By Mike Carter | Originally published in the Seattle Times King County has agreed to pay $12 million to settle a lawsuit alleging sheriff’s deputies failed to follow through on the eviction of a dangerous Seattle resident who went on to kill a maintenance worker and injure the apartment manager. The lawsuit alleged four sheriff’s deputies, led by Detective David … Read More
Ex-deputy prosecutor gets more than $4M in wrongful-firing case against Pierce County
By Peter Talbot | Originally published in the News Tribune Pierce County has paid more than $4 million as part of a lawsuit for the wrongful termination of a former deputy prosecutor, according to his attorneys, nearly a year after jurors in the case found his firing violated public policy. Doug Vanscoy worked for the Pierce County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office … Read More