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Judgment on a $56M jury verdict on behalf of home care workers

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Settlement for survivors of sexual abuse at Kiwanis Vocational Home

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Medical malpractice jury verdict for a 17-year-old stroke survivor

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Settlement for Washington
landslide victims

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Toxic exposure jury verdict for two victims exposed to toxic chemicals

Difficult Cases, Proven Results

Our results speak for themselves.

At Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC, we accept a variety of personal injury cases, but the common thread that runs through them all is our desire to assist those who have been severely injured. Too often, wealthy and powerful defendants abuse their power or engage in reckless behavior in an attempt to dismiss legitimate plaintiff grievances. Working through their attorneys, they seek to influence case results to their satisfaction, leaving injured plaintiffs buried in legal costs and medical bills and feeling hopeless. Countering this type of behavior requires the resources and expertise of a seasoned litigation firm – one that is not afraid to strongly argue for your rights, whether in a settlement meeting or in front of a jury. We fully leverage the decades we have spent investigating cases, filing lawsuits, performing depositions and going to trial in order to uncover the truth and obtain justice for the injured. Below are just some of the many cases in which we have delivered success for our clients.

Featured Case Results

$165,000,000

jury verdict

against chemical conglomerate Monsanto spinoff company Pharmacia LLC on behalf of a group of former Sky Valley Education Center employees.


$95,000,000+

class action verdict

total judgment on a $57M jury verdict for 22,000 home care workers, believed to be the largest class action verdict against DSHS of its kind.


$78,000,000

sexual abuse settlements

for survivors of abuse at Kiwanis Vocational Home


$72,000,000+

jury verdict

for toxic exposure case against Monsanto on behalf of two clients exposed to PCBs at Sky Valley Education Center


$60,000,000

wrongful death settlement

with the State of Washington and timber company for deaths in the Oso landslide of 2014

sanction granted

The King County Superior Court upheld a $788,664.04 compensatory sanctions and $394,332.02 plaintiffs compensation against the State of Washington.


$40,000,000

sexual abuse bankruptcy settlement

for 70 survivors of sexual assault by Jesuit priests


$35,000,000

dental malpractice verdict

for twenty-nine clients who were victims of years of dental negligence, fraud, and consumer protection act violations


$31,000,000

sexual abuse bankruptcy settlement

for 74 survivors of sexual abuse by members of the Spokane Catholic Diocese


$22,000,000

wrongful death jury verdict

against Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) for negligent parole supervision


$16,950,000

child abuse settlement

against Washington State for 12 survivors of sexual and physical abuse at the J Bar D Boys Ranch


$15,000,000

wrongful death jury verdict

against Department of Corrections (DOC) for negligent parole supervision


$13,953,887

medical malpractice verdict

for 17-year-old who suffered a stroke during a procedure

 

$13,725,000

sexual abuse settlements

for survivors of sexual abuse by a University Place School District wrestling coach

$12,750,000

sexual abuse settlements

with the Black Hills Football Club related to sexual abuse by former coaches

$12,125,000

sexual abuse settlement

for survivors of sexual abuse at the hands of a Seattle Archdiocese priest


$11,000,000

medical malpractice settlement

for a minor client due to delay in diagnosing bacterial meningitis resulting in neurological injury


$10,300,000

jury verdict against DSHS

a $4,500,000 million settlement against King County, and over $300,000 in settlement from a store owner for a teenage boy who suffered brain damage when beaten by violent foster boys at a gas station.


$10,150,000

sexual abuse settlement

for nine survivors of sexual abuse by a notorious pedophile Catholic priest


$8,000,000

serious injury settlement

for client who was shot multiple times by Tacoma police officer for allegedly failing to obey police instructions


$8,000,000

sexual abuse settlement

for survivor of abuse by an employee of an assisted-living facility


$8,000,000

child sexual abuse jury verdict

against Oblate Fathers Western Province for religious order child sexual abuse


$7,500,000

consumer protection class action settlement

for thousands of motor vehicle accident victims who suffered deceptive collection practices regarding their medical bills

 

$7,500,000

racial discrimination settlement

in the Puyallup School District

 

