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The Mouse That Roared: Victory in the MIST Arena!

Recently, Dylan Kilpatric, WSAJ EAGLE Member, obtained a tremendous result in a minor impact soft tissue (MIST) case for a very deserving client. This article will explore who Dylan is, his background, his major inuences as a trial attorney, and the recent jury verdict he obtained on an automobile personal injury case led in King County Superior Court.

Third assault victim settles for $1.3 million

The third of four women to file lawsuits against the North Whidbey Park and Recreation District over sexual assault allegations from the 1990s has settled for $1.3 million, district director Bill Walker said Friday.

Update: U.S. Supreme Court Denies Petition for Certiorari Filed by City of Seattle Regarding Plaintiff’s Nominal Damages Victory in Section 1983 Police Misconduct Case Against Seattle Police Department

In the case of Andrew Rutherford v. Jason McKissack et al., hot off the press, the United States Supreme Court, on Monday, June 17, 2013, denied the City of Seattle’s petition for a writ of certiorari to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. In eect, the U.S. Supreme Court armed the decision of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals, which, in a memorandum decision, armed the Jury Verdict, as well as the award of nominal damages and attorney’s fees issued by U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman, involving important limitations regarding when police officers may use a rearm during the course of an investigatory stop (See “Nominal Damages Victory – Section 1983 Police Misconduct Case Against Seattle Police Department Has Value in Teaching Police a Lesson About Important Limitations in Terry Stops,” WSAJ Trial News, March 2013). The plaintiff, Andrew Rutherford, who was represented at the trial level, by Jay Krulewitch and Michael Kolker, had the additional excellent assistance of Leonard Feldman and Sara Berry, of Stoel Rives, who managed and directed the appellate response on behalf of Mr. Rutherford.

City of Seattle Seeks Review in U.S. Supreme Court Regarding Nominal Damages Victory in Section 1983 Police Misconduct Case Against Seattle Police Department

In the case of Andrew Rutherford v. Jason McKissack et al., where the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals had affirmed the jury verdict and award of nominal damages and attorney’s fees by U.S. District Court Judge Marsha Pechman— involving important limitations regarding when police officers may use a firearm during the course of an investigatory stop (see “Nominal Damages Victory – Section 1983 Police Misconduct Case Against Seattle Police Department Has Value in Teaching Police a Lesson About Important Limitations in Terry Stops,” WSAJ Trial News, March 2013)—the City of Seattle has filed a petition for a writ of certiorari to the Ninth Circuit asking that the U.S. Supreme Court accept review in this matter.

Nominal Damages Victory – Section 1983 Police Misconduct Case Against Seattle Police Department Has Value in Teaching Police a Lesson About Important Limitations in Terry Stops

Not all victories are huge victories. But, sometimes, even the smallest victories for our clients have lasting effects and serve to educate various powers that there are limits to the exercise of their authority. Justice comes in all shapes and sizes. And, nowhere is there more dramatic proof of that statement than the case of Andrew Rutherford v. Jason McKissack, et al., where an award of nominal damages taught the Seattle Police Department that limits exist on how they can conduct investigatory stops and what kind of force they are entitled to use when detaining occupants of a vehicle following a traffic stop involving minor misdemeanor offenses.

1.5M settlement in woman’s claim of 1990s sex abuse by swim coach

A 29-year-old King County woman who said that her coach molested her while she was on an Oak Harbor swim team nearly 18 years ago will receive a $1.5 million settlement from the North Whidbey Park and Recreation District to compensate for the abuse, according to her lawyers.