Attorneys from Schroeter Goldmark & Bender and Forum Law Group secured a record-setting verdict in late January against the Oregon Department of Human Services (DHS) for failing to respond to a child abuse hotline call. A Multnomah County jury awarded more than $29 million to the child after concluding that the agency’s inaction led to devastating and permanent injuries when he was just two years old.
Schroeter Goldmark & Bender attorneys Becky Roe and Elizabeth Hanley are urging lawmakers to reject SB 6239 and instead adopt a survivor-centered version of the bill designed specifically for historical abuse claims against the state.
New lawsuit details decades of unchecked sexual abuse by OYA physician “Dr. Cold Fingers” and systemic failures to protect youth in custody.
Seattle attorneys Sergio Garcidueñas-Sease and Becky Roe proudly partner with the Sexual Violence Law Center to provide legal support to survivors of sexual violence
The parents of Luke Tyler, the Washington State University (WSU) freshman who was found dead in his dorm room on January 22, 2023, filed a wrongful death lawsuit in the King County Superior Court against Hims & Hers Health, Inc. (Hims) and others. Hims is a self-described publicly traded telehealth platform. Andrew Dudum, a co-founder of Hims, has touted the company’s vision as “being able to build the healthcare system of the future.”
Becky Roe of Schroeter Goldmark & Bender in Seattle recently presented an argument before the Washington Supreme Court in the case seeking justice for Sam Martinez, a Washington State University (WSU) freshman from Bellevue, Washington, who died in a hazing incident while pledging his fraternity in 2019.
A new lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon by six men accuses the Oregon Youth Authority (OYA) of enabling and covering up the sexual abuse of youth in its custody for more than four decades. The filing adds to a growing number of men who have come forward this year with similar allegations of abuse and institutional negligence.
SGB’s Elizabeth Hanley closes her chapter as the Washington State Association for Justice President with a final President’s Column in the WSAJ Trial News, titled “Two Paths, One Commitment.”
Schroeter Goldmark and Bender (SGB) is honored to share that attorney Becky Roe has received the Washington State Association for Justice’s (WSAJ) Pillar of Justice award.