August 26, 2024
A group of Seattle homeowners cannot force Security National Insurance Co. to help cover a nearly $617,000 default judgment in an underlying construction defect dispute against its insured, the Ninth Circuit ruled, finding exclusions barring coverage for new construction applicable.
October 26, 2023
Seven Seattle homeowners asked the Ninth Circuit to overturn an insurer's federal court win in their attempt to collect a default judgment through a bankrupt contractor's policy, arguing the insurer's bad faith refusal to defend the contractor in the underlying case led to its demise.