In a published case, Judge Ricardo Martinez of the Western District of Washington recently ruled as a matter of law that a covered accident did not occur when a drunk insured motorcyclist collided with a more about this article »
In this edition of the Insurance Commando Blog we examine how federal judge Donald Molloy limited the Montana Supreme Court’s holding in Tidyman’s Management Services, Inc. v. Davis, 376 Mont. 80, 330 P.3d 1139 (2014), more about this article »
In Washington, an insured is entitled to recover attorney fees and litigation costs where the insurer compels it to assume the burden of legal action to obtain the full benefit of the insurance contract. Olympic more about this article »
Here at the Insurance Commando Blog, we are aware that lawyers of the plaintiff’s bar often take defense counsel to task over litigation tactics, particularly for their responses to discovery requests. Lest the public believe more about this article »
Believing a liability insurer can safely deny the duty to defend in Washington, without filing a declaratory action and defending under a reservation of rights, seems tantamount to believing in Santa Claus. The Honorable Richard more about this article »
The Washington Condominium Act created a bonanza for plaintiffs’ lawyers representing condominium associations. It permitted the condominium association of a new condominium to sue the developer (who would then sue the contractors who built the more about this article »
Washington federal judges have held that standalone WAC violations—regulatory violations without an unreasonable denial of coverage or payment of benefits—do not trigger liability under IFCA. Departing from this majority, Judge Mendoza of the U.S. District more about this article »
Insurers and policyholders alike need to take a close look at the duty to defend in the wake of the recent decisions in Gull Industries and Jorgensen Forge Corporation. Washington Courts have long held that more about this article »
CGL policies are the foundation of most commercial insured’s liability coverage. But in addition to CGL coverage, the prudent insured will also buy specialized liability coverage depending on its exposure. These coverages may include professional more about this article »
Two well-established judicial rule of insurance policy construction are that (1) clear and unambiguous policy language must be enforced as written, and (2) the entire policy must be construed together so as to give force more about this article »
