>Washington State Ferries Settlement
Date Filed: March 9, 1999
Court: Superior Court
Location: Washington

The firm represents a class of property owners who challenged Washington State Ferries high-speed operation of a new generation of fast ferries in an environmentally sensitive area of Puget Sound. One of the ferries at issue, the Chinook, has caused environmental havoc and property damage, compelling the property owners to take action.

In a pending settlement announced on April 2, 2002, the state agreed to pay property owners nearly $4.5 million for damage caused by the ferries' wake, as well as to continue monitoring shorelines for any additional impact. In exchange, property owners allowed the ferries to operate at 16 knots through the passage and the bay.

The agreement does not limit the property owners' ability to file suit in the future if damages continue.

This suit is now settled. For more information on the terms of the settlement, contact Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro at info@hbsslaw.com.





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