Washington Appeals Court Vacates $3.5 Million Award, Remands For New Trial

(March 26, 2019, 9:28 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A trial court abused its discretion by excluding evidence of a plaintiff’s blood-alcohol level at the time she fell off a second-story apartment balcony, a Washington appeals court held March 18 in vacating a $3.5 million jury verdict and remanding for a new trial against the building owner (Kimberly J. Gerlach v. The Cove Apartments LLC, et al., No. 77179-5-1, Wash. App., Div. 1, 2019 Wash. App. LEXIS 627)....

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