Northwest Insurance Law
April 2019
Washington Federal Court Find Insurer Cannot Refuse to Cover Defense…
by Eliot M. Harris
Quarterly Newsletter Winter 2019 Washington, like many states, requires an insurer to show that its rights have been prejudiced before it can refuse to cover costs incurred by the insured without the insurer’s consent. Defining prejudice under the circumstances is an often debated (and litigated) topic. Recently, a Washington federal judge weighed in on this [...]