SHEPARD AMBULANCE v. HELSELL, FETTERMAN

No. 42295-2-I.

974 P.2d 1275 (1999)

SHEPARD AMBULANCE, INC., a Washington Corporation; Careline, Inc., a Delaware Corporation, d/b/a Shepard Ambulance, Appellants, v. HELSELL, FETTERMAN, MARTIN, TODD & HOKANSON, a Washington Law Partnership; Helsell Fetterman LLP, a Washington Limited Liability Partnership, David S. Gross and Jane Doe Gross, individually and the marital community composed thereof, Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

April 19, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Roger Anderson, Seattle, for Appellants.

John S. Ebel, McNaul, Ebel, Nawrot, et al., Seattle, William Crittendon, Everett, for Respondents.


BAKER, J.

The law firm of Helsell, Fetterman, Martin, Todd & Hokanson was contacted by its client, Shepard Ambulance, Inc., 10 months after Dywain Berkins obtained a $204,016.75 default judgment in his personal injury lawsuit against Shepard. Shepard sought to vacate the default judgment in order to defend against Berkins' claims. Acting on information that the claim had been settled before suit was filed, Helsell first...

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