Jail death attorneys, Budge & Heipt, have filed a $10 million claim against the King County Jail in Seattle for the wrongful death of a pretrial detainee. The detainee, Nathan Zambryski, died at the jail in May 2015 from complications relating to alcohol withdrawal. Budge & Heipt, the lawyers for the estate of Mr. Zambryski, […]
When an attorney or lawyer reviews a potential police brutality or jail abuse case for the first time, one of the most important questions that needs to examined at the beginning is this: when does the statute of limitations expire? The statute of limitations is critical to know, because it sets the maximum time after […]
Searching for a lawyer or attorney to handle a wrongful death claim against a jail or police department can be a challenging process. One unfortunate reality is this: attorneys who work on a contingency basis on wrongful death claims must generally be convinced that a case is valuable enough to pursue before they will agree […]
Finding the best police misconduct attorneys and lawyers for your case can be a difficult process. In our experience, potential clients tend to have similar questions when trying to find the best attorney or lawyer for their police misconduct case. Q: How much experience does Budge & Heipt have in representing victims of police misconduct? […]
Hiring a police brutality attorney can be among the most important decisions you make. There is no shortage of lawyers in America. But only a tiny fraction of lawyers focus on police brutality. When it comes to winning your police brutality case, the lawyer you choose should be one who knows the law of police […]
Inmate Death in Monroe, Washington: MONROE — When detectives arrived to investigate a vicious assault at the Monroe Correctional Center in May, they expected to examine the crime scene. They couldn’t. There wasn’t one. When a Monroe Police Department detective inquired about the dearth of physical evidence, the lieutenant on duty inside the Special Offenders […]
The family of a man who suffers from mental illness is suing the Seattle Police Department for police brutality, alleging the man suffered severe brain damage during an arrest last year. Attorney Ed Budge claims 15 Seattle police officers stepped over the line while trying to arrest his client, Brian Torgerson, on May 29, 2010. […]
The Seattle Times reports on an egregious incident of excessive force in Washington State: King County has agreed to pay $3 million to a man who was severely injured when he was shot by a King County sheriff’s deputy and an officer with the Department of Corrections. Dustin Theoharis was unarmed and in bed Feb. […]
Reported by the Seattle Times: The state Department of Corrections has agreed to pay $2.5 million to a man who survived 16 gunshots fired by a corrections officer and King County sheriff’s deputy in 2012, ending a lawsuit in which the judge raised serious questions about what led to the barrage. The settlement comes on […]
Seattle Times reports on $1.75 million settlement obtained by police brutality lawyers, Budge & Heipt: The city of Seattle will pay $1.75 million to a mentally ill man who suffered severe brain damage during a violent arrest involving 15 Seattle police officers in May 2010. Brian Scott Torgerson’s father had filed a federal civil-rights lawsuit […]
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