suffered serious burns when an anesthesiologist used heated IV saline bags to regulate the woman's temperature during back surgery. Defense verdict. Doe v. St. Joseph Hospital, et al., Pierce County Superior Court, Washington

A telecommunications company in a personal injury case brought by a motorcyclist who was injured when he struck power lines that fell across a rural roadway. Settled. Naylor v. U.S. WEST Communications, Inc., King County Superior Court, Washington

A life insurance company in a wrongful termination suit brought by a former long-term agent. Settled. Hopkins v. Northern Life Insurance Co., King County Superior Court, Washington

A property owner in a multi-party wrongful death case brought after a large cottonwood tree that was growing in a stream fell on a busy roadway killing a man and seriously injuring his young son. Settled on favorable terms following multiple summary judgment motions. Cole, et al. v. The City of Redmond, et al., King County Superior Court, Washington

Two insurance companies in a multiparty multimillion dollar claim arising from the processing of aluminum at numerous sites throughout the United States. This case was litigated for close to a decade and became one of the largest toxic tort declaratory judgment action cases litigated in the United States. The case against our clients was dismissed in its entirety during multiple summary judgment motions. Aluminum Company of America, et al. v. Accident Casualty and Insurance Company, et al., King County Superior Court, Washington

Individual landowners in a number of separate landslide and earth movement cases. These cases were settled on favorable terms or dismissed by summary judgment. King, Kitsap, and Snohomish Counties, Washington

A Seattle laundry service in a sexual discrimination, hostile workplace claim brought by an employee. Settled. Doe v. Overall Laundry Service, King County Superior Court, Washington

An optometrist in a medical negligence action brought by a patient that claimed he had incurred severe treatment related amblyopia. Dismissed by summary judgment. Phalan v. Pacific University, et al., King County Superior Court, Washington

A truck manufacturer in a multiparty product liability action involving the design of, and visibility from, a Class 8 truck cab. The plaintiffs included two children and their paralyzed mother. Settled favorably after trial, but before verdict. Chenier v. PACCAR Inc., et al., Pierce County Superior Court, Washington

A hospital in a medical negligence case arising from the interaction of two drugs that resulted in the death of a young man following surgery. Settled. Bruner, et al. v. Franciscan Health System West, et al., Pierce County Superior Court, Washington

A telecommunications company in a multiparty negligence action involving Lewis County's enhanced 9-1-1 system. The estate of a heart attack victim claimed that the 9-1-1 operator failed to dispatch medical aid in response to a call for assistance because the telephone system's automatic number identifier failed to assign the correct location identifier. Dismissed against our client on summary judgment. Cummins v. Qwest Communications, et al., Lewis County Superior Court, Washington

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