August 04, 2023
A Washington federal judge has tossed extra-contractual claims against an insurer related to a $1.6 million judgment against a policyholder in an auto insurance dispute, concluding that the insurer was not obligated to find out on its own that the policyholder had been sued.
July 28, 2023
A Washington attorney secured an early win in a suit brought against him by an insurance company claiming his "misleading statements" triggered a chain of events that cost two policyholders $1.6 million, since the insurer was free from liability in the underlying suit and the attorney did not benefit financially from his own actions.
July 18, 2023
A Washington federal judge has thrown out malpractice claims against a regional law firm in an auto insurance dispute, agreeing that the firm's seven-month delay in filing a motion to vacate a $1.6 million default judgment was not the proximate cause of the client's motion being denied.