Clark County to pay wrongly convicted men $10.5M

By Paris Achen | The Columbian Clark County has agreed to pay $10.5 million of its own money to settle a federal lawsuit by two men wrongfully convicted of a 1993 rape and imprisoned for 17 years. The county and attorneys for Larry Davis, 57, of Vancouver and Alan Northrop, 49, of Woodland settled the case Friday, nine days into … Read More

$10.5M deal in Clark County wrongful rape convictions

By Mike Carter | The Seattle Times Clark County settled a civil-rights lawsuit filed by two men who spent 17 years in prison for a rape that DNA evidence showed they did not commit. Additional litigation could win them another $24 million, their lawyers say. Clark County has agreed to pay $10.5 million to settle a civil-rights lawsuit filed against … Read More

Judge denies city’s motion for new trial in Ostling case

By Tad Sooter | The Kitsap Sun TACOMA — A federal judge Friday denied the city of Bainbridge Island’s request for a new trial in a lawsuit brought by the family of Douglas Ostling, a mentally ill man shot and killed by Bainbridge police in 2010. The judge also denied the city’s motion to stay a jury’s award of $1 … Read More

3 King County sheriff’s detectives allege rampant sexual harrassment

By Steve Miletich | The Seattle Times Three veteran detectives in the King County sheriff’s Sexual Assault Unit have filed up to $9 million in claims against the county, alleging they were victims of rampant acts of sexual harassment and verbal abuse under three sergeants over many years. Among those named in the claims is Dave Jutilla, who is the … Read More

Families of 2 slain Lakewood Officers get $5 million each

The Seattle PI TACOMA, Wash. (AP) — The state of Washington has agreed to pay $5 million apiece to the families of two of the Lakewood police officers slain by Maurice Clemmons at a coffee shop in 2009. Officers Mark Renniger and Gregory Richards were among four officers slain as they prepared to head out on patrol that Sunday morning. … Read More

Families of 2 fallen Lakewood officers to receive $5 million each

Komo News A Pierce County Superior Court judge approved the agreement to settle a lawsuit filed by the families of Sgt. Mark Renninger and Officer Gregory Richards. Renninger and Richards were gunned down by Clemmons as they sat in a Parkland coffee shop on the morning of Nov. 29, 2009. Also killed were officers Ronald Owens and Tina Griswold. Griswold’s … Read More

Families of 2 slain Lakewood officers get $5M each

KIRO7.com TACOMA, Wash. — The state of Washington has agreed to pay $5 million apiece to the families of two of the Lakewood police officers slain by Maurice Clemmons at a coffee shop in 2009. Officers Mark Renniger and Gregory Richards were among four officers slain as they prepared to head out on patrol that Sunday morning. A lawyer for … Read More