In a long-awaited opinion (a year and a half—a crazy long time for this court), the Washington Supreme Court last week ruled in Henderson v. Thompson that parties to civil actions have a right to a trial free from racial
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Stritmatter Attorneys Attend 2022 Judge Charles V. Johnson Youth & Law Forum
Fred Rabb, Furhad Sultani, King County Superior Court Judge LeRoy McCullough and Melanie Nguyen at the 2022 Youth & Law Forum.
Last Saturday, Stritmatter attorneys Fred Rabb, Furhad Sultani, and I attended the 2022 Judge Charles V. Johnson
Jeffrey Dahmer's Untold Civil Lawsuits – Part One
In the latest episode of the Token Majority podcast, Melanie and Ruby take on True Crime and Netflix’s new series Dahmer – Monster: the Jeffrey Dahmer Story. After 14-year-old Konerak Sinthasomphone escaped from Jeffrey Dahmer’s apartment on May 27, 1991,
The Onion goes to the Supreme Court
Have you heard the joke about the writers at The Onion and nine Supreme Court justices walking into a bar ….Ok, not really. But in a move that’s delighting lawyers everywhere, The Onion filed an amicus curiae brief with the
Vanessa Bryant v. LA County – $30 Million Verdict
Should You Be Able to Sue Social Media Companies for What Their Users Do Online?
Screen capture of Ruby’s BeReal Memories. BeReal is a newer social media platform encouraging users to showcase their real life.
Big Tech says no. The law says maybe. In the last ten years, we have observed social media companies become
Equifax issued incorrect, lower credit scores for millions
Last week we published our podcast with SaraEllen Hutchison, talking about credit reporting and how it affects consumers. And in a bizarre twist of fate, Equifax is in the news this week for having send lenders
Credit reporting with SaraEllen Hutchison!
SaraEllen Hutchison
What is your credit report and why is it so important? This can seems like a daunting subject to anyone. And yet it has become a formative aspect of all of our lives. Are you looking to sign
Happy birthday to the ADA!
On this day 32 years ago, the Americans with Disabilities Act was signed into law. The ADA prohibits discrimination based on disability, similar to other civil rights laws that prohibit discrimination based on race, sex, religion, country of origin,
New local efforts at voter intimidation?
King County election workers unload a ballot drop box. Photo courtesy of King County Elections (@kcelections).
Ballots have dropped for the August 2, 2022 primary. Here in Washington, we have all vote by mail elections (and have since 2011),