$60,000 Tort Claim Settlement In Washington Employee Discrimination Suit by In 1999 the Washington State Department of Corrections settled a tort claim with Deborah J. Landberg an employee at DOC headquarters for discrimination because of her medical condition. In 1997 the plaintiff had tried to come back to work after …
$75,000 Settlement In Washington Parolee Sexual Assault Suit by In 1993 the Washington State Department of Corrections gave Melanie W. Watters a $75,000 stipulated judgment for being raped by George M. Boggs, Jr., who was a parolee from the Washington State Department Of Corrections. On March 16, 1991, the plaintiff …
$100,000 Settlement In Washington Parolee Rape Of A Child by In 1997 the Washington State Department Of Corrections gave Taaisha Finkley McCoy, and Sabrina Finkley, Taaisha's mother a $100,000 settlement for the rape of Taaisha by a convicted child rapist. In 1993 Ben Querido, a convicted child molester worked as …
$231,000 Settlement In Washington Parolee Sexual Assault Suit by In 1999 the Washington State Department of Corrections gave a $231,000 settlement to plaintiff, Teresa Vasquez, for the sexual assault of her son Steven Ball. Michael Albert Clum was a registered sex offender, and he was responsible for the sexual assault's …
$250,000 Settlement In Washington Parolee Wrongful Death Suit by In 1996 the Washington State Department of Corrections gave Bruce J. Bauer a $250,000 settlement for the death of his father by a parolee. In 1994 Donald W. Sherman, killed Lester E. Bauer, M.D., in Las Vegas, Nevada. Donald Sherman was …
WA Civil Servant Cannot Sue Under Contract Law Relevant to Employment by A Washington State Court of Appeals held a civil servant may not use contract law against the state when the suit arises from his employment, nor may contract law circumvent the doctrine of equitable estoppels. Gary S. Weber, …
Washington State Prison Nurse's Wrongful Termination Claim Survives Summary Judgment by Washington State Prison Nurse's Wrongful Termination Claim Survives Summary Judgment Licensed Practical Nurse Jayne Morse filed a state court civil rights action against Washington State prison personnel alleging retaliatory discharge in violation of the First Amendment and wrongful termination …
$75,000 Paid in Washington DOC Employee's Sexual Harassment Suit by Lorna Sutliff, an employee of Benton County, WA Department of Corrections filed suit in state court alleging she was sexually harassed by J. Jeremiah Coughlin during the course of her employment from 1984 to March 26, 1991. In February 1992 …
$175,000 Paid in WA Guard's Second Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Suit by Madge Wheelock, a Sergeant at Monroe Command for the Washington Department of Corrections, was subjected to continued sexual harassment and retaliation, which occurred after she received a judgment under Snohomish County Case No. 85-2-04790-5 in the amount of …
$7,701 Paid in WA DOC Employees Discrimination Claim by Stacy Lee Sund filed a tort claim with the Washington office of Risk Management alleging that the assistant director of the office of Correctional Industries stated she got pregnant in order to take advantage of the state system and medical benefits …
PLN Nazi Guard Censorship Suit Remanded for Injunctive Relief by The court of appeals for the Ninth circuit, in an unpublished opinion, affirmed in part and reversed in part a Washington federal district court's grant of summary judgment to Washington Department of Corrections officials who censored the May, 1999, issue …
WA DOC Pays $102,000 to Wife Stabbed During Conjugal Visit by The Washington Department of Corrections settled a lawsuit filed in Thurston county superior court by Heather Hiivala alleging negligence in providing for her safety and under 42 U.S.C. § 1983. In 1995 she was engaged in a conjugal visit …
$10,000 Settlement for WA Prisoner Raped by Guard by Washington Corrections Center for Women prisoner Patricia Cruz Ortiz was sexually assaulted by guard Dondia Ray Lenoir on December 18, 1995, and January 6, 1996. Ortiz filed suit in Thurston county superior court. She was represented by attorney Jeanette Booth of …
$10,750 Paid In WA Visitor's Slip and Fall by Michelle Cooper was visiting her husband, David B. Cooper, at the Clallam Bay Corrections Center when she slipped and fell on an improperly maintained moist floor caused by a leaky plumbing apparatus. David and Michelle filed a negligence suit in Clallam …
$100,000 Paid in Murder Committed by Negligently Supervised WA Parolee by Dexter Villa was shot in the head and killed by Washington parolee Nathan Brightman. Villa's wife filed suit in Pierce county superior court alleging the Washington Department of Corrections failed to implement and enforce an appropriate parole plan to protect the …
$1,000 Paid in WA DOC Employee's Discrimination Suit by Saiyed I. Hasan, an employee at Washington Corrections Center, filed suit is State Court alleging he was the victim of harassment, discrimination, and false reports. The complaint does not detail the facts, which occurred in 1993. The suit was filed in …
$1,200 Paid in WA Prisoner's Retaliation Claim by Timothy J. Beard filed a 42 U.S.C. section 1983 action in federal court alleging he was denied employment by Correctional Industries at the Clallam Bay Corrections Center. (CBCC). Beard had worked at the Industry when he was terminated, along with several other …
$7,500 Paid in Beating of WA Female Prisoner by Lila McCrary filed a tort claim with the office of Risk Management stating that while she was imprisoned at the Washington Corrections Center for Women on April, 27, 1997, she was assaulted by Jerry Keen, Correctional Mental Health Counselor I. She …
$7,500 Paid in WA DOC Employee's Sexual/Racial Discrimination Suit by Norma Dillman, an employee at the Washington State Reformatory, was subjected to sexual and racial discrimination from 1986 to 1989. Her complaint states:" On May 19, 1987, at approximately 8:30 a.m. I was physically struck by Sgt. Gould after suffering …
$15,612 Paid in WA DOC Employee's Hostile Work Environment Claim by Laurie Schley, a health care worker at the Washington Corrections Center, was subjected to a hostile work environment after her supervisor inquired in January 1995 of her marital situation, impending separation and dissolution of her marriage and other personal …
