• Toole & Findley v. Continental Seattle Partners – Defense a legal malpractice claim. The plaintiff partnership alleged damages in excess of $200,000. Dismissed on summary judgment.
• Miller v. Christofferson – Medical malpractice action resulting from the alleged failure to diagnose necrotizing fascitis. Dismissed on summary judgment and affirmed on appeal.
• Adair v. Wienberg – Defense of medical malpractice claim alleging that failure to diagnose obstructed bowel caused cardiac arrest of five-year-old. Defense verdict; affirmed on appeal
• Boyce v. Daisy Manufacturing – Defense of product liability claim against BB gun manufacturer, after a shooting accident left a 13-year-old with a BB lodged in his brain. Dismissed on summary judgment.
• DeGroote v. Alaska Airlines – Outrage and defamation claim resulting from an investigation performed by employer of an employee. Dismissed on summary judgment.
• English v. Alaska Airlines – False imprisonment, assault and slander claim arising out of employer investigation of a possible employee theft. $250,000 demand. Defense verdict.
• Wabude v. Brown – Defense of a convenience store owner resulting from a slip and fall on a wet floor. Plaintiff claimed $100,000 in damages. Defense verdict.
• White v. Saephanh – Defense of a rear-end auto accident where plaintiff incurred $10,000 in medical bills and $60,000 in wage loss. Defense verdict.
• Zink v. Foodmaker – Defense of fast food restaurant after plaintiff tripped and fell, shattering her ankle, resulting in reconstructive surgery and a future ankle fusion. Defense verdict.
• Cox v. Higley – Defense of a rear-end auto accident where plaintiff suffered neck and back injuries resulting in a cervical fusion at two levels. Plaintiff turned down a $95,000 offer and asked for $500,000 at trial. Defense verdict.
• Edgar v. City of Tacoma – Wrongful death involving electrocution of worker. This case clarified the allocation of fault to an immune party under the workers’ compensation statute. Supreme Court decision interpreting the Tort Reform Act, 129 Wn.2d 621 (1996).
• Hoppel v. Blue Cross – ERISA claim arising out of distribution of approximately $1,000,000 in retirement benefits. Dismissed on summary judgment. Dismissal affirmed by Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals at 17 F.3d 394 (1995).
• Stringer v. Aetna – ERISA claim resulting from the denial of disability benefits when a Boeing employee lost his job after suffering two minor strokes. Defense verdict.
• Miller v. Reliance Standard Life Insurance – ERISA claim arising from denial of disability coverage after an employee left $80,000 a year job because of health problems. Defense verdict.

Summary Judgments

• Hoppel v. Blue Cross - ERISA claim arising out of distribution of approximately $1,000,000 in retirement benefits. Dismissed on summary judgment. Dismissal affirmed by Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals at 17 F.3d 394 (1995)
• Toole & Findley v. Continental Seattle Partners - Defense a legal malpractice claim. The plaintiff partnership alleged damages in excess of $200,000. Dismissed on summary judgment
• Miller v. Christofferson - Medical malpractice action resulting from the alleged failure to diagnose necrotizing fascitis. Dismissed on summary judgment and affirmed on appeal
• Adair v. Wienberg - Defense of medical malpractice claim alleging that failure to diagnose obstructed bowel caused cardiac arrest of five-year-old. Defense verdict; affirmed on appeal
• Boyce v. Daisy Manufacturing - Defense of product liability claim against BB gun manufacturer, after a shooting accident left a 13-year-old with a BB lodged in his brain. Dismissed on summary judgment
• DeGroote v. Alaska Airlines - Outrage and defamation claim resulting from an investigation performed by employer of an employee. Dismissed on summary judgment