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$4,500 Settlement in Snohomish County Jail Work Injury Suit
Washington State’s Snohomish County Jail paid $4,500 to settle the lawsuit of Tami S. Rutledge, who asserted that while working in the Jail’s kitchen as a prisoner, she sustained severe and debilitating injuries to her right hand and thumb while slicing potatoes on a cutting machine. The cut required 24 stitches. Represented by Seattle attorney Monty Booth, Rutledge settled the claim on April 13, 2005. See: Rutledge v. Snohomish Co., Snohomish Co. Super. Ct., No. 03-2-13867-1 (4/13/05).
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Related legal case
Rutledge v. Snohomish Co.
| Year | 2005 |
|---|---|
| Cite | Snohomish Co. Super. Ct., No. 03-2-13867-1 (4/13/05) |
| Level | State Trial Court |
| Conclusion | Settlement |
| Damages | 4,500 |
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