Summer Taylor Found Fault Free in $6M Verdict
Seattle, WA — After two and a half-week trial, a jury has found Summer Taylor, a peaceful protester tragically killed on Interstate 5 during a Black Lives Matter protest on July 4, 2020, was not at fault. The jury determined that Taylor was not engaged in any illegal activity, violation of law,...
Celebrating Excellence: Thirteen Stritmatter Attorneys Selected to the 2024 Washington Super Lawyers and Rising Stars List
We are thrilled to announce that thirteen of our outstanding attorneys have been selected to the prestigious 2024 Washington Super Lawyers and Rising Stars list! This accolade is a testament to their dedication, expertise, and unwavering commitment to justice.
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Judge Denies State’s Motion to Dismiss in Estate of Summer Taylor v. State of Washington
The State’s motion to dismiss the wrongful death case of Estate of Summer Taylor v. State of Washington etc, was denied today by Judge Sandra Widlan, of King County Superior Court. Summer Taylor was a George Floyd/BLM protester who was killed on I-5 in downtown Seattle on July 4, 2024.
City of Seattle Settles Peaceful Protester Lawsuit for $10M
After George Floyd was brutally murdered on May 25, 2020, the 50 Peaceful Protesters,...
Native American Heritage Month
By Kristin Michaud (Anishinaabe) & Shannon Kilpatrick
With the recent release of Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, and in honor of Native American Heritage Month, we are exploring how equality and equity rely on accurate representation of a people, culture, and event. Native people have...
The Stritmatter Firm files a Complaint for wrongful death and damages against Amazon
On August 4, 2022, Richard Barra, a husband and father of three young children, was killed when an Amazon delivery driver improperly turned left and struck him. But the insurance company was quick to point out that it only insured South Sound Last Mile LLC, which rented the Amazon Van from Amazon...
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.
“Today is a sad day in American constitutional law and in the lives of LGBT people.”
So says Justice Sotomayor today. I had prepared a nice post about another important LGBTQI+ civil rights case here in Washington, known as the Arlene’s Flowers case. In that case, a flower shop refused to provide floral services to a gay couple for their wedding because the...
The Stritmatter Firm Celebrates Pride Month!
By Shannon Kilpatrick
It’s Pride this month! To celebrate, we wanted to highlight a few of the ways the legislative and judicial branches of Washington provide legal protections for the queer community. The Washington Law Against Discrimination is one of the most...
Black History Month Series – Ron Ward & Twyla Carter
By: Shannon Kilpatrick
Today we celebrate attorney Ron Ward, a distinguished plaintiff’s trial lawyer who embodies the spirit of making a difference. Ron grew up in the projects of San Francisco with nine siblings. The injustices he witnessed there fueled his desire to become a lawyer. Over the...