Tragic Tree-Fall Accident on Highway U.S. 2 Claims Two Lives
On December 18, 2024, a tree fell on a box truck on Highway U.S. 2 (also known as State Route 2) near the Spokane Airport exit. In the blink of an eye, it killed the two occupants. WSP photos of the tree show it was obviously dead, and obviously tall enough to...
Your Voice, Your Power: Why Voting Still Matters in America
In the United States of America, elections still matter. That is a profoundly important point. Let me say it again – elections still matter. For now.
Cynicism, failure and destruction all share one essential truth: They are easier to accomplish and generally more prevalent than building value. Sometimes it...
Mo Goes Shopping for Insurance
I decided to shop for insurance after working on a couple of bad faith insurance cases, one of which involved my own insurance company. Yikes! A bad faith insurance claim occurs when an insurer unreasonably denies, delays, or underpays a legitimate claim, violating its duty of good faith and fair dealing towards...
Domestic Violence Awareness Month: How Civil Litigation Empowers Survivors When the Criminal System Falls Short
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month, and while much of the focus tends to be on the criminal prosecution of abusers, there’s a crucial avenue that often gets overlooked: civil litigation. It’s not the route many think of first, but for countless survivors of domestic violence, it can be the difference...
Unyielding Hope: Navigating the Path to Justice After Systemic Failure
In the labyrinthine corridors of the criminal justice system, victims of sexual abuse often find themselves navigating a maze of hope, despair, and unanswered questions. Such was the journey of a young woman we represented who bravely stepped forward to accuse her cheer coach of molestation, only to watch as the system...
Inside the NTSB Hearing: Boeing’s 737-MAX Safety Failures and Accountability Crisis
Last week, the National Transportation Safety Board held a two-day, 20-hour long investigation hearing at its...
The Heinous Killing of Sonya Massey by a Sheriff’s Deputy Cannot Be Tolerated by a Civilized Society
Say their names. Floyd. Bland. McAtee. McClain. Lyles. Castile. Clark. Sarey. Strickland. Say their names, the names of all of those who left too soon who left mothers weeping, say all their names, and now say Massey.
They say, on July 6, 2024, four days after...
Boeing calls its 2015 safety press release “puffery” in an attempt to avoid more fraud charges.
Just days before Boeing struck a plea deal on a federal fraud charge stemming from two crashes of 737 Max jetliners, it lashed out against fraud charges in the case of Berry et al v. Boeing et al brought by 37 passengers on flight 1282 who were injured when the 737...
7 days too late to stop a killer cop
By Mo Hamoudi
What you do. What you leave undone. In 2019, while at the Federal Defender, my colleagues and I brought to light a frightening truth. Jeff Nelson, an Auburn Police officer, had a penchant towards violence but the public was unaware. It was a penchant that...
Severe Turbulence on Singapore Airlines: What Injured Passengers Need to Know
The reported severe turbulence incident on Singapore Airlines that occurred over Malaysia on a flight from London to Singapore and resulted in a death and multiple serious injuries to 71 passengers is a cautionary tale for passengers and airlines alike. Compensation for those physically injured may be available, particularly by such events...
