Judgement of $7,000,000 for Washington woman injured in car accident

Case Name:

Samai Ashraf v. Mark Zumwalt, Costco and the City of Seattle

Case Number: Unknown

Date: 07/13/01

State: Washington

Details:

Governmental tort claim by 40-year-old Samia Ashraf who sustained brain damage and multiple fractures when her car was involved in an accident with a van when she pulled out of a Costco Wholesale parking lot in Seattle. She claimed that the City of Seattle was negligent in failing to respond to complaints that the site of the accident was unreasonably dangerous. Plaintiff's verdict for $13.2 million with a finding that the City was 53% at fault resulting in a net judgment of $7 million.

Verdict Outcome:

Judgement for plaintiff in the amount of $7,000,000