RNWLG Obtains Malicious Prosecution Verdict
On March 17, 2026, a Yakima County Superior Court jury awarded Mark Peterson $480,000 in damages and found that the City of Yakima, including its agents former City Manager Tony O’Rourke and former Deputy Fire Chief Mark Soptich, liable for malicious prosecution. Attorneys Matt Crotty, Matt Mensik, and Mike Love tried the case.
Bussey v. Driscoll
On March 12, 2025, the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals found the Armed Forces Board of Correction of Military Records committed two legal errors in refusing to properly consider the role PTSD played in the Army’s discharge of a member of the Army’s 75th Ranger Regiment.
Clarkson v. Alaska Air Lines.
Obtained $4.75 million settlement in USERRA class action plus commitment from Alaska to pay full wages for four days each year for when reservists go to drill.