Oregon Super Lawyers® 2019
We are honored that four of our shareholders are again included as Oregon Super Lawyers for 2019: Bill Davis for Professional Liability Defense; Bill Earle for Insurance Coverage; Elizabeth Lampson for Civil Litigation Defense; and Paul Xóchihua for Alternative Dispute Resolution. In addition, included on the…
Insurer Deadlines for Responding to Third Party Versus First Party Claims in Washington
Suzanne Pierce We are frequently asked to clarify the deadlines for insurers to respond to insurance claims in Washington. Many times this is the result of the insurer’s receipt of a demand letter alleging bad faith, or imposing an extremely short deadline for the insurer’s response. But 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.