Washington May Change Its Unfair Wrongful Death Law
By Andrew Ackley
Parents who have raised children into adulthood know...
Lisa Benedetti Joins Stritmatter Law
By Karen Koehler
In 2009, I was teaching Trial Advocacy at the University of Washington School of Law. In my small section was a tenacious student named Lisa Benedetti. She was impressive. I recommended...
Trial News Features Ride the Ducks Closing Argument
“Trial News,” the monthly publication by the Washington State Association for Justice, featured the Ride the Ducks case on its entire front page for March 2019. The publication ran the transcript from Karen Koehler’s closing argument in real, raw form. Paired with the “illustrative exhibits” from trial depicting the plaintiffs on each...
Stritmatter Humans
We just completely redid our website with a goal of showing and telling you who we really are, not just as lawyers but as people too. Our accolades and results are still there....
Ride the Ducks Companies Appeal Record Verdict
Both Ride the Ducks International (amphibious vehicle manufacturer) and Ride the Ducks Seattle (operator) have appealed the February 7, 2019 $123 million verdict against them. The appeals process will likely...
State of Washington pays $3 million to settle lawsuit over deaths on dangerous stretch of Highway 522
In 2014, Stanley and Joan Kinger were leaving their daughter’s house in Monroe, where they had just delivered lemon cookies and fresh-caught fish. On the way home, the Kingers’ vehicle was struck head-on by another driver on Highway 522, near Fales...