Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

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

  Michael Myers | October 01, 2007 4:34 PM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  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...

• Pool Company Found Negligent in Wrongful Death Lawsuit

  Michael Myers | September 28, 2007 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  On September 25th the parents of a 5-year-old boy who drowned last year at Crofton County Club in Anne Arundel County were awarded more than $4 million in damages. The judge ordered DRD Pool Service Inc., the county club's management company, to pay Thomas Free and Debra Neagle Webber $2,000,076 each. The $76 serves as a symbol of Connor Freed's July 6th birthday. DRD was found negligent for...

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

  Chelsea Gilbert | September 19, 2007 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsOlympia, WA

  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...

• Infant Falls 20 Feet from Bleachers, Listed In Critical Condition

  Michael Myers | September 19, 2007 7:32 AM | 0 CommentsTacoma, WA

  During a high school soccer game at Toppenish Middle School a 5-month old baby girl fell 15 to 20 feet from the bleachers to the ground below. The baby suffered a head injury and was taken by ambulance to Yakima Valley Memorial Hospital then airlifted to Harborview Medical Center where she was listed to be in critical condition.Police said a relative was baby-sitting the child during a high...

• Gig Harbor Woman Mauled in Pit Bull Attack

  Mark McLean | August 24, 2007 1:39 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  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...

• Court of Appeals Dismisses Jury Award Because Case Brought Too Late

  Mark McLean | August 17, 2007 8:04 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently tossed out a jury verdict awarding a cancer victim $300,000. The victim won her lawsuit alleging that the radiation she was exposed to at Hanford Nuclear Reserve caused her cancer. The Court of Appeals tossed out the verdict because it was not brought within the mandatory statute of limitations (the time period one has to bring...

• Mercer Island Priest Accused of Inappropriate Conduct

  Mark McLean | August 06, 2007 2:21 PM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  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. ...

• Home Depot Faces Lawsuit for Injuries Suffered from 600 Pound Box

  Mark McLean | August 06, 2007 11:12 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  Home Depot could be held liable to a Louisiana couple for injuries the wife suffered when she was struck by a 600-pound box that fell from one of the store's shelves.A Louisiana couple has hit Home Depot Inc. with a lawsuit, asking the court to hold the home improvement giant accountable for the substantial injuries the wife allegedly sustained after being hit by a 600 pound box that fell from...

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

  Mark McLean | July 31, 2007 10:11 AM | 0 CommentsSeattle, WA

  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

  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...