Oklahoma Running Back Files Lawsuit Against His Former School
Oklahoma Running Back Files Lawsuit Against His Former School

An Oklahoma football player reportedly has filed a civil lawsuit against the University of Washington for medical negligence when he played for the Huskies.

The Seattle Times reported Thursday that current Oklahoma Sooners running back Emeka Megwa, who played for the Huskies from 2021-22, is suing the university and “nine current or former members of its sports medicine staff, coaching staff, athletic trainers and physical therapists” for negligence in rehabilitating an ACL injury he suffered in June 2021, leading to its reinjury in March 2022.

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LitigationAndrew AckleyMedical Negligence, SportsLaw
Ex-South Seattle College Director Charged with Voyeurism of Student
Ex-South Seattle College Director Charged with Voyeurism of Student

Baker, 52, was arrested last Tuesday after a teenage tenant of his told police that he had planted a camera in an alarm clock in her bedroom and that it had captured footage of her in various states of dress.

Baker was the director of international marketing and outreach at South Seattle College's Center for International Education, until he reportedly resigned Tuesday after the criminal investigation began.

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LitigationStritmatter Law FirmSex Abuse
Driver who killed motorcyclist, employer sued for $4M
Driver who killed motorcyclist, employer sued for $4M

THE BULLETIN: The suit, filed Thursday in Deschutes County Circuit Court by relatives of John Alan Boop, of Everett, Washington, also names Scott Logging as a defendant for allowing the woman — who was in a DUII diversion program — to drive a company vehicle that was not fitted with an ignition interlock device, which prevents an impaired driver from starting a vehicle.

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LitigationStritmatter Law FirmWrongful Death, Automobile Accident
Person dies after falling into Duwamish early Thursday
Person dies after falling into Duwamish early Thursday

SEATTLE PI: A person died after falling into the Duwamish Waterway in South Seattle early Thursday morning. Around 4:45 a.m., the Seattle Fire Department received calls saying a "worker" had fallen into the water near the 5200 block of  E. Marginal Way S. About 15 minutes later, the department reported the person had been taken out of the water and onto a barge.

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LitigationAndrew AckleyMaritime, Premises, Wrongful Death
Jury Awards $123 Million to Ride the Ducks Crash Victims
Jury Awards $123 Million to Ride the Ducks Crash Victims

SEATTLE TIMES: A King County jury on Thursday awarded about $123 million to the victims and their families in the 2015 Ride the Ducks crash that killed five people and injured more than 60 others. The jury determined after a four-month civil trial that Ride the Ducks International — the Branson, Missouri-based manufacturer of the Duck amphibious vehicle — bore 67 to 70 percent of the responsibility for the crash. 

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Verdicts and SettlementsAndrew AckleyRide the Ducks, Product Defect, Automobile Accident, Wrongful Death