OUTCOME: Washington Supreme Court ruling reversed a ruling preventing the case from proceeding and has remanded it for trial
Defamation case against media entity, which was prevented from proceeding due to a Washington statutory act which protects defamation
Employment and labor
Jennifer Tyler v Chelan County
May 20, 2024
OUTCOME: $1.5 million settlement in favor of Mary Schultz law client Jennifer Tyler.
Settlement in favor of Mary Schultz law client Jennifer Tyler by Chelan County in settling a discrimination and workplace harassment suit, for $1.5M.
Litigation
Jeffrey Thurman vs Spokane County and Sheriff Ozzie Knezovich
Dec 23, 2022
OUTCOME: $19,480,000 jury verdict for defamation and employment discrimination in favor of Mary Schultz Law client Jeffrey Thurman and his wife Kaycie Thurman.
$19,480,000 jury verdict for defamation and employment discrimination in favor of Mary Schultz Law client Jeffrey Thurman and his wife Kaycie Thurman. Entered by a Spokane County jury.
Employment and labor
Thomas Neal MD v Ironwood Family Physicians
Sep 30, 2022
OUTCOME: Jury Verdict of $879,190 in favor of Mary Schultz Law client Thomas Neal MD
After ten days of jury trial, a Coeur d’Alene, Idaho jury entered a verdict for $879,190 in favor of Mary Schultz Law client, Coeur d’Alene physician Dr. Thomas Neal, against his former family medicin...e practice, Ironwood Family Physicians, on claims of wrongful termination and breach of fiduciary
duty. Dr. Neal proved that he was wrongfully terminated as an Ironwood Family Practice shareholder, partner, and employee of 24 years because he refused to allow his Ironwood partners to divert his seriously ill patients needing hospitalization into a Kootenai Health Family Medicine Residency Program for their in-hospital care, instead of the normal admission pathway for such ill patients through Hospitalists and specialists. The two-week trial established that a physician has a duty to use independent medical judgment to ensure the safety of their patients over financial benefit, as a matter of public policy.
https://www.spokesman.com/stories/2022/oct/12/coeur-dalene-jury-awards-family-doctor-879000-in-w
Discrimination
Hieber, Skaer, Van Noy and Christensen v The Spokane Country Club
Feb 04, 2013
OUTCOME: Plaintiffs verdict for $580,000 with attorney fees and costs to follow, and injunctive relief
Private Club Discrimination /Public Accommodation Discrmination: Plaintiff stockholders of the Country Club sued for damages and injunctive relief due to discriminatory treatment in membership privileg...es, benefits and status. Verdict rendered Feb. 28, 2013
Financial markets and services
Verhoogen v. Oldenberg, et.al
Jun 22, 2010
OUTCOME: $36,640,000 judgment on trial default
Loan Fraud
Medical malpractice
Kallestad v Collins, D.D.S.
Aug 28, 2008
OUTCOME: $14.8 million jury verdict
see website; highest oral surgery verdict in country
Discrimination
Forbes v ABM Industries, Inc.
N/A
OUTCOME: $4 million jury verdict, plus $1.7 million in add.
Highest Employment discrimination verdict/judgment in WA for single plaintiff
Securities and investment fraud
International Investments Ultd v Seachris
N/A
OUTCOME: $1.5 million jury verdict
Highest securities fraud verdict in Eastern District Federal Court (believed to be to date)