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Northwest Insurance Law Quarterly Newsletter: Spring 2025
Please find the Spring 2025 edition of the Williams Kastner Northwest Insurance Law Newsletter. Our newsletter features articles regarding some of the most important decisions and developments in insurance law over the past few months. Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact Eliot Harris. Follow us on LinkedIn for more legal updates.
9th Circuit Court of Appeals Affirms Dismissal of Extra-Contractual Claims in Washington UIM Case Regarding Payment of “Undisputed” Damages
Washington State has seen an increase in bad faith claims against insurers regarding settlement of uninsured/underinsured (“UIM”) motorist claims in the past decade. One of the primary reasons for this increase is the development of a duty by a UIM insurer to pay so-called “undisputed” amounts arising out of Beasley v. GEICO Gen. Ins. Co.,...
Harris v. Safeco – When are emotional distress damages recoverable?
In Richard Harris, et al. v. Safeco Insurance Company of Illinois, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon clarified when policyholders may recover litigation-related emotional distress damages under Oregon’s unfair settlement practices statute (ORS § 746.230(1).) Following a house fire in August 2022, the plaintiffs filed a claim under their Safeco insurance policy for...