By Amy Clancy | Originally published in Kiro 7 PUYALLUP, Wash. – A former Kalles Junior High School student told KIRO 7 recently that physical education teacher Tim Paulsen began grooming him when he was in seventh grade. “It would start with his hand on my thigh when he was driving,” the now-grown man said about his time as … Read More
Man shot by Tacoma cop can pursue damages against city, a split state Supreme Court rules
By Alexis Krell | Originally published in the News Tribune, June 2019 A mentally ill man who was shot by a Tacoma police officer can proceed with his claim that the officer’s actions were negligent, the Washington State Supreme Court said in a 5-4 decision Thursday. Cesar Beltran-Serrano and his family sued the department after the June 29, 2013 … Read More
Jury awards $9.5M in case involving North Kitsap fire engine
SEATTLE — A King County Superior Court jury on Thursday awarded $9.5 million to the family of a Kingston man who died in a collision with a fire truck. On the morning of July 4, 2014, Jason Foster was was riding a motor scooter on Miller Bay Road, approaching its intersection with West Kingston Road. The traffic signal turned yellow, and … Read More
TPCBA 2015 Community Service Award Recipient: Jack Connelly
TPCBA TPCBA Community Service Award: Distinguished Law Firm or Agency “Award designated for a group of attorneys who work together as a group to improve their community, whether through legal or non-legal work. Recipient: Connelly Law Offices Service: For exemplary service as a firm working to improve the Pierce County community.” Source: https://www.tpcba.com/about/committees/community-service-recognition/
Lawsuit: Kids left in ‘house of horrors’ for years despite complaints to state
By Levi Pulkkinen | The Seattle PI Six children left to be brutally abused by a Federal Way-area woman described as a “sadist” in court documents have sued the state, claiming child services failed to act after more than a dozen abuse complaints. Maria Gonzales Esquivel – the 47-year-old accused of abusing the children herself and forcing them to abuse … Read More
Sex assault victim gets $1.5 million in Oak Harbor pool lawsuit
By JESSIE STENSLAND | Whidbey News-Times A past member of the Aquajets swim team who was sexually assaulted by a former swim coach in the 1990s won a $1.5 million settlement from North Whidbey Park and Recreation District. In addition, another alleged victim has filed a lawsuit and a third has hired an attorney. “My sense is that other girls … Read More
$1.5M settlement in woman’s claim of 1990s sex abuse by swim coach
By JENNIFER SULLIVAN | The Seattle Times A 29-year-old King County woman who said that her coach molested her while she was on an Oak Harbor swim team nearly 18 years ago will receive a $1.5 million settlement from the North Whidbey Park and Recreation District to compensate for the abuse, according to her lawyers. Andrew King, 64, is serving … Read More
$1M verdict against Bainbridge in fatal shooting of mentally ill man
By JONATHAN MARTIN and KEN ARMSTRONG | The Seattle Times A federal jury awarded $1 million Friday to the family of a mentally ill man who was killed by a Bainbridge Island police officer, ending a case that has roiled the island for nearly two years. After three days of deliberation, the eight-member jury faulted Bainbridge and its police chief … Read More
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