Serious Personal Injury & Wrongful Death Cases in WA State
With each successful verdict and settlement, Stritmatter Kessler Whelan Coluccio (SKWC) continues to garner national recognition. The results that we obtain for our clients often include far reaching changes with the law that help to prevent similar tragedies.
We at SKWC feel privileged and honored to be the top choice for some of the most significant personal injury and wrongful death claims in the Northwest. Our attorneys are committed to providing top notch representation to our clients. This might be the reason why no other personal injury law firm in Washington State has as many Super Lawyers as our law firm.
Monster Truck Case
In Aug. 2009, Stritmatter Kessler attorneys helped Sebastian’s family and his Estate to reach a confidential settlement with the owner/manufacturer of the Monster Truck and the promoter who put on the event.
Magana v. Hyundai Motor Corp
$8 million default judgment rendered by the Washington State Supreme Court. The Supreme Court upheld the lower court's decision: "Trial courts need not tolerate deliberate and willful discovery abuse. Given the unique facts and circumstances of this case, we hold that the trial court appropriately diagnosed Hyundai's willful efforts to frustrate and undermine truthful pretrial discovery efforts..." (emphasis added)
Glanz v. City of Lynwood
Sharla Glanz, at 69 years old, was seriously injured as a pedestrian at a crosswalk. The accident occurred because the warning lights failed to work. The City of Lynnwood attempted to blame Glanz in its defense, but Stritmatter Kessler Whelan Coluccio personal injury attorneys made sure that they were held accountable.
Petersen v. Finazzo
$1.033 million verdict for injuries suffered when a structure collapsed causing a severe right foot fracture requiring fusion and fixation surgery with hardware.
Sanderson v. Evergreen Rehabilitation Bremerton
$851,000 judgment awarded to a 36-year-old, highly dependent brain injury patient, who suffered repeated neglect and abuse over the course of a one-year stay at a skilled nursing facility.
Schneider v. Major Car Manufacturer
A young woman suffered profound injuries as the result of a car crash. The other driver testified that Ms. Schneider did nothing wrong. SKWC brought justice against the car manufacturer of Marissa's car, for faulty design. A confidential settlement was obtained for Marissa and her family.
McCallum v. Allstate
A bad faith insurance case against Allstate received support from Court of Appeals Div. II, which upheld the trial judge's ruling that reversed entry of a protective order for Allstate's CCPR and other claim manuals. Allstate was ordered to produce the documents without a protective order--an important ruling for consumers.
Stanton v. LeMay
$2.7 million settlement for the deaths of two minor children who were passengers in a vehicle that rear-ended a recycling truck without proper under-ride protection guard that had stopped in the roadway.
Clauson v. Ashland, Inc.
Confidential settlement for a diagnosis of malignant pleural mesothelioma for a housewife as a result of being contaminated by asbestos fibers at home because of the work exposure of her ex-husband.
Jane Doe v. XYZ Corporation
$2.65 million confidential settlement for a traumatic brain injury due to a Automobile Accidents for the defective design and manufacture of a vehicle.
Pattison v. City of Chelan
$4.5 million settlement for a spinal cord injury that resulted in the client being a tetraplegic. Client dove into Lake Chelan in a city park and hit his head on submerged rocks. No warnings of the danger was posted.
Meadows v XYZ Corp
$3.2 million settlement for client who suffered a brain injury in a fall from a window.
Huang v. Lustyk
$2.9 million settlement for injuries suffered when a vehicle ran into a motorcycle.
Boyd Estate v. Les Schwab Tires
$1.9 million settlement for death of motorcycle operator when improperly tightened wheel fell off of car and struck him.
Weller v. HMO
$1 million settlement. Failure to diagnose prostate cancer.
Wallace v. Tesoro
$1.1 million settlement involving a pipe fitter who suffered permanent injuries from an overhead obstruction while climbing a scaffold access ladder.
Sholtz v. Kuhn
$1.15 million settlement for 61-year-old woman who suffered a comminuted and compound fracture of her leg when hit by a vehicle while traveling on a motorcycle. Infections of the leg required extensive medical treatment.
Plaintiff v. Defendant
$3.7 million settlement for death of a 46-year-old airline pilot husband father of two. Truck turned in front of his motorcycle. Substantial comparative negligence issues.
Wade v. Pierce County
$1.25 million settlement for death of a 12-year-old on a bicycle struck by a police vehicle.
Watson v. XYZ Corp.
$4.9 million settlement for woman struck in face with a leaf spring that fell off a truck suspension system. Closed head injury and facial disfigurement.
Forestier v. City of Vancouver
$6,050,000 settlement for a French foreign exchange student who was a pedestrian hit by a vehicle while crossing Fort Vancouver Way on her way to school. The City failed to provide proper lighting for the crossing.
Meza v. United Tempering Systems/Meza
$1.525 million settlement for a child injured in a motor vehicle crash when a truck barreled into another motor vehicle, resulting in a closed head injury.
Fulton v. XYZ Corp
$2.2 million settlement for a roofer who fell from a construction site roof 35 feet rendering him a paraplegic. Suit was against general contractor and second tier contractor for failure to maintain a safe workplace. Substantial comparative negligence issues.
