Seattle, WA
Civil rights Lawyer at Seattle, WA
Practice Areas: Civil Rights, Government, Employment & Labor
OUTCOME: Settled Favorably
This wrongful conviction case involved two men sent to prison for 17 years for a rape they claimed they did not commit. We settled on favorable terms after two weeks of a 4-5 week jury trial.
OUTCOME: Defense Verdict
This excessive force case against a city and its police K9 handler involved a man who was bitten while on a "track" who suffered the worst dog bite any testifying physician had ever seen.
OUTCOME: Defense Verdict
False arrest, illegal entry and excessive force against two police officers. We prevailed after a jury trial.
OUTCOME: Defense Verdict
In 2007, Stew along with Andy Cooley and Kimberly Waldbaum, received a complete defense verdict after a five week federal court Class Action jury trial. This case is believed to be the largest civil ri ... ghts class action case to go to verdict is U.S. history. The suit was brought by over 160 named plaintiffs representing a class of up to 800 Washington State University students and faculty members. The plaintiffs sought damages of over $30 million, plus punitive damages, and compensatory damages for the hundreds of class members as well. The mostly African-American Plaintiffs claimed that the use of Oleoresin Capsicum (pepper spray) by City of Pullman police officers to break up a violent night club brawl among WSU football players and others constituted excessive force, Due Process violations, negligence and was motivated by racial animus.
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