Darrell L. Cochran
Work in Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala
Top Rated Family Law Attorney in Tacoma, WA
Medical Malpractice, Sex Crimes, Insurance, Product Liability, Class Actions
909 A St., Suite 700, Tacoma, WA 98402
About Darrell L. Cochran
Practice Areas
- Medical Malpractice
- Sex Crimes
- Insurance
- Product Liability
- Class Actions
Education
- The University of Michigan Law School, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1993J.D.
- University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, 1990B.A.
- Major: Political Science
- Major: Communications
- Honors: magna cum laude
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Representative Cases
- $95+ million class action total judgment from a $57 million jury verdict and pre-judgment and post-judgment interest for 22,000 homecare workers, believed to be the largest class action verdict against Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) of its kind
- $60 million wrongful death settlement with the State of Washington and timber company for deaths in the Oso landslide of 2014
- $50+ million in settlements arising from the OK Boys Ranch group home sexual abuse cases
- $30 million in settlements with Washington State DSHS and Kiwanis Vocational Home defendants
- $22+ million wrongful death jury verdict against Washington State Department of Corrections (DOC) for negligent parole supervision
- $18.5 million settlement in class action cases against the Business Computer Training Institute
- $15 million verdict in wrongful death case against DOC for negligent parole supervision
- $13+ million verdict for 17-year-old who suffered stroke during a medical procedure
- $13+ million in a cardiac medical malpractice case
- $10.3 million jury verdict against DSHS, $4.5 million settlement against King County and a $300,000+ in settlement from a store owner for a teenage boy who suffered brain damage when beaten by violent foster boys at a gas station
- Eight-figure settlement in a premise liability case against a private business owner and a security company
- $8 million verdict against Oblate Fathers Western Province for religious order child sexual abuse
- $8 million settlement with mental health therapists for failing to report child sexual abuse at a residential facility
- $7.5 million racial discrimination settlement with Puyallup School District with consent decree injunctive relief for changes to promote increasing racial sensitivity and diversity
- $7.5 million settlement for racial discrimination in the Puyallup School District
- $7.5 million consumer protection class action settlement for thousands of motor vehicle accident victims who suffered deceptive collection practices regarding their medical bills
- $6+ million wrongful death verdict against Washington State DOC for negligent parole supervision
- $5.6 million wrongful death case for negligent firefighting
- $5 million auto accident settlement for client struck by a motor vehicle who suffered serious permanent injury
- $4.5 million jury verdict for a passenger injured in an Amtrak train derailment
- $4.3+ million wrongful death jury verdict for unlawful shooting in a property dispute
- $4.25 million serious injury settlement for woman who suffered traumatic brain injury after being struck by a car driven by a parolee
- $4 million verdict for passenger injured in Duck Boat collision on Aurora Bridge
- $3.5 million product liability settlement for family whose conversion van rolled over due to unstable center of gravity
- $3.1 million sexual abuse settlement against State of Washington DSHS for placing state-dependent child with convicted child rapist
- $3.1 million sexual abuse settlement against DSHS
- $3+ million for passenger injured in an Amtrak train derailment
- $3 million settlement against Washington State for child sexual abuse arising out of negligent CPS investigation
- $2.75 million jury verdict against City of Fife for negligent road maintenance
- $2.35 million settlement with DOC and DSHS for child sexual abuse
- $2.1 million wrongful death settlement with DSHS for father of 3-year-old boy killed by mother’s boyfriend, who Washington State Child Protective Services (CPS) should have known was a chronic child abuser
- $1.87 million in child sexual abuse settlements against Department of Early Learning for negligent licensing of day care (All Hours Day Care)
- $1.75 million in settlements for two passengers injured in Duck Boat collision on Aurora Bridge
- $1.5 million serious injury settlement with Washington State DSHS for their failure to properly protect an infant from physical abuse
- $1.5 million class action settlement for more than 900 restaurant workers wrongfully denied pay for overtime and missed meal and rest breaks, tip pool violations, and automatic service charge violations
- $1.5 million jury verdict in wrongful death car crash
- $1.5 million school district negligence settlement for child sexual abuse
- $1.425 million jury verdict against Olympia School District for child sexual abuse
- Confidential class action settlement that included full reimbursement and additional payment for 169 clients whose Apple devices were made inoperable by Error 53 bug
- $1.25 million class action settlement for employees of drywall company who were not paid for rest or lunch breaks, or paid fully for overtime
- $1.2 million settlement with Olympia School District in school bus driver sexual abuse case
- $1.1 million settlement in Montesano School District school bus-pedestrian crash case
- $1.1 million serious injury settlement for passenger in drunk driving motor vehicle accident
- $1 million settlement after two weeks of jury trial against Everett School District for teacher sexual abuse of a student
- $1 million settlement in worksite injury case
- $1 million wrongful death settlement for 15-year-old boy who fell to his death when a window-washing platform failed at his place of employment
- Consent decree for individuals with mobility impairments requiring University of Washington, subject to PCVA oversight, to bring all Seattle campus parking facilities into full ADA compliance
- $780,878 verdict in forklift loading negligence case
- $769,166 verdict against Clover Park School District in sexual abuse case
- $750,000 in landlord-tenant battle over mold-infested apartment complex
- $750,000 settlement after jury trial that reached no verdict in medical malpractice case
- $700,000 settlement in racial discrimination employment case against Department of Ecology
- $685,832 settlement in wrongful death case against state-licensed day care provider
- $444,069 jury verdict in car crash case
- $300,000 jury verdict against Home Depot for falling materials
- $300,000 verdict for child and parents from respite care provider sexual abuse
- $225,000 in dump truck crash case
- $150,000 verdict for botched knee surgery with e.coli infection
- $82,793 federal court jury verdict in car crash
Classes and Seminars
- Faculty, "Litigating Class Actions", Law Seminars International, November 12, 2020 - November 13, 2020
- Speaker, WSAJ Annual Convention 2020, September 23, 2020 - Present
- Speaker, WSAJ Annual Convention 2016, June 23, 2016 - Present
- Speaker, "Subrogation: Untying the Gordian Knot", WSAJ, November 16, 2016 - Present
- Speaker, "Trial Revolution", WSAJ, November 15, 2012 - Present
- Speaker, "Tort Law Seminar", WSAJ, October 5, 2012 - Present
- Presenter, "Damages in Personal Injury", National Business Institute CLE, September 28, 2012 - Present
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- Washington
- Oregon
- U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Other Affiliations
- King County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- Tacoma-Pierce County Bar Association
- Damage Attorney’s Round Table
- Washington State Association for Justice (WSAJ), 2017 - 2018 (President)
- American Association for Justice, 1994 - Present
Fees
- Offers Free Initial Consultation
Office Info
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- Personal Injury
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