Kenneth Gorenberg | Barnes & Thornburg If your company receives a certificate of insurance that says your company is an additional insured on someone else’s policy, can you rely on it? A recent decision from the Supreme Court of Washington suggests you can, at least if the certificate was prepared by the insurance company’s agent.… Continue reading Constructing Additional Insured Coverage From A Certificate Of Insurance
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Wash. Ruling Offers Key Safeguards For Additional Insureds
Catherine L. Doyle and Brian S. Scarbrough | Jenner & Block | November 27, 2019 It is common in certain commercial relationships for contracting parties to agree that one will obtain insurance and name the other as an “additional insured” on the policy. For example, these arrangements are often seen in the construction industry, between… Continue reading Wash. Ruling Offers Key Safeguards For Additional Insureds
Washington Supreme Court Holds Claims Adjusters Cannot Be Personally Liable for Bad Faith
Jordan Hess and Terri Sutton | Cozen O’Connor | October 9, 2019 In a closely contested 5-4 decision, the Washington Supreme Court held in Keodalah v. Allstate Insurance Company, et al., Slip. Op. No. 95867-0, ___ P.3d ___ (Oct. 3, 2019), that a claims adjuster cannot be held personally liable to an insured for bad faith.… Continue reading Washington Supreme Court Holds Claims Adjusters Cannot Be Personally Liable for Bad Faith
Washington Supreme Court Expands Contractor Notice Obligations
Brett M. Hill | Ahlers Cressman & Sleight | November 26, 2018 The Washington State Supreme Court dealt another blow to public works contractors in Washington State. In a case recently issued by the court, Nova Contracting, Inc. v. City of Olympia, [1] the court expanded contractors’ obligations when providing notice on public works construction projects.… Continue reading Washington Supreme Court Expands Contractor Notice Obligations
Contractor Beware: Design-Build Firms Must Review Washington’s Licensing Requirements
John Krawczyk | Ahlers Cressman & Sleight | September 19, 2018 Design-build contracting is a method of project delivery where the contractor provides both architectural/design and building services to the owner. Yet rarely do firms perform both design and building work in equal measure. Rather, in many instances, firms perform the vast majority of their… Continue reading Contractor Beware: Design-Build Firms Must Review Washington’s Licensing Requirements