Best Law Firms – 2019 Edition
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” announced our firm again received a Metropolitan Tier 1 ranking in the 2019 Edition of Best Law Firms for Insurance Law; Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants; Product Liability Litigation – Defendants; and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants in Portland, Oregon. The …
Oregon Court of Appeals Victory in $6 Million Wrongful Death Case
Shareholders Jonathan Henderson, Dan Hasson, and Chris Parker successfully defended an October 2016 Clackamas County trial victory. In that case, Davis Rothwell’s clients, owners/founders of a non-profit wildlife sanctuary, were deemed not liable for a workplace fatality in which the plaintiff estate was seeking damages in …
Early Exit from Defense, Even After Coverage is Exhausted, Can Be Bad Faith in Washington State
Suzanne Pierce An excess exposure case involving multiple claimants is a classic fact pattern for a potential bad faith claim. One such scenario was discussed in the August 2018 Washington Court of Appeals’ decision in Singh v. Zurich Am. Ins. Co., 428 P.3d 1237 (Wash. Ct. App. 2018).
Update on the New Ceiling for Arbitration Awards in Washington
Suzanne PierceHeather Beasley Washington State’s statute regarding jurisdictional limits for mandatory arbitration of civil suits, RCW 7.06.020, was amended earlier this year to allow counties to impose mandatory arbitration on civil cases in which the plaintiff sought $100,000 or less (previously $50,000 or less). This …