Best Law Firms – 2021 Edition
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” announced our firm again received a Metropolitan Tier 1 ranking in the 2021 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…
REMINDER: Effective August 1, 2020, WAC 284-30-770: Adverse Notification Requirement
Effective August 1, 2020, Washington will require all insurers to add the following notice with any “adverse notification” issued to an insured: “If you have questions or concerns about the actions of your insurance company or agent, or would like information on your rights to file an appeal, contact the…
Washington’s Highest Court Speaks on Vital Conflict of Interest Issue in Plein v. USAA
Keith M. Liguori Matthew K. T. Ishihara On May 21, 2020, the Washington State Supreme Court released its decision in Plein v. USAA Casualty Insurance, __Wn.2d __, No. 97563-9, 2020 WL 2568541 (May 21, 2020). In a landmark decision in Washington legal ethics, the Court established…
Deciphering Tree Rings: Interpreting an Insurer’s Duties to Defend and Indemnify Claims Arising from an Insured’s Commercial Timber Operation
Dustin Dorsey Bighorn Logging Corporation v. Truck Ins. Exchange, 295 Or App 819 (2019) On January 30, 2019, the Oregon Court of Appeals in Bighorn Logging v. Truck Ins. Exchange issued an opinion finding, among other holdings, that the “operations” and the “incorrect performance” exclusions in a…