He has prevailed in a number of recent cases involving issues of premises liability and entity-defendants such as hotels, bars/restaurants, major league baseball/professional/amateur sports organizations, and commercial retail corporations. Eric continues to represent manufacturers, designers, sellers, and renters of industrial tools and large construction equipment in numerous cases involving products liability, site safety, and severe personal injury such as loss of limb(s)/hand(s)/finger(s), spine, and traumatic brain injuries.

A representative sampling of jury trials and successful motion practice in the recent past include Jaeger v. Cleaver Construction, Inc., 148 Wn. App. 698, 201 P.3d 1028 (2009), a catastrophic landslide case where Eric’s cross-examination of engineering experts advanced a ‘failure to mitigate damages’ defense that ensured his client’s victory at trial and on appeal. In Aurdal v. Out-R-Way Farm and Sprint Corporation, Eric strategically used livestock law coupled with tailored jury instructions to obtain a defense verdict for his dairy farm clients in this personal injury action which resulted in a multi-million dollar verdict against co-defendants. In Beaver v. Kawasaki Motors Corp, USA and Donald Wright, a products case involving severe injuries caused by an exploding JetSki, Eric succeeded with expert discovery and by patiently isolating products liability issues from alleged negligent maintenance/use of the craft by his client obtaining summary judgment just short of trial. In two recent and memorable construction defect cases, Eric convinced the court to allow a “jury view” of alleged defects (in custom homes) busing jurors to the site(s) and setting the table for victories from the start of trial. In Mapfre Insurance v. Puget Sound Energy, Inc. and the City of Seattle, Eric defeated a motion to dismiss and made his clients whole by successfully linking cause and origin of a large natural gas explosion to a downed electrical line and the failure of the utility providers to properly survey gas leaks. In Werner v. Moore and City of Poulsbo, Eric convinced the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit that his client’s claims of police excessive force (Taser, chokehold) required examination by trial allowing him to reach a favorable settlement for his client.