On March 4, 2020, the Ninth Circuit issued an opinion affirming the district court's ruling that the Tribe has the right to enforce an easement agreement limiting the number of rail cars that can traverse the Tribe's reservation land each day in the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community v. BNSF Railway litigation. read more

Tousley Brains Stephens' attorney Kim Stephens has been recognized as a 2020 Top Litigator by The Corporate Counsel & The American Lawyer Magazines. read more

On March 2, 2020 Judge Michael H. Simon, U.S. District Court, District of Oregon, granted final approval of the class action settlement against Premera arising out of a 2015 data breach. read more

Kim D. Stephens will join Hon. Thomas McPhee (RET) to discuss Settlement Strategies: Current best practices for designing a settlement that the courts will approve and effectively administering settlements once approved at the upcoming Law Seminars® International's 16th Annual Conference on Litigating Class Actions on May 7 & 8, 2020. For more information please go to https://www.lawseminars.com/seminars/2020/20CLASSWA.php. read more

Kim D. Stephens Will present "Environmental and Contamination Considerations" with Paul Moomaw of Sound Transit on Friday, May 8, 2020 in Seattle, Washington as part of The Seminar Group's 10th Annual Cutting-Edge Issues in Condemnation Seminar. read more

On November 1, 2019 the Honorable Leonie M. Brikema of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia appointed Kim Stephens of Tousley Brain Stephens PLLC as Co-Lead and Interim Class Counsel. read more

On June 12, 2019 Untied States District Judge Joan B. Gottschall preliminarily approved a proposed settlement of $135 million settlement provides class members with up to $2,500 per truck or up to $10,000 rebate off a new truck depending on months of ownership or lease, or the option to seek up to $15,000 per truck in out-of-pocket damages caused by the alleged defect. Details of the settlement, compensation options, claim forms, and timelines are all now available at the settlement website: https://www.maxxforce11and13.com/ A Fairness Hearing for final approval of the Settlement Agreement is scheduled for November 13, 2019. read more

On October 8, 2019, Kim Stephens sat down with KOMO News to discuss the postcard received by millions of consumers affected by the Premera Data Breach read more

We are pleased to announce that Tousley Brain Stephens PLLC attorneys, Kim Stephens and Chase Alvord, have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 26th Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. read more

Tousley Brain Stephens is pleased to announce Chris Brain, Kim Stephens, and Kevin Bay have been named as 2019 Washington Super Lawyers®, and James Bulthuis has been selected as a 2019 Washington Rising Stars. read more