Case Results

Verdicts and judgments obtained for our clients

Smith McBroom takes cases to trial. The results below were obtained against school districts and Washington State agencies on behalf of clients who were failed by the institutions meant to protect them.

Every case is different, and prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome in any other matter.

Rekhter
v.
Washington State DSHS

$95 Million

Judgment on behalf of home care workers underpaid by the Department of Social and Health Services.

Sheikhibrahim
v.
Seattle School District

$12.3 Million

Attorneys sought between $76 million and $124 million in damages for a student assaulted by his teacher. The jury returned an $8 million verdict against Seattle Public Schools, which grew to $12.3 million with interest and attorneys’ fees after the district’s motion for a new trial was denied.

Trupp
v.
Sumner-Bonney Lake School District

$7.6 Million

Sodomization and rape of a disabled student due to the school’s negligent monitoring.

Youngren
v.
Washington State DSHS

$1 Million

Failure of the Department of Social and Health Services to investigate a report of repeated sexual assaults of a child.