$7,500,000

serious injury settlement

following fall from roof


$6,500,000

sexual abuse settlement

for 5 plaintiffs who suffered sexual abuse at the hands of a Catholic priest at a high school


$6,000,000

sexual abuse settlement

for survivor of sexual abuse by bowling coach


$6,000,000

wrongful death verdict

against Washington State DOC for negligent parole supervision


$5,570,000

sexual abuse settlement

for 19 survivors of sexual abuse by members of the Catholic Church of New Orleans


$5,425,000

auto accident settlement

for a client struck by a motor vehicle in a crosswalk and suffered permanent serious injury


$5,375,000

product liability settlement

for a woman suffering 3rd degree burns on 1/3rd of her body from an exploding Ecoflame gel fuel product


$5,250,000

medical malpractice jury verdict

for a client after an improperly-consented and negligently-performed surgery caused a permanent spinal cord injury


$5,000,000

auto accident settlement

for a client who was struck by a motor vehicle and suffered serious permanent injury


$5,000,000

wrongful death settlement

for a client struck by a motor vehicle and suffered serious injury resulting in her death


$4,600,000

sexual abuse settlement

for 25 survivors of sexual assault by members of the Illinois Catholic Church


$4,500,000

train accident jury verdict

for a passenger injured in an Amtrak derailment accident


$4,300,000

wrongful death jury verdict

for unlawful shooting in a property dispute


$4,250,000

serious injury settlement

for a survivor of sexual abuse by a former teacher employed by the Issaquah School District


$4,250,000

serious injury settlement

for a woman who suffered a traumatic brain injury after she was struck by a parolee with a car


$4,232,000

sexual assault jury verdict

for two survivors of sexual assault by members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon Church)


$4,000,000

serious injury verdict

for passenger injured in Duck Boat collision on Aurora Bridge


$3,900,000

sexual abuse settlement

for a survivor who was sexually abused by a paraeducator employed by the Tahoma School District


$3,500,000

medical malpractice settlement

for an 84-year-old woman who suffered severe post-operative complications


$3,500,000

product liability settlement

for family whose conversion van rolled over due to unstable center of gravity


$3,500,000

wrongful death settlement

settlement for minor children of an immigrant single mother struck by a police vehicle resulting in her death at the scene


$3,100,000

sexual abuse settlement

against the State of Washington DSHS for a state-dependent child placed with a convicted child rapist


$3,075,000

defamation jury verdict

for the wrongful termination and defamation of a 20-year decorated senior county prosecutor


$3,000,000

sexual abuse settlement

against DSHS


$2,750,000

jury verdict

against City of Fife for negligent road maintenance


$2,500,000

jury verdict and settlement

for a person injured by a negligently modified industrial machine

 

$2,500,000

medical malpractice settlement

for client who suffered mold infection secondary to hospitalization

 

$2,500,000

sexual abuse settlement

for a woman abused by her foster parent licensed by DSHS despite the fact he was a convicted sex offender

 

$2,250,000

wrongful death settlement

with the State of Washington and Rainier School for death of disabled man


$2,250,000

medical malpractice settlement

for client who suffered a delay in diagnosing anal cancer which resulted in colostomy


$2,100,000

wrongful death settlement

with DSHS for father of a 3-year-old boy killed by the mother’s boyfriend, who CPS should have known was a chronic child abuser


$2,000,000

sexual abuse settlement

for survivors of sexual abuse at Green Hill School


$2,000,000

sexual abuse settlement

for a woman who was assaulted in foster care as a ward of the State of Washington


$2,000,000

sexual assault settlement

for a woman who was abused by her Aberdeen High School band teacher in the late 1980s through the early 1990s


$1,500,000

abuse settlement

for a woman who was sexually abused by a teacher when she was a student


$1,500,000

auto accident jury verdict

for the wrongful death of a college graduate student who died instantly as a result of a high-impact rear-end collision


$1,425,000

child sexual abuse jury verdict

against Olympia School District for child sexual abuse


$1,400,000

jury verdict

for a family-owned business against the State of Washington for unlawful conduct against a local business


$1,350,000

abuse settlement

with the State of Washington and the Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) for failing to protect a child placed in foster care by DSHS


$1,000,000

medical malpractice verdict

against a surgeon for an improper bladder laceration post-hysterectomy

 

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