Posts tagged Assault Injuries

• Lawsuit Over Taser Use on Epileptic Settles for $90,000

  Jenny Albano | January 23, 2008 6:55 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  A lawsuit for tasing and punching a man who had just had an epileptic seizure has been settled for $90,000. In addition, the settlement mentioned a new policy on Taser use in Lakewood in the $300,000 lawsuit brought against the municipality, the police department, Chief Larry Saunders and four other officers. According to Lt. David B. Guttu, the Taser policy changes listed in the settlement...

• Breach of Trust and Confidence

  Michael Myers | December 04, 2007 10:05 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  A female patient of Dr. Chris Woodja, a dentist who practiced in the Shoreline area, was found heavily drugged and half-naked in his office on October 17th.The patient had come in for treatment of an abscessed tooth. Reportedly, Woodja had contacted the patient's roommates prior to the appointment and requested that the patient bring "the additional four tablets of Triazolam" he had prescribed...

• San Diego Diocese Pays $198 million in Sexual Abuse Cases

  Michael Myers | October 01, 2007 4:34 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  On September 7, 2007, The Roman Catholic Diocese of San Diego agreed to pay over $198 million to 144 alleged victims of sexual abuse by clergy.Earlier this year, the diocese abruptly filed for bankruptcy protection just hours before trial was scheduled to begin on 42 lawsuits alleging sexual abuse. Bankruptcy could shield the diocese's assets, but a judge recently threatened to throw out the...

• State Pays $2.5 Million for Rape of Mentally-Ill Woman

  Chelsea Gilbert | September 19, 2007 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  A $2.5 million dollar settlement was reached on Tuesday to settle the claims of a mentally-ill woman who was raped while she was a patient at Eastern State Hospital in 2004.$1.5 million of that settlement will go towards the victim's future care, an amount declared "reasonable" by Jerry Cartwright, the assistant attorney general who represented the state, considering the amount of care the woman...

• Gig Harbor Woman Mauled in Pit Bull Attack

  Mark McLean | August 24, 2007 1:39 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Sue Ann Gorman of Gig Harbor was mauled by two pit bulls in her home Tuesday morning. The pit bulls entered the house through an unsecured pet door in Ms. Gorman's home. Ms. Gorman was sleeping beside her neighbor's Jack Russell Terrier, Romeo. Romeo was killed and Ms. Gorman was severely injured in the attack. She said she tried to protect Romeo and, in doing so, suffered wounds that will...

• Mercer Island Priest Accused of Inappropriate Conduct

  Mark McLean | August 06, 2007 2:21 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Father Dennis Kemp, Pastor at St. Monica's Church on Mercer Island, has been suspended during the pendency of an investigation into allegations of inappropriate conduct with a minor. Details surrounding the allegations have not been released and the King County Prosecutors' Office has declined to press charges.It appears that Father Kemp will not face criminal charges for the alleged conduct. ...

• Australian Official Recommends Criminal Charges in Cruise Ship Rape and Death

  Mark McLean | July 31, 2007 10:11 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  The 2002 rape and eventual killing of a cruise ship patron has led Australian officials to recommend criminal charges. Dianne Brimble died after a fellow cruise patron slipped her "Fantasy", a date rape drug. P & O Cruises, associated with Carnival Cruise Line, apologized to the woman's family.Our responsibility is to create an environment onboard our ships where we do all we can to make sure...

• License Suspended for Psychologist Accused of Voyeurism

  Mark McLean | July 24, 2007 1:13 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  The Washington State Department of Health suspended Seattle Psychologist Stuart Greenberg's license to practice after allegations that he videotaped his patients and employees using the bathroom recently. State regulators suspended the license of veteran Seattle psychologist Stuart Greenberg on Thursday over accusations that he videotaped women using his office bathroom.Greenberg faces criminal...

• $45 Million Claim Filed Against State by Abused Foster Children

  Ryan Nute | February 01, 2007 8:50 AM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  Enrique Fabregas had a criminal record and a list of unresolved sexual abuse complaints against him. Nevertheless, the State of Washington placed foster children in his home. The foster children have filed suit against the State for $45 million, arguing that Mr. Fabregas should not have been licensed.The claimants allege Mr. Fabregas (currently in jail) subjected them to severe abuse. One of...

• Assault Injuries on the Rise

  Staff Writer | October 23, 2006 10:51 AM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)
  

  The Seattle Police Department and other Washington law enforcement offices have recently reported a rise in crime and assaults. One only need to scan the headlines to discover the many disturbing reports of violence and assault that plague the news. The incident described below is a horrifying thought for anyone, much less a young mother with an infant child.On September 30 an AP newswire...