Normandy Park, Cascade Land Conservancy Sued Over Removal Of Bulkheads

Click image to see larger version. by Ralph Nichols A lawsuit filed by a long-time area family against the City of Normandy Park and the Cascade Land Conservancy seeks to block removal of bulkheads they... [Read more]

Burien Pays Out $2.75 Million Over 1st Ave. S. Construction Project Overruns

by Ralph Nichols All outstanding claims by contractors for cost overruns during phase one of the 1st Ave. S. improvement project have been settled by Burien for just under $3 million. City Council members... [Read more]

Suit Filed Against Burien Auto Glass Shop Busted For Fraud

The Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner announced that Allstate Insurance has filed a lawsuit against Auto Glass Express and Premier Auto Glass, located in Burien, alleging that in multiple... [Read more]

Patient Suing Burien Nursing & Rehab For $1.4 Million For Loss Of His Leg

The Seattle P-I is reporting that a local nursing-home patient who fell in his room and landed on a baseboard heater and subsequently suffered burns so severe that he had to have his leg amputated, is... [Read more]

STITA Loses Round, Vows To Fight On To Retain Airport Cab Service Contract

by Jack Mayne The Seattle-Tacoma International Taxicab Association (STITA) lost another round in its fight to retain a contract with the Port of Seattle to be the sole provider of cab service leaving the... [Read more]

Dark Financial Cloud Above Burien Lifted With Westmark Settlement

by Ralph Nichols A dark financial cloud that cast a long shadow over Burien’s plans for its future disappeared when City Council members gave unanimous approval Monday night (July 19) to a negotiated... [Read more]

STITA Wants Port To Disqualify Yellow From Airport Cab Contract

by Jack Mayne The Port of Seattle has been accused by a taxicab company of violating the state open meeting act and seeks to have the Port restrained from signing a contract with Yellow Cab for exclusive... [Read more]

STITA Cab Challenges Yellow Taxi Lobbyist Over Role In Taxi Contract

On Thursday (April 15) STITA Cab announced that it is challenging Chris Van Dyk, lobbyist for Yellow Taxi, to provide documents and answer questions about his role in drafting two rival taxi contract proposals. Yet,... [Read more]

REPORT: Normandy Park Couple Suing Toyota Over Car’s Lost Value

The Seattle Times is reporting that a couple from Normandy Park is suing Toyota in federal court, demanding that the company either take back the vehicle they just bought or reimburse them for its loss... [Read more]

Court Ruling Prevents Port Of Seattle From Signing Taxi Contract. For Now.

In the continuing saga of STITA vs the Port of Seattle, on Monday (Feb. 22nd), the Washington state Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the cab company by granting a temporary injunction against the Port... [Read more]

Taxicab Companies Request State Investigation Into Port Of Seattle

On Wednesday (Feb. 27th), STITA and Farwest taxi companies sent letters to Washington State Auditor Brian Sonntag and Attorney General Rob McKenna, urging an investigation into the Port of Seattle. This... [Read more]

Port Of Seattle Being Sued By Second Taxi Company

The Port of Seattle is apparently being sued by a second taxi company – this time by Rainier Dispatch (aka Farwest Taxi) for ignoring collusion. This is the latest twist in an ongoing legal war... [Read more]

STITA Cab’s Stay Against Port Of Seattle Upheld. For Now.

With more twists and turns than Maplewild Ave SW, Tuesday afternoon (Feb. 9th) the case of STITA vs the Port of Seattle took another turn – the Court of Appeals Commissioner issued an order that... [Read more]

UPDATE: After Brief Denial, STITA Cab Wins Stay Against Port Of Seattle

In a fast-paced legal tennis match, after briefly having its restraining order denied, a State Court of Appeals Commissioner issued a stay late Monday in STITA Cab’s lawsuit against the Port of Seattle. This... [Read more]

STITA Taxi Files Lawsuit Against Port Of Seattle For Breaking Contract

On Monday (Feb. 1st), the Seattle-Tacoma International Taxi Association (STITA) announced a lawsuit against the Port of Seattle to stop the Port from “unfairly awarding” its airport taxi contract... [Read more]

STITA Taxi Drivers Will Rally Against Port Of Seattle Monday

Members of the Seattle-Tacoma International Taxi Association (STITA) will rally against the Port of Seattle Monday, Feb. 1st beginning at Noon in downtown Seattle, in an effort to heighten awareness of... [Read more]

Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against 19 Washington Cities, Including Burien, Over Red Light Camera Fines

On Tuesday (June 23rd) a class action lawsuit was filed in King County Superior Court  that alleges that 19 Washington cities, including Burien, are overcharging drivers who get tickets via red light... [Read more]

Area Residents File Class Action Lawsuit Over 3rd Runway

Monday afternoon (June 15th) a class-action lawsuit was filed on behalf of area residents who are upset with Sea-Tac Airport’s third runway against the Port of Seattle, claiming that noise and vibrations from aircraft are over and above what the Port has promised.

The class action lawsuit claims that as the runway was being developed and built, planning documents stated that it was to “only be used as an alternate runway to reduce delays in bad weather.”

Lawyers from the firm Pfau Cochrain Vertetis Kosnoff, PLLC contend that the port mislead residents to believe that the statement in the documents would be followed. However, since the runway’s opening, the plaintiffs claim that the port is now using the third runway for both departures and arrivals, bad weather or not, and at all hours of the day…