Terrell Marshall Daudt & Willie PLLC

Terrell Marshall Daudt & Willie PLLC Files Suit Against Ballard's Olympic Athletic Club Sued for Refusing to Honor Lifetime Memberships

December 9, 2011 — Three members of Ballard’s Olympic Athletic Club filed a class action lawsuit today against the club’s owners for refusing to honor lifetime memberships that the club sold in the 1980s. John Ruebel, Tobi Goldman, and Kevin Van Ness are asking the King County Superior Court to rule that Olympic Athletic Club must continue honoring the contracts of all lifetime members, many of whom have been with the club for 30 years.

Terrell Marshall Daudt & Willie PLLC and The Scott Law Group File Suit Against Mount Vernon and Burlington for Allegedly Violating the Constitutional Rights of Indigent Defendants

June 10, 2011 — Three inmates in Skagit County jail filed a class action lawsuit today against the cities of Mount Vernon and Burlington. The inmates allege that the cities are systematically failing to provide assistance of counsel to low-income persons who face criminal charges in municipal court. The right to counsel is a civil right that is guaranteed by the constitutions of the United States and Washington.

TMDW Files Lawsuit Against City of Seattle on Behalf of 28 Homeowners to Protect Their Homes from Landslides

TMDW Merged with the Law Offices of Karen Willie PLLC

The Law Offices of Karen Willie PLLC has merged with Terrell Marshall & Daudt PLLC ("TMD"). TMD is thrilled and honored to join forces with Karen and her team. Karen's group practices in the area of "water law" that is, landslides, floods, dams, drainage problems, riparian rights, sewage back-ups, wetlands, developments and storm water and any related issues. The firm has represented individuals, companies, municipalities, homeowner associations and a variety of others over the years.

On numerous occasions, Karen has been an invited speaker on water law topics for the Washington State Bar Association's continuing legal education program (CLE's). She has two Supreme Court decisions and numerous other appellate decisions in the area of water law. Karen is often consulted by law firms on water law cases and is available to associate on such matters.

TMDW Files Complaint Against U.S. Bank for Illegal Overdraft Fees

Terrell Marshall Daudt & Willie, along with The Scott Law Group of Spokane, Washington, has filed a class action complaint against U.S. Bank. The class action complaint specifically alleges that U.S. Bank unfairly and deceptively resequenced the order in which debit transactions were processed so as to maximize overdraft fees that the bank collected from its Washington customers.

TMDW, along with Ram & Olson LLP of San Francisco, California, has filed a class action against Olympus Imaging America, Inc. in the Federal District Court for the Eastern District of California.

The Olympus class action, brought on behalf of California resident Stefanie Mlejnecky and all others similarly situated, alleges violations of California's consumer laws in the sale and advertising of the Olympus Stylus 1030 SW and 850 SW cameras. The Olympus class action alleges that the Stylus SW cameras contain defects that cause the cameras to fail or malfunction when underwater or when dropped, despite Olympus's representations that the cameras are waterproof and shockproof.

If you have experienced problems with an Olympus Stylus SW camera and would like to speak to a TMDW attorney, please email olympusclassaction@tmdwlaw.com.

TMDW files Title IX suit with Legal Voice against Gonzaga University

TMDW and Legal Voice filed a Title IX suit in federal court alleging that Gonzaga's failure to respond appropriately to Jane Doe's report of sexual assault violated her federal right to equal access to education.

Ms. Doe was a sophomore at Gonzaga when she was raped by a fellow student. After she reported the assault, the school failed to take steps to adequately protect her from further contact with her assailant, so Ms. Doe was forced to seek a court Order of Protection. Rather than enforce the order, the school delayed the university grievance hearing on her claims that her assailant violated Gonzaga's sexual misconduct and ethics codes, refusing to schedule it until she had jumped through procedural hoops.

"When a student is sexually harassed or assaulted on campus, it has a devastating effect on her educational experience as well as her personal life," said Janet Chung, an attorney at Legal Voice and co-counsel for Ms. Doe. "Schools that act with deliberate indifference to sexual assaults are violating Title IX, which protects students from discrimination based on sex."

TMDW Member Beth Terrell, stated, "We hope Ms. Doe's lawsuit will bring about changes that can help survivors of sexual harassment and assault get the support and appropriate investigations that they deserve from their campuses and the educators responsible for them."