Jury Awards $20.9 Million to Washington Worker Diagnosed with Mesothelioma after Asbestos Exposure at “Tacoma Aroma” Mill
A King County jury has awarded $20.9 million to Scot McLeod, a former abatement worker who developed mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos at industrial worksites across the Pacific Northwest beginning in 1989. Mr. McLeod is represented by attorneys Kaitlin Cherf, Colin Mieling and Craig Sims of Schroeter Goldmark & Bender (SGB).
Schroeter Goldmark & Bender (SGB), a Seattle-based law firm, today announced the opening of its office in Richland, Wash., expanding access to its over 55-year history of representing groups of people in complex cases and bringing that experience closer to home for survivors of abuse by Dr. Mark Mulholland, a Tri-Cities OB-GYN. The new office is located at 8350 W Grandridge Blvd, Ste 200, Kennewick, WA 99336.
Sung Kwon has filed a wrongful death and personal injury lawsuit against the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA), alleging the agency’s repeated failure to act on weeks of warnings allowed a man in an active mental health crisis to shoot and kill his pregnant wife, Eina Kwon, and their unborn daughter, Evelyn, and to seriously injure Mr. Kwon, on June 13, 2023.
Schroeter Goldmark & Bender (SGB) is proud to announce that attorney Elizabeth Hanley has been appointed by Governor Bob Ferguson to Washington’s Tort Study Committee. The committee’s purpose is to examine the state’s civil justice system and provide recommendations to state leaders that center the people and promote an efficient and transparent government.
June is Gun Violence Awareness Month. If you or someone you love was injured or killed in a shooting, you may be able to pursue a civil lawsuit separate from any criminal case. SGB is here to help. Gun violence victims in Washington have legal options – and more than most people might realize.
In the June edition of Washington State Association for Justice’s Trial News, SGB attorneys Kaitlin Cherf and Colin Mieling dive into the strategy behind their recent King County Superior Court jury verdict.
Schroeter Goldmark & Bender (SGB) is proud to announce that attorney Elizabeth Hanley has been elected as an American Association for Justice (AAJ) Governor for the Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ).
A Washington resident, Bryson Butler, has filed a lawsuit against the Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) and its contractor, American Behavioral Health Systems (ABHS), alleging that he and other residents were subjected to anti-gay harassment, discriminatory treatment, and coercive religious programming while participating in DOC-mandated substance use rehabilitation.
SGB’s Ben Gauen examines the complexities of litigating sexual misconduct in the patient-provider relationship in the May edition of Washington State Association for Justice Trial News.
A King County jury has awarded $20.9 million to Scot McLeod, a former abatement worker who developed mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos at industrial worksites across the Pacific Northwest beginning in 1989. Mr. McLeod is represented by attorneys Kaitlin Cherf, Colin Mieling and Craig Sims of Schroeter Goldmark & Bender (SGB).
As women continue to speak out against Tri-Cities OB-GYN Dr. Mark Mulholland, recent reporting from ProPublica and KUOW highlights survivor stories and examines the Washington Medical Commission’s response to decades of complaints.