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What is a Wrongful Death Case in Washington State?
One of the worst times in a person’s life is the death of a loved one, especially when it was caused by the fault of another. Although the person who died can no longer hold the at-fault party responsible, Washington law allows that person’s estate to do so in their place. WRONGFUL DEATH IN WASHINGTON…
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Courtroom View Network to Host Panel on Ride the Ducks Trial
Two years ago, we completed the four-month-long Ride the Ducks trial. The case was fully recorded by Courtroom View Network which has invited us to revisit the trial through the use of video clips and a panel discussion. Karen Koehler and Andrew Ackley will be presenting Ride the Ducks Part 1 (opening and liability) on…
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Ride the Ducks of Seattle Closes For Good
On Friday March 13, 2020, Ride the Ducks Seattle quacked for the last time. Without any announcement, the company went out of business. The closure of the Seattle company followed the shuttering and sale in December 2017 of Ride the Ducks International (manufacturer of the ducks) to Ripley’s Entertainment. Both companies had been sued by…
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Ride the Ducks settle appeal of the $123 Million Jury Verdict and 5 more cases
Stritmatter Law Firm: Press release April 29, 2019 Seattle, Washington Re: The 40 members of the Dinh Group, Moody Family, Leina Family and Ride the Ducks Settlement of $123 M Trial Verdict and Pending Litigation. Today the appeal of the $123 Million jury verdict in the case of Dinh v. Ride the Ducks et al….
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Ride the Ducks Deaths Help Spur State Legislature to Fix Wrongful Death Laws
By Karen Koehler Our state’s Wrongful Death bill was completely overhauled today in a landslide vote by the legislature. After five international students were killed in the Ride the Ducks Aurora Bridge crash, the community was upset to learn that the claims of the students over the age of 18 who did not have dependents…
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Ride the Ducks Case Stories: Part II
The worst mass transit disaster in Seattle history was unlike anything before it. An amphibious vehicle full of tourists broke an axle and rammed into a motor coach full of sightseeing international students. Three and half years later, 40 of the victims of the crash represented by Stritmatter Firm trial counsel obtained a record-setting $123…
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Ride the Ducks Case Stories: Part I
The worst mass transit disaster in Seattle history was unlike anything before it. An amphibious vehicle full of tourists broke an axle and rammed into a motor coach full of sightseeing international students. Three and half years later, 40 of the victims of the crash represented by Stritmatter Firm trial counsel obtained a record-setting $123…
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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 vehicle, Ms. Koehler’s…
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