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 …
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 …
Davis Rothwell Wins Defense Verdict in Clackamas County Premises Liability Trial
Shareholders Shayna Eagle and Dan Hasson obtained a defense verdict for their clients, a commercial contractor and a local municipality, following a five-day jury trial in Oregon City, Oregon, in September 2018. The case involved a slip-and-fall injury for which plaintiff was seeking approximately $300,000 in damages. The …