Gig Harbor, WA
Personal injury Lawyer at Gig Harbor, WA
Practice Areas: Personal Injury, Litigation ... +3 more
OUTCOME: Dismissal in favor of my client. On appeal by opposing counsel
Successfully moved for dismissal of plaintiff's claims because the plaintiff failed to commence the case within the statute of limitations
OUTCOME: The trier of fact found in favor of my client and awarded zero damages for the Plaintiff
Contested liability automobile case where the Plaintiff sued my client for injuries in a low speed accident.
OUTCOME: Obtained settlement requiring USAA to disclose preferred provider agreements
Class action case against USAA for failure to disclose Personal Injury Benefits and use of chiropractic records to deny PIP benefits.
OUTCOME: The court ruled the link between fibromyalgia and trauma did not meet the test for admission of scientific evidence.
Whether Fibromyalgia is caused by trauma.
OUTCOME: Successfully argued no liability for landlord for tenant dog bite
Injured person sued landlord for injuries caused by tenant's dog
OUTCOME: Jury verdict against the City of Bremerton for special and punitive damages. Eventual settlement for $79,000
I represented Melissa Scott in a suit against Bremerton, Washington police officer William B. Cook and the City of Bremerton on a civil rights violation, 42 U.S.C. 1983, theory claiming that Office Coo ... k used excessive force when he arrested Scott on March 23, 2003 after she called police in response to an ongoing dispute with a neighbor who was alleged to have mixed their garbage with Scott's garbage, thus leaving Scott to pay for curbside waste disposal service. Cook went to the call but determined the two tenants shared a landlord and should work the problem out themselves. Scott placed some of her trash in her neighbor's yard and refused to remove it. Scott, who weighed about 400 pounds at the time of the arrest, was placed in the back of a patrol car with handcuffs that she claimed were too tight for her wrists, which resulted in injuries to her wrists. Cook also allegedly refused to allow Scott, an asthmatic, to bring an inhaler along, which resulted in her becoming sick in the back seat. She also claimed that an attempt to remove her from the car by pulling her hair. When that failed, Cook drove her to the Kitsap County jail with the radio cranked up and braked often and hard so that Scott was "bouncing around like a pinball."
OUTCOME: Defense verdict for my client
Represented defendant in rear end admitted liability case. The plaintiff requested substantial damages for neck and back injuries.
OUTCOME: Defense verdict in favor of my client
I represented the Defendant in a rear end accident against a claim by the Plaintiff for serious personal injury caused by a motor vehicle accident.
OUTCOME: Confidential resolution
Secured confidential settlement for my client against a major retailer following the client being rendered a quadriplegic after a fall on the retailer's property.
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