Author: mhl
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Court Summarily Dismisses “Scrapper”
Court Summarily Dismisses “Scrapper” Pierce County Superior Court Judge Shelly K. Speir recently granted Dave Cottnair’s motion for summary judgment dismissal in a premises liability action. MHL’s client purchased a piece of property with an existing house with plans to redevelop the property with three new homes. To recycle, reuse, and repurpose as much as…
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Campbell, Chris
Christopher A. Campbell is an associate attorney with Merrick, Hofstedt & Lindsey, P.S. with a practice focused on litigation, insurance defense, construction, commercial law, business, and real estate. Before joining the firm, Christopher was a litigator for several years on the East Coast with both a national firm and an established regional practice. He has…
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Court of Appeals, Division One, upholds result of MHL attorneys David S. Cottnair and Tom Merrick
Court of Appeals, Division One, upholds result of MHL attorneys David S. Cottnair and Tom Merrick who obtained dismissal on summary judgment of claims against client property for premises liability claim. Client Property Owner Not Liable to Employee of Property Management Company Division I of the Court of Appeals recently affirmed summary judgment dismissal obtained…
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5-Week Trial Results in Defense Verdict
A Department of Corrections employee was severely injured when he fell 10 feet through a suspended metal security ceiling. It was undisputed that the plaintiff, 27 years old at the time of the accident, suffered a traumatic brain injury and would never work again. Plaintiffs sued the product manufacturer, architect, general contractor, and installation subcontractor.…
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Gauen, Andrew C.
Andy Gauen’s practice includes the defense of trucking and transportation accidents, products liability, fire and explosion defense, general liability, premises liability, construction defect, legal malpractice, and business litigation, including intellectual property. Mr. Gauen has been an attorney with Merrick, Hofstedt & Lindsey, P.S. since graduation from law school in 1974, and served for many years…
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Hall, Sylvia J., PLLC
In 2002 Sylvia J. Hall received her B.A. magna cum laude from Spelman College where she was a member of the Phi Beta Kappa National Honor Society. In 2005 she received her J.D. from Tulane University Law School. While attending law school she participated in the Tulane University Legal Clinic Program which provides free legal…
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Steilberg, III, Peter
Peter Steilberg’s practice areas include medical and professional malpractice defense, product liability defense, personal injury defense, premises liability defense, Uniform Commercial Code litigation, and consumer protection litigation. Mr. Steilberg attended the University of Portland, the University of Salzburg, Austria, Evergreen State College, and received his B.A. in 1987. He received his J.D. from Northeastern University…
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Nelson, Tamara K.
Tamara Nelson has an active litigation practice on behalf of corporate and institutional clients. Her areas of practice include general liability with an emphasis on complex torts, labor and employment, professional negligence and commercial litigation. She also is experienced in products liability, civil rights litigation, and municipal liability. She grew up in Southern California and…
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Meade, Philip R.
Philip Meade’s practice areas include personal injury tort defense, professional liability, products liability, consumer protection and general civil litigation. He earned a B.A. with honors in Accounting from the University of Washington and attended Seattle University School of Law, where he received a J.D. with honors in 1984 and was Associate Editor of the Law…
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Maddalena, Rossi F.
Ross Maddalena’s diverse defense practice includes defense of lending institutions, property owners, agents and brokers in real estate and commercial litigation. Mr. Maddalena has also defended clients in alleged breach of contract actions, breach of lease claims and other business litigation matters. In addition, as part of his practice, Ross defends clients in product liability…