$44.7 Million Verdict in Pierce County
This afternoon we had the honor and pleasure of receiving the verdict in our month-long SUV-vs-motorcycle case in Pierce County -- $44.7 million in total damages, reduced for just 5% comparative fault!
This is an amazing verdict in many ways:
First, our client’s injuries. He was...
16-Year-Old Teenager Sues Bellevue Cheer Coach Molester
Unwilling to passively be a victim, a teenager has filed a lawsuit against the Bellevue cheer coach who she claims sexually abused her.
The suit alleges that 50-year-old Brian Antich, who owned and operated Action Athletics, Inc., began to target the teen from the age of 14. And that...
Jury reaches $3.327 Millon Verdict in Sensational Civil Murder Case
On Friday, March 25, 2022, a Grant County jury entered a verdict on a sensational civil murder case.
Tim McNamara (then 66), a small farm operator in Soap Lake, began a romantic relationship with his niece (then 41) in July 2012. Within five months he had paid off all...
Seattle Children’s Lawsuit: What You Need to Know
Our lawyers are still representing 18 families involved in the lawsuit against Seattle Children’s Hospital regarding instances of Aspergillus mold contamination going back as early as 2000. The purpose of the Seattle Children’s lawsuit is to bring justice to the families whose children have sickened or died...
Court View Network honors Karen Koehler as top Powerhouse Pro
Courtroom View Network webcasts live civil trials throughout the country. In honor of Women’s History Month, CVN shared its top list of notable outstanding trial performances by 5 female plaintiff and 5 female defense lawyers. At the very top of the list is our very own Karen Koehler, lead trial lawyer in...
15 More Patients Join Class Action Lawsuit Plus Another Major Medical Negligence Lawsuit filed against Seattle Children’s Hospital by Stritmatter Law Firm and Layman Firm
15 more children and their families, through their attorneys Stritmatter Firm and Layman Firm, have brought a motion to join the Class Action lawsuit against Seattle Children’s Hospital for potentially deadly Aspergillus fungus exposure. Because four cases in the group have now settled, this means there are a total of19 cases remaining.
Karen Koehler Receives WSAJ’s Carl Maxey Award
The family is so proud of managing partner Karen Koehler for receiving the Carl Maxey Diversity award from the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ).
The Carl Maxey award represents a sustained commitment to diversity in the legal profession...
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Seattle Children’s Hospital for Aspergillus Mold
Today, Stritmatter Law in association with Layman Law Firm has filed a Class Action Complaint against Seattle Children’s Hospital regarding instances of Aspergillus mold contamination going back as early as 2000. The Complaint alleges as follows:
For decades Defendant Seattle Children’s Hospital Medical Center has been one of the...
Karen Koehler Honored with National Melvin Belli Society Award
The Melvin Belli Society—founded in 1981—is an invitation-only group of nationally-renowned plaintiff’s trial lawyers. It is named after America’s most famous, innovative trial lawyer. Every year since 2001 the Melvin Belli...
Coping With PTSD
By Andrew Ackley and Karen Koehler
It is incorrect to say that emotional injury is: subjective and all in your mind. Psychological injuries have a physiological basis. The amygdala located...