Five PCVA partners were named to the 2021 list of Super Lawyers, while five partners and one associate were named Rising Stars of the legal profession. In addition, three partners were named to this year's Top 100 Washington Super Lawyers. The following represents the...
Partners Darrell Cochran and Kevin Hastings recently reached a $2 million settlement on behalf of a woman who was sexually assaulted in foster care as a ward of the State of Washington. After being neglected by her birth family, the State of Washington placed the...
Partner Darrell Cochran and associate Bridget Grotz, filed a lawsuit against Walla Walla Public Schools on behalf of the mother of a former seventh-grade student at Pioneer Middle School. The former student, who was just 12 years old at the time, alleged that music...
The Boy Scouts of America has announced a revised settlement for the approximately 82,500 survivors of sexual abuse who have filed claims against the organization. The proposed $850 million settlement – while more than the initial settlement presented in March 2021 –...
PCVA is pleased to announce that one of its case, Garza v. National Railroad Passenger, was named to the Top 25 Verdicts & Settlements of the West 2020 by The Recorder, a leading legal publication. The matter was a personal injury case that arose from the fatal...
Associate Patrick A. Brown successfully resolved a dispute between his client and San Juan County over property damage caused by flooding. Patrick represented a married couple whose San Juan County home suffered flood damage following heavy rainfall, which resulted in...
Associate William McClure recently co-authored a law review article entitled “Rebalancing Bracker Forty Years Later” in Seattle University’s American Indian Law Journal. The article examines 40 years of federal and state courts’ application of the Bracker balancing...
Filing a claim against the military when you are on active duty is very difficult, but it’s possible under certain circumstances. Here’s everything you need to know about seeking compensation for medical malpractice and the status on seeking claims for sexual assault,...
Partner Elizabeth Calora and associate William McClure recently authored articles for WSAJ Trial News, a publication produced by the Washington State Association for Justice. Both articles appeared in the publication’s special focus edition on medical negligence....
In May 2021, Peloton and the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recalled Peloton treadmills after reports of at least 70 injuries and the death of one child. Why are the treadmills being recalled? A 6-year-old child died after being pulled under a Tread+,...
