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Article • May 15, 2007
$3.5 Million Paid in Stabbing Death by Washington Parolee by Jeanne Baker filed a claim for damages in the stabbing death of her father, Stanley A. Stevenson, on August 24, 1997. Stevenson was stabbed on a Seattle street by Dan Van Ho, who was under the custody, control and/or supervision …
Article • May 15, 2007
Affirmative Action, Special Relationship Required For Government Liability by The United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio held that barring a "special relationship" with the victim and any affirmative action taken by the county, defendant county was not liable for the death of a man shot by …
Washington Parole Officers Liable For Negligent Supervision by The Supreme Court of Washington held that the Washington state parole board was entitled to absolute immunity in claims alleging the negligent release of state prisoners, but individual parole officers were entitled only to qualified immunity in claims alleging negligent supervision. Plaintiffs …
Article • May 15, 2007
$45,000 Settlement In Washington Parolee Rape Suit by In 1994 the Washington State Department of Corrections settled a law suit with Jenifer McBride for $45,000 for her rape by parolee James Brigham. In 1992 the plaintiff was raped and assaulted by James Brigham in Seattle, Washington. The parole officer was …
Article • May 15, 2007
$47,500 Settlement In Washington Parolee Rape & Assault Suit by In 1994 the Washington State Department of Corrections settled with Nancy J. Corcoran and Michael J. Corcoran, for $47,500 for the rape of Nancy and assault of Michael Corcoran by a parolee. Richard E. Lyons was a registered sex offender …
Article • May 15, 2007
$225,000 Tort Claim Settlement In Washington Parolee Wrongful Death Suit by In 1998 the Washington State Department of Corrections settled a tort claim with Jenifer R. Monroe, and John C. Pagel for $225,000, for the wrongful death of their mother Terri J. Dobler by a Washington State Parolee. Charles Epperson …
Article • May 15, 2007
Washington: $260,000 to Family of Woman Killed By Escaped Prisoner by On November 5, 1991, the State of Washington agreed to pay $260,000 to the family of a woman who was kidnapped and murdered by an escaped work release prisoner. In 1988, while serving a 12-year sentence for two separate …
Article • October 15, 2006 • from PLN October, 2006
Washington Liable for Negligent Parolee Supervision; Bad Jury Instruction Vacates $33 Million Verdic by Washington Liable for Negligent Parolee Supervision; Bad Jury Instruction Vacates $33 Million Verdict; Settles for $6.5 Million In a 6-3 decision, the Washington Supreme Court reaffirmed its earlier holdings that the state may be held liable …
Washington Liable for Negligent Parolee Supervision; Bad Jury Instruction Vacates $33 Million Award by In a 6-3 decision, the Washington Supreme Court reaffirmed its earlier holdings that the state may be held liable for negligent supervision of offenders. However, the court vacated a $22.4 million verdict resulting from a 2000 …
Article • June 15, 2005 • from PLN June, 2005
$150,000 for Inadequate Oregon Sex Offender Supervision Resulting in Death of Child by On July 15, 2004, the Multnomah County, Oregon, Board of Commissions voted unanimously to pay $150,000 to settle a wrongful death action filed by the family of a teenage girl who was raped and murdered by a …
Article • June 15, 2004 • from PLN June, 2004
$22 Million Washington Parole Liability Verdict Affirmed, Review Granted by State Supreme Court by $22 Million Washington Parole Liability Verdict Affirmed, Review Granted by State Supreme Court On August 8, 1997, Vernon Valdez Stewart stole a car, sped through an intersection in Tacoma, Washington, and collided with another vehicle. The …
Article • April 15, 2004 • from PLN April, 2004
Washington DOC/King County Settles Negligent Supervision Case for $3.1 Million by Washington DOC/King County Settles Negligent Supervision Case for $3.1 Million On March 9, 2003, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) and King County agreed to pay $3.1 million to the family of a woman who was brutally raped and …
$250,000 Settlement Paid to Seattle Jail Guard Assaulted by Released Prisoner by $250,000 Settlement Paid to Seattle Jail Guard Assaulted by Released Prisoner On July 30, 2002, King County Jail guard Heather Van Vleck, who was assaulted and injured on the job by a violent prisoner just released from state …
Washington Supreme Court Upholds Denial of Negligent Parole Supervision Claim by The Washington State Supreme Court upheld a trial court's judgment for the State in a negligent parole supervision case, brought by a woman who was abducted and raped by a paroled sex offender. In 1993, Byron Schref was paroled …
Article • April 15, 2003 • from PLN April, 2003
$4.47 Million in Washington Negligent Supervision Settlements and Verdicts by Washington State recently settled or was found liable in three separate law suits alleging that it negligently supervised probationers or parolees. Negligent supervision cases are not new in Washington. Since 2000, the State either settled or was ordered to pay …
Maryland Pays $700,000 to Settle Suit Over Murder Committed by Parolee in Colorado by In May 2002, the State of Maryland agreed to pay $700,000 to a Denver woman whose daughter was murdered by a parolee released from a Maryland prison and sent to a drug treatment center in Colorado. …
Montana Supreme Court Upholds Refusal to Seal Settlement Agreement by The Montana Supreme Court held that prevailing party did not establish that privacy rights of parties outweighed the public's right to know what costs it incurred in a settlement agreement. Steve Pengra brought suit against Montana, contending that the State's …
Article • March 15, 2002 • from PLN March, 2002
Washington DOC Virtually Uninsurable by In the May, 2001, issue of PLN we reported the soaring cost of negligent parole supervision cases against the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) in the past year, totaling over $50 million in verdicts and settlements at that time .One result of that steady stream …
Washington DOC Suffers Yet Another Multi-Million Dollar Negligent Supervision Settlement by Lonnie Burton On May 16, 2001, the State of Washington and King County agreed to pay $5.5 million to the family of a man stabbed to death by a mentally ill man who was mistakenly released from the King …
Washington DOC Hit with almost $50 Million in Verdicts and Settlements in Parole Victim Suits by Paul Wright In a four-month period between September, 2000 and January, 2001, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) was hit with separate jury verdicts for $22.4 and $15 million and settled two additional cases …
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