On October 20, 2021, a federal district court jury in Tacoma awarded $500,000 in damages to a former student who was sexually harassed and abused in the special education program at Bethel High School. The student was represented by PCVA partner Thomas Vertetis and...
Shortly after revelations that 330,000 children were sexually abused within the Catholic Church in France since 1950, the European Court of Human Rights affirmed that the Vatican is beholden only to itself when it comes to justice. This means that the Vatican cannot...
Darrell Cochran and Patrick Brown settled a case against the Department of Social and Health Services and its Division of Developmental Disability institution, known as Rainier School, for $2.25 million. The lawsuit involved the death of an adult developmentally...
Darrell Cochran and Patrick Brown reached a more than $2 million settlement with the state of Washington for 10 young men who were sexually abused when they were wards of the state and placed at Green Hill School, a juvenile detention center for male juvenile...
On September 15, partner Darrell Cochran will participate in a half-day seminar about remote hearings for the University of Washington School of Law (UW Law). The series of presentations, which will be broadcast via Zoom from 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. PDT, is titled “Trial...
Attorneys Darrell Cochran, Kevin Hastings and Bridget Grotz reached a $9 million settlement with Kiwanis International and several local Kiwanis Clubs on behalf of a group of plaintiffs, many of whom were wards of the state of Washington, who were sexually abused...
Darrell Cochran and Andrew Ulmer reached a $6 million settlement with the United States Bowling Congress, the national governing body for the sport of bowling, as well as other bowling organizations. Plaintiff Thomas “Tommie” McNeal, now 22 years old, alleges that he...
Partners Darrell Cochran and Kevin Hastings, along with associate Bridget Grotz, accepted a judgment offer of more than $333,000 for two plaintiffs in a sexual abuse lawsuit against Walla Walla School District. The firm represented both the abuse survivor, who was a...
Partners Darrell Cochran and Chris Love helped Fong Law PLLC attorneys Eric Fong, Emma Aubrey and Ken McEwan successfully defend their $91 million verdict – the largest single plaintiff personal injury verdict in Washington history. At trial, the Fong Law Firm...
Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala is proud to announce that three of the firm’s attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2022 Best Lawyers® lists. Two attorneys have been named to the 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® and one attorney has...
