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Jury awards $975,000 to woman who gave birth on jail cell floor

Published: February 7, 2012

Tags: birth, jail, Washington

A federal jury has awarded nearly $1 million to a severely mentally ill homeless woman who gave birth alone on the floor of a King County, Wash. jail cell 14 years ago.

Small-firm lawyer wins $2.2M verdict for pitbull attack

By: Sylvia Hsieh
Published: August 26, 2011

Tags: dog bite, dog-mauling, Washington

A small firm lawyer won a $2.2 million verdict on behalf of a woman attacked in her bedroom by two neighborhood pitbulls in her rural home outside Tacoma, Wash.

Farm workers awarded nearly $2 million

Published: August 19, 2011

Tags: farming, federal labor laws, Washington

A federal appeals court has awarded nearly $2 million to more than 600 Latino farm workers who accused a farm labor contractor and two Washington state growers of violating federal labor laws.

Suit over liposuction death settled for $1.8 million

Published: August 19, 2011

Tags: liposuction, medical negligence, plastic surgery, Washington, wrongful death

The family of a woman who died during a liposuction procedure has reached a $1.8 million settlement with the Sono Bello plastic surgery center where the procedure was performed.

Dog-mauling survivor awarded $2.2 million

Published: August 15, 2011

Tags: dog bite, dog-mauling, Washington

A Pierce County, Wash. jury has awarded $2.2 million in damages to a Gig Harbor woman who was mauled by two pit bulls that entered her home through an open sliding-glass door four years ago.

University and ex-student settle lawsuit

Published: August 5, 2011

Tags: failure to protect, negligence, rape, sexual assault, university, Washington

A lawsuit filed against the University of Mary Washington by a former student who was raped on campus has been settled.

$1.5 million settlement reached over deadly bicycle crash

Published: June 1, 2011

Tags: bicycle, car accident, Washington, wrongful death

The family of a University of Washington scientist killed while bicycling in Ballard after he was struck by a van has settled with the van’s owner for $1.5 million.

State to pay foster family $470,000 to settle sexual assault suit

Published: May 9, 2011

Tags: Department of Social and Health Services, foster child, sexual assault, Washington

The Washington State Department of Social and Health Services has agreed to pay a Longview family more than $470,000 after placing a foster child in their home who repeatedly sexually assaulted their 9-year-old daughter in 2006.

Jury awards crane operator $1.45 million in deadly collapse

Published: May 6, 2011

Tags: accident, construction, Washington, wrongful death

A King County, Wash. jury awarded a former crane operator $1.45 million for injuries he suffered in the deadly collapse of a construction crane in Bellevue 4 ½ years ago.