McDermott and Asan are experienced trial attorneys who have argued matters before numerous Washington State trial courts, the Washington State Court of Appeals, and federal district courts throughout the country.  They have also litigated with success in the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Their notable cases include the following:

• Morales v. Heritage Grove, Inc. (Wash. Super. Ct.)

Represented the family and the estate of an elderly man who died in a nursing home as a result of medical malpractice and abuse and prevailed after a three-week jury trial.

• Hiraga v. Geico General Insurance Company (Wash. Super Ct.)

Represented an elderly woman in a lawsuit against Geico General Insurance Company for violation of Washington’s Consumer Protection Act and Washington’s Insurance Fair Conduct Act and prevailed after a two-week jury trial.

• Jensen v. Washington State Dep’t of Corrections (Wash. Super. Ct.)

Represented two women and their families in a lawsuit against the Washington State Department of Corrections for inadequate supervision of a violent parolee who robbed the women at gunpoint and shot them in the head, neck, and back, causing traumatic and life-threatening injuries.

• Estate of Strahm v. Seegert, Inc. (Wash. Super. Ct.)

Represented the family and the estate of a construction worker who was pinned down and crushed underneath the bucket of a hydraulic excavator while working at a construction site.  Plaintiffs brought negligence and product liability claims against a subcontractor and the manufacturer of the excavator.

• Prescott v. Country Mutual Insurance Company (Wash. Super. Ct.)

Represented a young man in a lawsuit against Country Mutual Insurance Company for violation of Washington’s Insurance Fair Conduct Act.

• In re Expedia Hotel Taxes & Fees Litig. (Wash. Super. Ct.)

Represented consumers in a class action lawsuit against Expedia, Inc. for misrepresenting the amount of legitimate taxes and service fees associated with certain hotel reservations.

• In re Bextra & Celebrex Marketing, Sales Practices, & Product Liability Litigation (N.D. Cal.)

Represented consumers and third-party payors in a class action lawsuit against Pfizer, Inc. for its improper marketing and promotion of Celebrex and Bextra.

• In re Amazon.com, Inc. Sec. Litig. (W.D. Wash.)

Represented investors in a class action lawsuit charging Amazon.com, Inc. and several of its officers and directors with violations of the federal securities laws for misrepresenting Amazon.com’s customer growth and revenue-per-customer metrics, its publicly-reported financial results, and the nature and terms of its compensation arrangements with certain strategic partners.

• In re Rhythms Netconnections, Inc. Sec. Litig. (D. Colo.)

Represented investors in a class action lawsuit charging former officers and directors of Rhythms Netconnections, Inc., a bankrupt entity which once provided DSL services, with manipulating Rhythms’s subscriber line counts and falsely reporting its financial results to the investing public in violation of federal securities laws.

• Schneider v. Wilcox Farms, Inc. (W.D. Wash.)

Represented consumers as lead counsel in a class action lawsuit against Wilcox Farms, Inc. challenging the improper marketing and promotion of omega-3 fortified eggs.