Michael E. Tardif, Tort Appellate Results 1982-2006
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| Case | Result |
|---|---|
| Williams-Sorrell v. DOT, Wn.App. unpublished (1982) | Affirmed defense verdict for DOT |
| Hartley v. State, 103 Wn.2d 768 (1985) | Reversed failure to grant summary judgment to State on grounds of public duty/proximate cause |
| Jackson v. Criminal Justice Training Commission, 43 Wn. App. 827 (1986) | Affirmed defense verdict for state on appeal of failure to give res ipsa locquitur instruction in brain damage case |
| Norris v. DOT, 46 Wn. App. 822 (1987) | Affirmed decision denying pre-judgment interest to plaintiff |
| Nielson v. Department of Labor and Industries, 47 Wn.App. 352 (1988) | Affirmed summary judgment granting workers’ compensation immunity to state safety inspectors |
| Karr v. State, 53 Wn.App. 1 (1988) | Affirmed summary judgment dismissing conspiracy lawsuit against state and governor for deaths resulting from Mount St. Helens eruption |
| McKasson v. State, 55 Wn.App. 18 (1989) | Affirmed summary judgment dismissing claims against Securities Division for losses resulting from failure to investigate complaints of securities law violations |
| Smith v. State, 59 Wn.App. 808 (1991) | Same issue as McKasson, above. |
| Liberty Bank v. Department of Financial Institutions, 75 Wn. App. 546 (1994) | Reversal of $3.4 million verdict against state for interference with employment and defamation |
| Wilson v. State, 84 Wn.App. 332 (1996) | Reversal of $9 million verdict against state for violation of employee free speech rights and conspiracy |
| Gendron v. Department of Labor and Industries, 104 Wn.App. 104 (2001) | Affirmed summary judgment based on workers’ compensation immunity for state safety inspectors |
| Criss v. Washington State Hospital Commission, 106 Wn.App. 1031 (2001) | Affirmed summary judgment dismissing claim for intentional injury of employee by mental patient |
| Couch v. State, 113 Wn.App. 556 (2002) | Reversal of $15 million verdict against state for murder by parolee |
| Murphy v. Pharmacy Board, 115 Wn.App. 297 (2003) | Reversal of $2.7 million verdict against state for illegal search of pharmacy records and malicious prosecution |
| Murphy v. Townsend, (unpublished) (9th Cir., 2003) | Affirmed summary judgment dismissing civil rights claim for search of confidential pharmacy records |
| Joyce v. Department of Corrections, 155 Wn.2d 306 (2004) | Reversal of $23 million verdict against state for wrongful death caused by parolee |
| Guillen v. Pierce County, 123 S. Ct. 720 (2003) | Reversal of Washington State Supreme Court opinion that declared federal highway safety record statute (23 U.S.C. § 409) unconstitutional (author of multi-state amicus brief in support of Pierce County) |
| Halleran v. Nu West, 123 Wn.App. 701, (2004) | Affirmed summary judgment dismissing claim that Securities Division failed to investigate complaints of securities fraud |
| Garibay v. State, 131 wn.App. 454 (2005) | Affirmed summary judgment dismissing claim for wrongful deaths based on state failure to enforce chemical processing safety rules |
| Beal v. Department of Social and Health Services, 2006 WL 2126314 (2006) | Affirmed summary judgment dismissing retaliation and wrongful termination claims by juvenile parole supervisor |