Talis Merle Abolins

Talis Merle Abolins's Legal Cases (4)

Seattle, WA

Wrongful death Lawyer at Seattle, WA

Practice Areas: Wrongful Death, Defective and Dangerous Products

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Wrongful death

Leroy vs. State, 124 Wn. App. 65 (2004)

N/A

OUTCOME: Won in Court of Appeals

Wrongful death case against State Department of Transportation for failing to address icy conditions on bridge in Grays Harbor County.

Civil rights

Brosseau v. Haugen, 543 U.S. 194 (2004)

N/A

OUTCOME: Victory in United States Supreme Court

In this United States Supreme Court case, Talis served as counsel of record for 16 states supporting a Puyallup police officer who used deadly force to stop a fleeing criminal.

Employment and labor

Hudson v. Craven, 403 F.3d 691, (9th Cir. 2005)

N/A

OUTCOME: Won in Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Employment case in which college economics professor claimed she was wrongfully discharged after taking economics students to World Trade Organization protests in Seattle.

Contracts and agreements

Northwest Properties Inc. vs. Glacier Water Products, LLC (2006)

N/A

OUTCOME: $226,994 judgment after trial, plus attorney's fees

Lawsuit for breach of commercial lease. Prevailed at trial on argument that plaintiff was entitled to recover "late charges" of more than $200,000 based on compounding daily charges of $150.

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