Statement in Support of Israel and the Jewish people
The Stritmatter Firm stands by the State of Israel in its right to self-defense and by the right of the Jewish people to self-determination.
We...
Wrongful Death lawsuit filed against King County Sheriff for abandoning mother during domestic violence incident
On September 12, 2023, the Estate of Karin Riebe filed a lawsuit against King County for its role in Karin’s death.
On the morning of September 14, 2021, Karin’s adult son Shawn experienced a severe mental health episode. Shawn, who lived with his...
$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.
Victims of deadly crash award hero detective $85,000.00 scholarship for her alma mater
Seattle, WA – The survivors of a deadly airport transport bus crash have established an Eighty-Five Thousand Dollar ($85,000.00) scholarship to honor the heroic efforts of a King County Detective. This is believed to be the largest and only such scholarship donation of its kind in Washington state.
Stritmatter Firm files wrongful death lawsuit against EzriCare and Amazon for contaminated eye drops
Seattle, WA – The Stritmatter Firm filed a wrongful death lawsuit against EzriCare, the brand name of eye drops recalled due to contamination with treatment-resistant pseudomonas aeruginosa. The company’s eye drops led to the tragic death of Prafull Thakkar, a husband of 52 years and father of two children. Mr. Thakkar’s death...
The Stritmatter Firm files lawsuit against King County for near-fatal dog mauling
Seattle, WA – March 16, 2023, Stritmatter firm attorneys Gemma Zanowski and Melanie Nguyen, along with co-counsel Anthony Alfieri, filed a lawsuit against King County for their failure to protect an Auburn community from multiple vicious dogs housed by squatters on a run-down and dangerous residential property. The ongoing...
Class action certification granted in lawsuit against Seattle Children’s Hospital for exposing its child patients to Aspergillus fungus
Seattle, WA - Following three years of litigation, Judge Jim Rogers of King County Superior Court, certified a class action for all Seattle Children Hospital patients who were exposed to Aspergillus fungus in the hospital between December 2, 2016, and November 2019, and received preventative medical treatment resulting in damages.
The Stritmatter Firm Files Fraud Case Against Seattle University College of Nursing
Seattle, WA – Today, the Stritmatter Firm filed a lawsuit against the Seattle University College of Nursing for advertising, enrolling students, and accepting tuition for a master’s degree the school was neither accredited nor licensed to offer. We filed this lawsuit in King County Superior Court, along with attorney
$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...
