Seattle, WA
Car accident Lawyer at Seattle, WA
Practice Areas: Car Accidents, Trucking Accident ... +4 more
OUTCOME: $57,123,795 jury verdict
Washington State DSHS reduced hours for care providers against the terms of their contracts. Took the case to trial and obtained a jury verdict of $57,123,795 for a class of 33,000 in-home care provid ... ers and clients.
OUTCOME: Verdict for damages and punitive damages
Pierce County Sheriff's Sergeant unlawfully assisted a fellow officer's unlawful entry into a home, resulted in a jury award for damages and punitive damages
OUTCOME: Class Action setttlement on behalf of plaintiffs
Innocent victim of identity theft was wrongfully searched by Pierce County officials. Once it was uncovered that the County did this routinely, the case was amended to add class action claims. The Cour ... t ruled that Pierce County violated the Constitution. The County appealed and the Court of Appeals ruled that the County's actions violated state law; the appellate court did not decide the constitutional question. The class action case was settled and the County agreed to pay damages to Abra Plemmons and to other class members, as well as attorneys' fees under federal civil rights law.
OUTCOME: 4.8 million dollar settlement
Said Aba Sheikh was 14 when he was beaten by four juvenile delinquents, two of whom were in foster care. He suffered very serious injuries. King County Probation left these delinquents on the streets ... , while they violated probation and parole and committed new crimes. Fred Diamondstone took the lead to prove the case against King County. King County paid 4.5 million to settle. The beating occured at a Shell station with a history of crimes. Shell Oil Company paid $300,000. The case went to trial against DSHS. The jury verdict of 8 million dollars was overturned in a heart-breaking decision by the WA Supreme Court, which ruled that DSHS's duty to control foster children does not extend to the general public.