Wash. Supreme Ct. Overturns Law Setting 8-Year Deadline for Medical Malpractice Suits December 8, 2023 By Jim Sams The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a statute that bars medical malpractice lawsuits filed more than eight years after...
9th Circuit: Wash. Law on Malpractice Suits Doesn’t Apply June 1, 2022 By Jim Sams A Washington state law that requires plaintiffs to file a declaration declining arbitration when filing a medical malpractice suit does...
Wash. Supreme Court Reverses, Finds $1.7 Covenant Settlement Reasonable August 9, 2021 By Jim Sams An insurer that refused a $399,000 settlement offer may have to pay more than $1.7 million because of a settlement...
9th Circuit Questions Ruling that Filed Rate Doctrine Bars Kickback Claims January 6, 2021 By Jim Sams Nearly a decade after regulators first heard allegations that carriers were paying kickbacks to mortgage servicers who purchased lender-placed insurance...
Washington Supreme Court: Farmworkers to Get Overtime Pay November 9, 2020 By Gene Johnson SEATTLE — A divided Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday the state’s dairy workers are entitled to overtime pay if they...
Washington High Court Decides What Constitutes ‘Use’ for UIM Coverage Attachment March 15, 2016 By Steven Plitt In certification from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in Heidi Kroeber v. GEICO Ins....
Washington High Court Blocks Suit Over Boeing Worker’s Death September 22, 2014 Washington’s Supreme Court says in a split decision that Boeing can’t be sued over a worker’s death from asbestos exposure....
Washington High Court Rules Cities Can Be Liable in DUI Crash August 12, 2013 Washington’s Supreme Court says cities, counties and utility companies can be liable when faulty road design leads to injuries in...
Coverage for Diminished Value Following Post-Crash Repairs Debate Continues August 28, 2012 By Steven Plitt In the past decade, many courts and state legislatures have considered the issue of whether automobile policies provide coverage for...
Court: Shipyard Worker’s Cancer Lawsuit Proceeds August 13, 2012 Washington’s Supreme Court says a lawsuit brought against respirator makers by a now-deceased shipyard worker can go forward. Leo Macias...