On July 17, 2017, Seth Chastain of Levy | von Beck | Comstock won a significant victory in front of the Washington State Court of Appeals. After reviewing Seth’s briefing and hearing Seth’s oral argument, the Court of Appeals unanimously decided to overturn the Superior Court’s summary judgment dismissal of his client’s breach of contract…
Throughout 2016, our firm managed roughly 150 collection matters and returned the following amounts to our creditor clients: Principal: $4,711,069.78 Interest: $7,382.82 Fees: $7,030.74 A large percentage of these recoveries involved perfection of a lien or bond claim right, which has the benefit of securing a client’s receivable until payment is received, and we believe that…
Attorney Seth Chastain recently represented a pair of homeowners in West Seattle who brought claims against a contractor for a botched home remodel project. The contractor’s substandard work left the homeowners with a number of construction defects in their home, including broken doors, cracked drywall, broken bathroom fixtures, and misapplied paint. After getting an independent…
If you lost your home in a foreclosure between January 1, 2008 and December 31 2011, and your lender was one of five that participated in the recent National Mortgage Settlement, you may be entitled to compensation pursuant to that settlement. In February 2012, 49 state attorneys general and the federal government announced a historic…