$15,000 Settlement for Failure to Treat Seattle Jail Prisoner’s Hernia by Washington State’s King County Jail paid $15,000 to settle the civil rights suit of Douglas E. Gallagher, who claimed that the Jail had failed to treat his hernia from May 2004 until the time of settlement in March 2006. …
$15,000 Settlement for Failure to Treat Seizure Disorder at Seattle Jail by Washington State’s King County Jail paid $15,442.53 to settle the civil rights suit of Troy Deimerly, who claimed the jail failed to take steps to treat his seizure disorder. When Deimerly entered the jail on June 4, 2002, …
$15,000 Settlement for Seattle Jail Work Injury by Washington State’s King County paid $14,928.70 to settle the lawsuit of Bonni Estes, who alleged damages from an incident at the Kent Regional Justice Center on March 7, 2002. That day she was working in the Center’s bakery, assisting another prisoner in …
Washington State Jail Guards Lose Overtime Suit by The Washington State Supreme Court has held that “delayed” payment of wages beyond the time frame set forth in former WAC 296-128-035 does give rise to employer liability under the Wage Rebate Act (WRA), but only where the delay is “willful.” The …
Improper Classification that Resulted in Seattle Jail Beating Settles for $37,500 by Washington State’s King County Jail settled a claim that a prisoner was beaten severely by another prisoner due to improper classification for $37,500. While at the Jail on August 2, 2003, Ian Kennedy Lennox was beaten by Carlos …
$10,000 Settlement for Bunk Bed Railing Hitting Prisoner by Washington State’s King County Jail has paid $10,000 to settle a claim for physical injury caused by defective bunk bedding. The bed was not defective until a guard kicked it. During count at the Jail on October 4, 2006, at around …
Vendor Crushed by Seattle Jail Door Receives $43,525 for Injuries by Washington State’s King County Jail in Seattle has paid $43,525 to settle a claim brought by a man delivering frozen food to the Jail. While making his delivery on November 7, 2002, David Huntington was crushed by a heavy …
Ninth Circuit Flip-Flops: Denial of Washington Sex Offender’s Community Custody Release Held Unconstitutional, Then Constitutional by Mark Wilson Ninth Circuit Flip-Flops: Denial of Washington Sex Offender’s Community Custody Release Held Unconstitutional, Then Constitutional by Mark Wilson Illustrating the axiom that the law means whatever a judge decides it means, in …
$75,000 Settlement for Shutting Off Water in Seattle Jail Prisoner’s Cell by Washington State’s King County Jail has settled a pre-trial detainee’s claim that he was unconstitutionally punished. The Jail settled the matter for $75,000. The basis of the claim was a guard shutting off the water in the prisoner’s …
$2,000 Settlement in Stolen Property Claim at Jail by Washington State’s King County Jail paid $2,000 to settle the property theft claim of Demetrius A. Jackson. On July 22, 2003, Jackson arrived at the Jail from the Regional Justice Center. When he was sent to prison, his property was sent …
Washington State’s Public Records Exemption Suit Limitation Runs When Privilege Log Issued by The Washington State Supreme Court has held that the Public Records Act’s (PRA) one year limitation to challenge exemptions is not triggered until the agency subject to the request provides the requestor with a privilege log. The …
Washington Woman Receives $79,000 Settlement in Unlawful Arrest, Excessive Force Case by On March 25, 2008, Melissa Scott accepted a $79,000 as settlement for her §1983 claims of unlawful arrest and excessive force against the City of Bremerton and Bremerton police officer William Cook. Plaintiff's attorneys, Andrew Williams and Steve …
Slip and Fall Nets $5,000 Settlement by Washington State’s King County Jail paid $5,000 to settle a slip and fall claim filed by former prisoner Clifford Goodwin. The claim alleged that on September 10, 2001, Goodwin fell in urinal waste water that was on the floor due to a broken …
Only Prosecutor from County Where Sex Offender was Convicted May Seek Civil Commitment by Only prosecuting attorneys in the county where a defendant was convicted of a sexually violent crime may petition to have an offender civilly committed, the Supreme Court of the State of Washington held May 1, 2008. …
$1,000 Paid in Lost Property by Washington State’s King County Jail paid $1,000 to settle the lost property claim of Alonzo C. Bradley. In August 2002, the property room admitted they lost Bradley’s property, which contained an Italian “28” necklace, diamond pinky ring, loop earrings, cell phone, quest card, polo …
$1,000 Settlement in Lost Property by Washington State’s King County Jail has paid $1,000 to settle the lost property claim of Sophie Evon. When transferred from the Jail to prison, the Jail was unable to locate Evon’s property. Missing were two gold 24 k bracelets, an 80-year-old gold wedding band, …
$1,000 Settlement in Mistaken Identity Arrest by Washington State’s King County paid $1,000 to Dennis R. Bowerman to settle his claim that the Auburn Police Department and King County Jail officials arrested and jailed him on a warrant for someone who had stolen his identity. When arrested at his apartment …
$1,063.99 Settlement in Lost Property by Snohomish County Jail by Washington State’s Snohomish County Jail paid $1,063.99 to settle the lost property claim of Andrew Wolfe. When transferred to prison, Wolfe’s property was lost, which included his wallet that contained cash, phone cards, his credit cards and identification; a Sanyo …
$1,135 Settlement in Vehicle Damage Claim by Washington State’s King County has paid $1,135.44 to settle the claim of John C. Schapp and Pemco Insurance Company that stems from a county employee pulling out from a driveway in front of Schapp, causing damage to the left front of his 2001 …
$1,179 Settlement in Stolen Property at Jail by Washington’s King County Jail has paid $1,179 to settle a claim by Scott M. Gower that guards stole the property that he was booked in with on January 14, 2004. When he was released, Gower was not returned his Citizen Titanium Promaster …
