Snohomish County v. Sullivan
Feb 01, 2017OUTCOME: Breath test was surpressed
This was the challenged to the new Draeger breath testing machine. I assisted lead counsel, Jason Lantz with research, writing and strategy.
Howard Stanton Stein's Legal Cases (13)
Bellevue, WA
Personal injury Lawyer at Bellevue, WA
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, DUI & DWI ... +3 more
Redmond v. Rob R.
Nov 18, 2013OUTCOME: Case dismissed
This second arrest case was dismissed based upon a speeding stop and allegations of lane travel violations. The speeding was based upon a visual estimate (pace). The officer could not articulate a r ... easonable basis to believe that the stop was well founded. He could not explain if he took into account the grade of the road or the rate of approach. The alleged lane travel violations were not sufficient to warrant the stop.
Seattle v. Nigel N.
Apr 24, 2012OUTCOME: Case Dismissed
Mr. N was charged with a DUI in Seattle. He declined to perform Physical Field Tests and denied drinking. The officer arrested him based on his driving and an ordor of alcohol. At the time of hearin ... g, the officer acknowledged that the odor of alchol was just a general odor and that there had been another person in the vehicle with Mr. N.
D'Ortiz v. Kemmerer
Jan 01, 2010OUTCOME: Settlement $100,000.00 recovery
My client has a series of worsening conditions after a car accident at a four way uncontrolled intersection. The total insuaance policy limits were $100,000.00
City of Algona v. Dr. A
Jan 01, 2009OUTCOME: Charge dismissed
This MD was stopped for speeding and took a breath test that was a .19. We showed that he speed up when the officer approached him quickly from behind as he exited the tavern. We also showed that the ... officer improperly administed the Preliminary Breath Test and may have stopped him outside the city limits. When we were done with this case the judge just smiled and ordered it dismissed.
City of Edmunds v. LG
Jan 01, 2008OUTCOME: Vehicular Homicide to Negligent Driving 1st
Thei client came into my office after she was involved in a two car accident that resulted in the death of the other driver. OUr investigater was able to locate witnesses that confirmed theat the othe ... r driver was completely at fualt. The case was declined as a felony. It was charged as a DUI as a result of a blood test that showed a .16 blood concnetration of alcohol. We filed motions to suppress the blood based on the handleing of the sample. The offcier kept it in his trunk all day and then put it in a refridgerator at the police station before using UPS to send it to the tox lab. The lab failed to calculate the uncertianty oftheir measurements and returned the sample ot the police despite a court order directing them to maintian it. In the end my client was offered a plea to Negliegent Driving in the first degree. That is a simple misdemanor with no loss of license or mandatory jail.
Seattle vs. Clark-Munoz, 152 Wn. 2d 39 (2004)
Jul 01, 2005OUTCOME: State Supreme Court Unanimous Decision
This case, along with the companion cases were litigated from the trial court through the State Supreme Court. I was able to establish that the Washington State Patrol and its Breath Test Section co ... mpletely failed to calibrate, certify or validate thier scientific instruments. This resulted in the State Supreme Court throwing our every breath test in the entire state as unreliable and invalid. Recently, Attorney Ted Vosk has taken this work to an even more dramatic result, establishing that the entire Washington State Toxicology Labrotory and its work lacked scientific reliability.
Probert v. Chutich
Jun 10, 2005OUTCOME: $75,000.00
Allstate Insurance Company Settled this case in the middle of a jury trial. The offer going into trial was approximately half of what they offered after the frist week of trial
City of Seattle v Clark-Munoz, State v. Jagla, et al. 152 Wn.2d 39 (2004)
Jan 01, 2004OUTCOME: prevailed at Washington State Supreme Court
Supressed breath tests (BAC) throughout entire State of Washington, based upon the State's Toxicologist failure to accurately trace the thermometer certification pursuant to the standards maintained by ... NIST.
Grewal v. Dept of Licensing, 108 Wash.App. 815, 33 P.3d 94
Oct 22, 2001OUTCOME: Driver's License Reinstated
I represetned Mr. Grewal. His license was suspended by the Department of Licensing. I had that suspension overturned and the Superior Court reinstated his license. The Dept. filed an appeal and the ... Court of Appeals Reversed and Remanded
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