Washington Settlements

• Puget Sound Energy $8 million settlement awarded after a gas leak killed a mother of three. (May-19-06)
• Amtrak Undisclosed out-of-court settlement awarded to the families of two young girls killed by a passenger train. (May-10-06)
• Home Depot Inc. $125,000 gender discrimination settlement awarded to a female former employee. (May-2-06)
• Zhijian Chen Settlement reached in fraudulent internet business case. (May-1-06)
• System Transport Services of Spokane, WA $15.6 million settlement awarded to a family whose 6 year old son was killed in a car accident when a flatbed semi ran into their car on the side of the road. (Mar-9-06)
• Washington State $250,000 police misconduct awarded to an African American women who was pulled over without probable cause. (Feb-10-06)
• Roman Catholic Diocese of Spokane $45.7 million settlement offered to 75 priest abuse victims. (Feb-2-06)
• State of Washington $6.5 million wrongful death settlement after an ex-convict stole an SUV that caused a fatal accident to a mother of four. (Dec-19-05)
• Kent School District $500,000 personal injury settlement after an elementary boy lost the vision in his left eye from an elastic exercising device. (Nov-9-05)
• The University of Washington. A $35 million settlement has been reached in the.. (May-19-04)