Cases
SKWC has been busy these past seven years, winning cases worth at least $1 million and up for our clients. Click here to see a representative list.
McCallum v. Allstate
March 2009
A bad faith insurance case against Allstate received support from Court of Appeals Div. II, which upheld the trial judge's ruling that reversed entry of a protective order for Allstate's CCPR and other claim manuals. Allstate was ordered to produce the documents without a protective order--an important ruling for consumers.
Stanton v. LeMay
April 2008
$2.7 million settlement for the deaths of two minor children who were passengers in a vehicle that rear-ended a recycling truck without proper under-ride protection guard that had stopped in the roadway.
Clauson v. Ashland, Inc.
March 2008
Confidential settlement for a diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma for a housewife as a result of being contaminated by asbestos fibers at home because of the work exposure of her ex-husband.
Jane Doe v. XYZ Corporation
March 2008
$2.65 million confidential settlement for a traumatic brain injury due to a Automobile Accidents for the defective design and manufacture of a vehicle.
Pattison v. City of Chelan
March 2008
$4.5 million settlement for a spinal cord injury that resulted in the client being a tetraplegic. Client dove into Lake Chelan in a city park and hit his head on submerged rocks. No warnings of the danger was posted.
Petersen v. Finazzo
January 2008
$1.033 million verdict for injuries suffered when a structure collapsed causing a severe right foot fracture requiring fusion and fixation surgery with hardware.
Huang v. Lustyk
December 2007
$2.9 million settlement for injuries suffered when a vehicle ran into a motorcycle.
Boyd Estate v. Les Schwab Tires
2007
$1.9 million settlement for death of motorcycle operator when improperly tightened wheel fell off of car and struck him.
Weller v. HMO
June 2007
$1 million settlement. Failure to diagnose prostate cancer.
Wallace v. Tesoro
June 2007
$1.1 million settlement involving a pipe fitter who suffered permanent injuries from an overhead obstruction while climbing a scaffold access ladder.
