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Legal Alert Once Again, Oregon Court Holds Foreseeable Harm Must be Broadly Construed. Wednesday January 27, 2021 By: William Taaffe
Legal Alert Is a Bicyclist a Pedestrian? The Washington Supreme Court Says Yes. Wednesday January 20, 2021 By: Josh Hayward
Legal Alert Qualified for Recreational Use Immunity? You May Still be Liable. Thursday January 7, 2021 By: Firm Authorship
Steering Wheel Legal Alert UIM Benefits for Non-Relative Passenger? Denied! Wednesday December 30, 2020 By: Cliff Wilson
Legal Alert “Cancel Culture” – Not in Oregon! At Least When it Comes to Insurance Policies: Two Insurance Companies Fined. Wednesday December 16, 2020 By: Jeff Eberhard
Safe Harbor Letter Legal Alert Washington’s Made Whole Doctrine Majorly Expanded Wednesday December 9, 2020 By: Josh Hayward
Washington Case Update Legal Alert Is a Driver Responsible for an Auto Accident if They Lose Consciousness Behind the Wheel? Tuesday December 1, 2020 By: Thomas McCurdy
Year in Review Commercial Lines Legal Alert Insurers Are Afforded Safe Harbor Protection From Attorney Fees Even if the Insured Claims that the Insurer’s Failure to Settle was Unreasonable or in Bad Faith Thursday November 19, 2020 By: Josh Hayward
Legal Alert Oregon Court of Appeals Confirms that Plaintiffs Have the Burden to Prove Damages Should be Allocated in Multiple Accident Scenarios. Thursday November 12, 2020 By: Cliff Wilson
Legal Alert Misrepresentations During the Rental Application Process Do Not Preclude a Tenant from Rights and Remedies Under the ORLTA Friday November 6, 2020 By: Jeff Eberhard
Legal Alert A Contractor May Be Able to Escape Liability for Construction Defects but Only if the Defects Solely Resulted from the Deficient Plans or Specifications Wednesday October 28, 2020 By: Michael Staskiews
Legal Alert Oregon Court of Appeals Determines That Even if a Condition Takes Time to Cause Maximum Damage, the Passage of Time Does Not Necessarily Mean That an Instrum… Friday October 23, 2020 By: Josh Hayward
Legal Alert New Life Given to Offers to Allow Judgment Tuesday October 13, 2020 By: Jeff Eberhard
Legal Alert Evidently Intoxicated: A Discussion of BAC Readings as Evidence in Support of a Complete Defense to Claims for Personal Injury Under RCW 5.40.060 Wednesday September 30, 2020 By: Thomas McCurdy
Legal Alert Washington Supreme Court Reminds Insurers That the Benefit of the Doubt is Not Theirs in Questions of Coverage Denial Monday September 21, 2020 By: Kyle Riley
Legal Alert Oregon Court of Appeals determines whether an insurance company can allege comparative fault in a UIM claim and still enjoy the protection of its safe harbor… Thursday September 17, 2020 By: Josh Hayward
Legal Alert Washington Court of Appeals Considers Whether a Cyclist Qualifies as a Pedestrian to Receive PIP Benefits Thursday September 10, 2020 By: Josh Hayward
Legal Alert Washington Court of Appeals Addresses when a Construction Contract Can and Cannot be Terminated Without a Remedy Period Wednesday August 26, 2020 By: Michael Staskiews
Legal Alert Oregon Supreme Court Issues Final Determination – Oregon’s $500,000 Noneconomic Damages Cap is Gone, at Least for Those Not Gone. Monday August 17, 2020 By: Jeff Eberhard
Legal Alert When Good Lawyers go Bad: Washington Supreme Court Defines “Substantially Related” Within The Washington Rules of Professional Conduct Wednesday August 12, 2020 By: Gordon Klug
Legal Alert Washington Supreme Court Finds that School Districts are Strictly Liable for their Employees’ Conduct under the WLAD and that Intentional Sexual Miscon… Friday July 17, 2020 By: Thomas McCurdy
Legal Alert Oregon Extends Statutory Limitations Period on Most Civil Claims Due to COVID-19 Thursday July 16, 2020 By: Jeff Eberhard
Legal Alert Oregon Court of Appeals Determines That PIP/Health Insurance Reimbursement Statutes Apply to a Company That Contracted to Serve as a Third-Party Administrato… Thursday July 16, 2020 By: Jeff Eberhard
Legal Alert Washington Will Soon Require Insurers to Inform their Washington Insureds of the Availability of Agency Assistance Tuesday July 14, 2020 By: Jean Kang
Legal Alert Washington Supreme Court Holds That an Insurance Company Agent with Authority Can Bind the Insurance Company to Provide Coverage Friday May 29, 2020 By: Kyle Riley
Legal Alert Washington Supreme Court Strengthens the State’s Made Whole Doctrine – Drawing Lines as to Where an Insured has Truly Been “Made Whole.” Tuesday May 26, 2020 By: William Taaffe
Legal Alert Washington Supreme Court Bars Bad Faith and CPA Claims Against Adjuster Tuesday May 12, 2020 By: Josh Hayward
Legal Alert Washington Court of Appeals Confirms that the Tolling Provisions of RCW 4.16.190 in Minor Personal Injury Actions are Person-Specific and Only Apply to the C… Monday May 4, 2020 By: Kyle Riley
Legal Alert Oregon Court of Appeals Determines that Dismissal Without Prejudice Does not Necessarily Deprive a Plaintiff of their Day in Court. Thursday April 16, 2020 By: Cliff Wilson
Legal Alert Washington Court of Appeals Reverses Summary Judgment Ruling After Defining the Scope of Foreseeability and Causation in Negligence-Based Cases Thursday April 9, 2020 By: Thomas McCurdy
Legal Alert Oregon Legal Update: Oregon Supreme Court Addresses Whether it is Prejudicial to Defendants to Allow a Plaintiff to Amend their Pleadings Two Days Before Trial. Thursday March 19, 2020 By: Josh Hayward
Legal Alert Oregon Court of Appeals Examines “Employee Dishonesty” and “Prior Insurance” Clauses in a Claim Arising from an 8-Year, $800,000+ Embezzlement by Claimant’s … Wednesday February 19, 2020 By: Jeff Eberhard
Legal Alert Washington Supreme Court Reverses Summary Judgment Ruling in Favor of Insurer – Reminds Courts of their Limited Duties at Summary Judgment Tuesday February 18, 2020 By: Kyle Riley
Legal Alert Washington Case Update: Washington Court of Appeals Sides with Insurer in Dispute Over How Much a Church Was Entitled to in Compensation Under its Policy Fol… Thursday May 30, 2019 By: Kyle Riley
wrongful death statute change Legal Alert Washington Statute Change: Washington Duck Boat Crash Leads to Wrongful Death Statute Change Thursday May 2, 2019 By: Thomas McCurdy
Legal Alert Oregon Case Update: Oregon Supreme Court Determines that the Noneconomic Damages Cap Does Not Apply in Any Case Involving Workers’ Compensation Thursday April 25, 2019 By: Ryan McLellan
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