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).
SGB attorney Becky Roe is mentioned in a KGW article on the Washington Supreme Court's ruling that WSU has a duty of care in the 2019 hazing death of freshman Sam Martinez.
Schroeter Goldmark & Bender (SGB) today announced a landmark victory before the Washington Supreme Court, which ruled that Washington State University owed a legal duty to protect freshman Sam Martinez from the foreseeable dangers of fraternity hazing. Martinez died in 2019 during a fraternity initiation event while pledging at WSU.
SGB attorney Becky Roe is featured in The Seattle Times, following a Washington Supreme Court ruling that universities are obligated to protect students from harm foreseeably caused by fraternity hazing.
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.
SGB attorney Julie Kline is featured in The Seattle Times this week, discussing the newly filed wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of Sung Kwon, whose wife, Eina Kwon, and unborn daughter, Evelyn, were killed in a 2023 shooting in Belltown.
SGB attorney Julie Kline appeared on KING 5 following the filing of a wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of Sung Kwon, whose wife, Eina Kwon, and unborn daughter, Evelyn, were killed in a 2023 shooting in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood.
SGB attorney Julie Kline is featured on KIRO discussing a newly filed wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of Sung Kwon, whose wife, Eina Kwon, and unborn daughter, Evelyn, were killed in a 2023 shooting in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood.
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.