Representative Cases

Patient with weight problem given stomach stapling operation.  The operation failed because incorrect procedures were followed.  Confidential settlement.

We have prosecuted a number of claims on behalf of victims of child sexual abuse.  These cases are sensitive and confidential, and in order to protect our clients’ privacy we will not reveal any details.

The sexual abuse of a child does severe damage to the child’s mental health.  Children...

Young man is working on the construction of the Seattle bus tunnel.  He is installing waterproofing using a heat gun and transformer.  The equipment suffers a short and he is electrocuted and dies.  Confidential settlement.  As part of the settlement a plaque is installed in the tunnel memorializing...

We have handled many traffic accident cases, too many to list in this short space. 

Motorcyclist was forced off of the road by a commercial truck turning right from an inside lane.  His injuries were massive and consisted of left femur fracture, L2 and L3 blowout burst fractures, ruptured diaphragm, aspiration pneumonia, mild closed head injury, major recurrent depressive disorder...

Motorcyclist strikes truck that entered the roadway, violating his right of way.  Death, confidential settlement.

Passenger in vehicle killed by drunk driver, confidential settlement.

Man driving to work on a freeway in the morning.  He is struck by a truck/travel trailer that had gotten lost and was going the wrong direction on the freeway.  Multiple leg fractures, confidential settlement.

Client riding bike along curb was run off road by METRO bus, which ran over and crushed his foot.  Confidential settlement.

We represented the engineer and conductor in a train that collided with a commercial truck at a crossing.  A judge later found that a railroad supervisor tampered with the evidence.  The judge found the railroad liable because of the tampering and the cases were settled for a substantial...