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Contractor Registration in Washington State: Why It's an Important Prerequisite To File Breach of Contract Lawsuits

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In Dobson v. Archibald, the Washington Supreme Court addressed and confirmed statutory analyses concerning the required contractor registration in Washington. 1 Wash. 3d 102, 523 P.3d 1190 (2023). Contractors and potential...more

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Home Builder Alert: Washington Supreme Court Strikes Down One-Year Warranty Limitation in Home Construction Contract

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The Washington Supreme Court recently published an opinion that appears to invalidate any homebuyer warranty that requires the buyer to file suit in less than six years. In Tadych v. Noble Ridge Construction, Inc., the owners...more

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The Washington Supreme Court Renders a Significant Decision on Application of the Spearin Doctrine for Washington Projects

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In September 2021, the Washington Supreme Court issued its decision in Lake Hills Investments, LLC v. Rushforth Construction Co., Inc., 198 Wash.2d 209 (2021). This case is significant because it establishes a comparative...more

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Insurance Update - January 2021

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Courts ended 2020 with a flurry of insurance decisions. Our January 2021 Update highlights some of these decisions, including several by state supreme courts. We begin with a new twist on pandemic-related claims. ...more

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Judicial Feat: Bicyclist is a “Pedestrian:” Coverage Owed

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Yesterday, on December 10, 2020, the Supreme Court of Washington spoke: a bicyclist is a “pedestrian.” As a result, coverage was owed under an automobile policy. Many reading this do not handle claims under auto policies....more

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The Complex Insurance Coverage Reporter – A Year in Review

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Welcome to CICR’s annual review of insurance cases. Here, we spotlight five (actually, seven) decisions from the last year that you should know about, and five pending cases—all before state high courts—to keep an eye on. The...more

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Sharply-Divided Washington Supreme Court Holds That Sureties, Like Insurers, Must Pay Attorney Fees to Prevailing Parties When...

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King Cnty. v. Vinci Constr. Grands Projets/Parsons RCI/ Frontier-Kemper, JV, No. 92744-8, 2017 Wash. LEXIS 743 (July 6, 2017) - King County contracted with three construction firms (collectively, “VPFK”) to construct a...more

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Poisoning the Well: Washington Supreme Court Applies Efficient Proximate Cause to Eviscerate Pollution Exclusion in Liability...

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Professionals and practitioners in first party property insurance are likely familiar with the efficient proximate cause rule, which requires an insurance policy to provide coverage where “a covered peril sets in motion a...more

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Absolute Pollution Exclusion—Not So Absolute

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Slapping insurers with breach of contract and bad faith, Washington state’s highest court recently found that a general liability policy’s so-called “absolute” pollution exclusion may not be so absolute. In Xia et al. v....more

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