Osborn Machler Neff won a $2 million wrongful death settlement for the family of Scott Creach, a 74-year-old Eastern Washington man shot and killed by a Spokane County Sheriff's deputy in the parking lot of his own business.
Osborn Machler Neff represented the estate of John Winkler, a Puyallup native shot and killed by Los Angeles Sheriff's deputies in a case of mistaken identity while he was helping an injured friend flee a hostage situation.
After Osborn Machler Neff uncovered evidence that King County deliberately withheld documents during the original Harris trial, the firm secured an additional settlement — including $300,000 in court-ordered sanctions — bringing the total recovery in the case to over $11 million.
Osborn Machler Neff secured what was at the time the largest individual settlement ever paid by King County — $10 million — on behalf of a man left in a coma after being slammed into a wall by a sheriff's deputy.
Osborn Machler Neff secured what was at the time the largest individual settlement ever paid by King County — $10 million — on behalf of a man left in a coma after being slammed into a wall by a sheriff's deputy.
Osborn Machler & Neff is a Seattle-based personal injury law firm representing people across Washington and Oregon in serious civil injury cases. We handle personal injury, medical malpractice, products liability, sexual abuse litigation, wrongful death, and other cases involving preventable harm.
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