Douglass v. City of Seattle, et al.
Jan 01, 2008OUTCOME: Settlement far below demand, with $0 to client (AIG Excess).
Defense of sidewalk case involving a minor who suffered major head trauma after being struck in a cross-walk by a vehicle.
Seattle, WA
Litigation Lawyer at Seattle, WA
Practice Areas: Litigation, Personal Injury, State, Local And Municipal Law
OUTCOME: Settlement far below demand, with $0 to client (AIG Excess).
Defense of sidewalk case involving a minor who suffered major head trauma after being struck in a cross-walk by a vehicle.
OUTCOME: Achieved Washington State's largest reported single-victim child student sex abuse recovery ($2.5 of total $3.05 million settlement).
Represented two fifth grade students abused by pedophile teacher.
OUTCOME: Settlement.
Involved $500 Million Dollars in claims by and between owners, operators and contractors for lost profits and other damages stemming from rupture of pipeline and subsequent shut-down for repair and rem ... ediation.
OUTCOME: 10-week jury trial resulting in defense verdict.
Defense of the City of Des Moines and Des Moines Police Department.
OUTCOME: Dismissed on defense motion
Defense of the City of Seattle in the WTO class action.
OUTCOME: Seven-week jury trial resulted in complete defense verdict.
Defense of the Seattle Police Department Canine Unit in a national-test-case class action brought by the ACLU.