In Re Behr Sealant Class Action Litigation
Jun 01, 2003OUTCOME: The case settled on a claims-made basis
Appointed co-lead counsel for national class of purchasers of allegedly defective sealant. The case settled on a claims-made basis.
Kim D. Stephens's Legal Cases (33)
Seattle, WA
Class action Lawyer at Seattle, WA
Practice Areas: Class Action, Litigation ... +4 more
Anderson et al. v. Cedar Grove Composting, Inc.
N/AOUTCOME: Successful court certified settlement and approved settlement
Defended Queen City Farms, Inc., in $2 billion pollution and environmental clean-up case involving thousands of class members. The trial court certified a settlement class and approved settlement of al ... l claims against Queen City Farms in return for Queen City Farms assigning to the class its rights, if any, in one CGL insurance policy with a $1 million limit while Queen City Farms retained all rights to defense costs under the same policy.
Diamond Parking, Inc. v. Washington State Trade & Convention Center et al.
N/AOUTCOME: Washington State prevailed on appeal in an unpublished opinion
Appointed special attorney general for the state of Washington to handle development disputes arising in connection with a downtown office building developed on Washington State Convention Center prope ... rty.
Ellis Court Apartments Limited Partnership v. State Farm Insurance Company
N/AOUTCOME: Successful
Successfully represented plaintiff at trial and on appeal against its property insurer related to wrongful denial of coverage for water intrusion and consequent collapse of low income housing project. ... This is the first reported case in Washington to reject the manifestation trigger for first-party property insurance coverage and is reported at 117 Wn. App. 807, 72 P.3d 1086 (2003).
Fjetland v. Lone Star Northwest, Inc., et al.
N/AOUTCOME: Trial court dismissed all claims and Court of Appeals affirmed dismissal and sanctioned the plaintiffs.
Successfully defended Lone Star Northwest, Inc., against $90 million antitrust and racketeering claims. The trial court dismissed all claims and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals affirmed the dismissa ... l and sanctioned the plaintiffs. The United States Supreme Court denied certiorari.
Stein v. Geonerco, Inc
N/AOUTCOME: Successful
Successfully defended homebuilder Geonerco, Inc., in multi-million dollar putative class action litigation concerning siding installed in a manner that allegedly invalidated the manufacturer's warranty ... . The case was dismissed by the plaintiff class and the individual plaintiffs after the Court of Appeals stayed the litigation pending binding arbitration on an individual basis. The case is reported at 105 Wn. App. 41, 17 P.3d 1266 (2001).
Wood v. Bainbridge et al.
N/AOUTCOME: Successful
Successfully defended a group of 104 defendants sued for racketeering and mail and wire fraud. The trial court dismissed all claims and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals imposed sanctions on the plain ... tiff. The United States Supreme Court denied certiorari.
Barrett v. PABCO, Inc.
N/AOUTCOME: Successfully settled
As lead counsel, successfully represented a national class of homeowners with allegedly defective PABCO HO-25 or HZ-25 roofing shingles. The case settled on a claims-made basis doubling the compensatio ... n otherwise available to class members under a consent decree negotiated with the Attorney General.
Carroll v. Nuprecon, Inc.
N/AOUTCOME: Successful
Successfully defeated two attempts at class certification by truck drivers claiming to be entitled to be paid prevailing wages.
Cole v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
N/AOUTCOME: Successful
Appointed lead counsel for national class of consumers who were overcharged banking fees. The case was resolved successfully by the bank reimbursing its customers for all overcharges.
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