The lawsuit filed against The GEO Group, Inc., alleging the company violated Washington minimum wage law by failing to pay civil immigration detainees the lawful minimum wage for work essential to the operation of the Northwest Immigration Detention Center, may proceed as a class action, ruled a federal judge. The lawsuit filed by attorneys Adam…

THE HONORABLE JAMES L. ROBART In Service of the Western District of Washington, the Northwest, & Beyond By Lindsay L. Halm Just inside the door to Judge Robart's chambers is a pile of partially-folded post-it notes, gathered in a glazed ceramic bowl. I can't resist the intrigue and, without touching, lean over and peek…

ACOG has published literature setting birth trauma causation criteria to deny justice to children and to defend against lawsuits. Sims Weymuller and Liz McLafferty wrote about this topic. The article was published by WSAJ in Trial News. Introduction Brains need oxygen. When deprived of oxygen, brain cells die. One of the more devastating forms of birth injury…

We mourn the passing of Paul Whelan on April 13, 2018. Paul was a member of Schroeter Goldmark & Bender from 1969 to 1997. Thereafter, he became a partner at Strittmatter Kessler Withey Whelan and Coluccio. Paul had practiced with John Goldmark when John and Len Schroeter decided they wanted to start a law firm…

By Lucy Berliner, Mary Ellen Stone, and SGB's Becky Roe. Read Article Here

Watch Adam Berger in an interview with Kiro 7 on the class action settlement. Read more here.