Chilling New Details Come to Light in Fatal Police Shooting of Derrick Clark Jr.
Seattle, WA – Stritmatter Law filed a First Amended Complaint against the Clackamas County Sheriff’s Office for the fatal shooting of 24-year-old Black father, Derrick Clark Jr.
The wrongful death federal lawsuit claims that Clackamas County unlawfully chased down and shot Mr. Clark in the back. Failed to...
City of Seattle Settles Peaceful Protester Lawsuit for $10M
After George Floyd was brutally murdered on May 25, 2020, the 50 Peaceful...
$5.9 Million Settlement for Police Shooting Case against Auburn Police Department
Tuesday evening, we resolved a police shooting lawsuit against the City of Auburn and former Officer Kenneth Lyman. The settlement is the highest settlement paid by the City to resolve an excessive use of force claim against the Auburn Police Department or its officers.
Police Shooting Lawsuit Filed Against the City of Auburn in Wrongful Death of Enosa Strickland Jr.
The lawsuit is based on the events of May 20, 2019 involving Auburn Officers Kenneth...
Legislature, Inslee Overhaul Policing With 12 New Laws
By Melanie Nguyen
In response to sweeping calls nationally and locally to reform policing following the killings of Black Americans, our legislature passed, and Governor Jay Inslee signed, 12...
Washington Legislature Passes Bill to Create a Use-of-Force Database
By Lisa Benedetti
Washington Appeals Court Rejects Overly Lenient Discipline of SPD Officer for Excessive Force
By Lisa Benedetti
Today, the Washington State Court of Appeals
Peaceful protesters ask the Court to amend their lawsuit against the City, State, and County
Yesterday, Firm and Cedar Law PLLC filed a motion to amend the civil rights lawsuit filed on behalf of peaceful George Floyd/BLM protesters against the City of Seattle, King County, and State. 20 more plaintiffs will be joining the suit, bringing the total to 55. The driver, Dawit Kelete, who...
Court upholds legal claims of peaceful protesters against the City of Seattle
Last September, Firm filed a lawsuit against the City and Seattle and State of Washington on behalf of peaceful protesters in Seattle, which is also joined by Cedar Law PLLC and their clients.
Recently, the City of Seattle filed...
Charleena Lyles Wrongful Death Lawsuit – Trial Court’s Dismissal is Reversed
The Estate and Children of Charleena Lyles represented through Commissioner Eric Watness, retained our firm to bring a wrongful death action against the City of Seattle and its police department for the shooting death of Charleena Lyles on June 18, 2017....