Jackowski v. Borchelt
Jun 16, 2009OUTCOME: Settlement after favorable decision at Supreme Court
The case involved a claim against real estate agents and a seller of property for failing to disclose the landslide history of a property later catastrophically damaged by ground movement. I handled t ... o case from start to finish -- and the case finished in the Washington Supreme Court, where it resulted in a substantial change in the law concerning how damages are awarded when the case includes both a contract and allegations of misconduct such as fraud or misrepresentation.