Practice Area
Property Loss
You Didn’t Start the Fire, but Does that Mean the Insurer has to Pay Out?
Legal Alert
From the desk of Melanie Rose: Oregon denies a plaintiff’s claim for breach of contract related to fire insurance and ultimately grants the insurance company’s motion for summary judgment. Claims Pointer: Here, a defendant insurance carrier investigated a claim related…
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Wednesday July 7, 2021 By: Firm Authorship
Washington’s Made Whole Doctrine Majorly Expanded
Legal Alert
From the desk of Josh Hayward: Washington’s Made Whole Doctrine establishes that a person with insurance must be fully reimbursed for their losses, or “made whole,” before the person’s insurance company can take from any third-party recovery proceeds to recoup…
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Wednesday December 9, 2020 By: Firm Authorship
4th and 10… An Improbable Comeback Win at the Washington Court of Appeals
Success Story
Claims Alleged: Appeal from Summary Judgment Dismissal of Adverse Possession and Prescriptive Easement Claims The Overview: Smith Freed Eberhard Partner, Ashley Nagrodski, and her associate achieved a compelling win for their clients in the Washington Court of Appeals when the court…
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Tuesday December 1, 2020 By: Firm Authorship
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