Author: ML
City Pays $14.9 Million
In the summer of 2022, a Tacoma Police officer set a gun on a sidewalk for a suspect to pick up after the officer left the scene of a shooting. A few days later, the suspect used the same gun to shoot Jay Barbour. A bullet severed Barbour’s spine and paralyzed him from the waist … Continue reading City Pays $14.9 Million
Voted Best Firm
We are honored and grateful to be voted Best Personal Injury Law Firm in Pierce County, 2024. This public recognition sponsored by the Tacoma daily newspaper validates our personalized approach to supporting clients, vigorously advocating for clients, and winning the best results for clients. We’re here to serve. As a boutique firm, we are highly … Continue reading Voted Best Firm
Sexual Assaults on Planes
During Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the FBI alerted the public to a significant uptick in sexual assault cases about aircraft. In 2023, there were 96 cases of in-flight sexual assaults. Sexual assault or sexual abuse aboard aircraft — usually unwanted touching — is a felony. According to the FBI, most in-flight sexual assaults begin when … Continue reading Sexual Assaults on Planes
Suing for Safer Skies
When you’re flying, you shouldn’t have to worry about a door plug blowing out mid-flight, or a sexual assault while you’re sleeping. When these outrageous things happen, our clients want accountability, justice, and a fix for the problem. That’s where we can help. What follows below is the Mark Lindquist Law news release regarding a … Continue reading Suing for Safer Skies
Max 9 News Release
SEATTLE, WA. – Today attorney Mark Lindquist filed an amended lawsuit against Boeing and Alaska Airlines on behalf of 22 passengers on Alaska Airlines Flight 1282. A nearly new Boeing 737 Max 9 plane was flying from Portland, Oregon to California on January 5. At 16,000 feet, there was a loud bang and whoosh as a … Continue reading Max 9 News Release
Jurors and Justice
“Representative government and trial by jury are the heart and lungs of liberty. Without them we have no other fortification against being ridden like horses, fleeced like sheep, worked like cattle and fed and clothed like swine and hounds.” John Adams said this in 1774 and it may seem a bit hyperbolic. Two hundred and … Continue reading Jurors and Justice
Successful Settlement
I’m blessed to represent good people, albeit often in challenging circumstances. This lawsuit is a good example. While our firm is focused on aviation cases and government negligence, our goal is always to serve the client. We are committed to providing the best service and best results for our clients. Our clients’ goals are our … Continue reading Successful Settlement
Officer-Involved Shootings
As a plaintiff’s attorney and former prosecutor, I believe neutral and professional reviews of officer-involved shootings are best for everyone involved. Victims and their families deserve this. Officers and their colleagues deserve this. The community deserves this. Public trust depends upon this. Recently The Tacoma Weekly covered the issue, including a specific request in one … Continue reading Officer-Involved Shootings
Fright and Terror Admissible
In a major win for one of my cases and for all of the involved victim families, a United States Judge ruled jurors will be allowed to hear evidence of “pre-impact fright and terror” suffered by passengers in the crash of a Boeing 737 Max 8 plane. Boeing attorneys argued the evidence was “not relevant” … Continue reading Fright and Terror Admissible
Sex Abuse Claims Update
For more than five years I served in the Special Assault Unit of the Prosecutor’s Office, or SAU, where I prosecuted rape, child rape, child molestation and other sex crimes. On the television show Law and Order they call it the Special Victims Unit, or SVU. Real life isn’t as fast and tidy as TV, … Continue reading Sex Abuse Claims Update
