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 is pleased to announce that six of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, with two additional attorneys named to Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.
Schroeter Goldmark & Bender is proud to announce that 15 SGB attorneys have been recognized in the 2026 Washington Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists, honoring attorneys who have earned a high degree of peer recognition and demonstrated excellence in their practice.
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.”
SGB is pleased to announce that seven of its attorneys were recently named as 2026 Best Lawyers in America® honorees.
Schroeter Goldmark & Bender is proud to share that 17 of its attorneys have been named as Super Lawyers in 2025, including six Rising Stars, three Top 50 Women and two attorneys named to the Top 100 list. Each year, Super Lawyers recognizes just 5% of attorneys across the country, based on a high degree of peer recognition and outstanding professional achievement in their respective practice areas.
Weight loss surgery should change lives, not endanger them. In this month’s Trial News, SGB’s Sims Weymuller explains how Wernicke’s encephalopathy, a rare but preventable brain injury complication after bariatric surgeries, can open the door to medical malpractice claims.
Schroeter Goldmark & Bender (SGB) was recognized as a Best Law Firm by Best Lawyers®, a prestigious, peer-reviewed publication for the legal industry, for the 15th consecutive year. Honored as a Tier 1 firm in employment law, medical malpractice law, personal injury litigation and product liability litigation practice areas, SGB achieved the highest ranking awarded during Best Lawyers’ annual review of law firms.
SGB is pleased to announce that seven of its attorneys were recently named as 2025 Best Lawyers in America® honorees. The level of service, knowledge, skill, and dedication that our attorneys deliver for their clients is highly commendable. Congratulations, SGB 2025 Best Lawyers!
Schroeter Goldmark & Bender is pleased to announce that 15 of its attorneys have been recognized as Super Lawyers in 2024, including four Rising Stars and two Top 50 Women. Congratulations to the deserving members of our team who are recognized by their peers as some of the best in Washington!
In an article authored for WSAJ’s March edition of Trial News, SGB attorney Sims Weymuller shares an impactful personal account of 10 lessons he’s learned about navigating traumatic brain injury, both as a serious personal injury trial lawyer and the father of a TBI survivor.