BY JENNIFER SULLIVAN | The Seattle Times A King County Superior Court jury has awarded the family of a woman a $1.1 million civil judgment after finding the Federal Way Police Department’s negligence led to her 2008 murder atthe hands of her boyfriend. Baerbel “Babs” Roznowski, 66, was fatally stabbed by Chan “Paul” Kim immediately after policeserved him with an … Read More
Jury finds Federal Way police negligent in protection order case
BY STEVE MAYNARD | The News Tribune A jury today found the City of Federal Way was negligent because its police officer failed to enforce an anti-harassment protection order, resulting in the murder of Baerbel Roznowski in 2008. The jury awarded Roznowski’s estate $1.1 million in the civil lawsuit brought by her daughters, Carola Washburn and Janet Loh, against the … Read More
Lawsuit file over murder of Graham couple by Massechusetts convict
BY MIKE ARCHBOLD | The News Tribune A lawsuit filed this week on behalf of a young Graham couple murdered in 2007 seeks damages from state and county officials in Massachusetts for how they dealt with the killer. The suit brought on behalf of the parents and estates of Brian and Beverly Mauck alleges the officials “intentionally” and “with gross … Read More
Abused girl gets $1.5 million settlement from state
BY CHRISTINE CLARRIDGE | The Seattle Times A child who was sexually molested, burned with cigarettes and beaten with a spatula by her paternal grandparents will receive a $1.5 million settlement from two state agencies. Attorneys for the 14-year-old girl said the Department of Corrections (DOC) failed to supervise the girl’s grandfather, a convicted child molester, and the Department of … Read More
Woman blinded in clinic stabbing gets $5.5 million
By LEVI PULKKINEN | The Seattle PI A Seattle mental health provider has agreed to pay $6 million to settle two claims related to a vicious stabbing that left one worker blind, attorneys for the plaintiffs announced Thursday. Just after 8 a.m. on July 17, 2006, a woman entered the Downtown Public Health Center and, without warning, set upon employee Maritza … Read More
Woman sues state over sexual assault at detention center
By Christine Clarridge | The Seattle Times A 19-year-old who was sexually assaulted by a guard at a state juvenile-detention center last year has filed a lawsuit claiming the state failed to properly supervise the guard or protect her from his advances. In a lawsuit filed in King County Superior Court last month, the young woman’s attorneys claim the state … Read More
Teen inmate says state failed to stop guard’s sexual assault
By LEVI PULKKINEN | The Seattle PI A former inmate at Echo Glen Children’s School claims the state failed to stop the guard who sexually assaulted her. The lawsuit comes just days after the youth rehabilitation center settled a separate sexual harassment complaint filed by a former employee. In court documents, the young woman’s attorney argues that Echo Glen staff … Read More
Olympia Kiwanis Boys ranch draws another sex abuse lawsuit
By: Jeremy Pawloski | The News Tribune Shut down in 1994: In filing against Kiwanis, state, man alleges abuse at group foster home A man who attended the defunct Olympia Kiwanis Boys Ranch has sued the Kiwanis Club of Olympia and the state, alleging that he suffered “mistreatment, sexual exploitation and deprivation of the most basic human needs” while … Read More