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Tiffany M. Cartwright

2 rulings
W.D. Wash. · May 6, 2026

Prosecutors Face Retaliation Suit After Immunity Shield Denied

A federal judge denied prosecutors’ motion for judgment on the pleadings, allowing a First Amendment retaliation lawsuit to proceed after the Ninth Circuit ruled absolute immunity did not apply to three specific acts: communicating with...

Adamson et al v. Pierce County et al

W.D. Wash. · April 22, 2026 · mentioned judge

Volkswagen Tiguan Seat Heater Burned a Paraplegic Passenger, Lawsuit Alleges — Design-Defect Claim Survives, Failure-to-Warn Dismissed

A federal judge in Washington held that a paraplegic woman's claim that her 2023 Volkswagen Tiguan's seat heater was defectively designed may go to trial, while dismissing her failure-to-warn claim and partially excluding her expert's...

EMILY LAPRADE, et al., Plaintiffs, v. VOLKSWAGEN AG, et al. Defendants.