Like every person, each case is unique. Prior case results should not create expectations of an outcome in any individual case.
VERDICT DELIVERED FEBRUARY 2019: $123 million jury verdict, plus over $10 million in settlements. On September 24, 2015, the worst mass transit disaster in Seattle history occurred when a Ride the Ducks amphibious vehicle full of tourists suffered a catastrophic axle fracture on the Aurora Bridge and crashed into a Motor Coach carrying international students from North Seattle College. A total of five students were killed and 70 others injured.
Read MoreSETTLEMENT JUNE 2019. Young child injured after falling through defective railing balusters. She suffered a concussion and unilateral hearing loss. $500,000 pre-litigation settlement.
Read MoreSETTLEMENT DECEMBER 2017. Mother and son died in a condominium fire started by a downstairs neighbor, and did not escape in time because the homeowners association failed to install mandatory common area smoke detectors. Multi-million dollar recovery for the surviving spouse and son.
Read MoreSETTLEMENT MAY 2018. I represented the family of a brilliant young woman who recently graduated from Columbia University and moved home to Seattle to live with her family. Just months after starting her new life, she drowned during a beginner Scuba class after her instructor lost track of the class. The case settled early in litigation for $1,000,000 policy limits.
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