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Wash. Ct. Of Appeals: firearms exclusion precludes coverage for pre-shooting negligence

Stoel Rives LLP
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USA
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January 25 2013

In Capitol Specialty Insurance v. JBC Entertainment Holdings, Inc., et al. (pdf), the Washington Court of Appeals held that a firearms exclusion in a

Wash. S. Ct.: to deny a claim for failure to submit to an examination under oath, insurers must show prejudice

Stoel Rives LLP
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USA
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January 25 2013

In Staples v. Allstate Insurance Co. (pdf), the Washington Supreme Court squarely held (disapproving prior precedent to the extent contrary) that an

Wash. Ct. of Appeals clarifies employees’ rights of recovery under the Industrial Insurance Act

Stoel Rives LLP
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USA
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December 4 2012

In Orris v. Lingley (pdf), the Court of Appeals held that an injured employee who accepted industrial insurance benefits without question is deemed to have acted within the course of employment and thus may pursue only those remedies by provided the Industrial Insurance Act (“Act”

“Additional relief” in industrial insurance act fee-shifting provision clarified

Stoel Rives LLP
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USA
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November 28 2012

In Sacred Heart Medical Center v. Knapp, the Court of Appeals concluded that a remand for further consideration of whether a claimant is in need of vocational services does not constitute a grant of “additional relief” under RCW 51.52.130(1)’s fee-shifting provision

Washington Court of Appeals affirms broad right of recovery under Industrial Insurance Act

Stoel Rives LLP
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USA
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November 20 2012

In Department of Labor & Industries v. Shirley, the Washington Court of Appeals concluded that an industrial worker’s death was “proximately caused” by an industrial accident where, years after the original injury, the worker simultaneously ingested alcohol and several medications that had been prescribed to treat pain resulting from the accident

Corporate parent's attempt to disregard the separate nature of its wholly owned LLC in order to support insurance claim is rejected by federal court

Stoel Rives LLP
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USA
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October 23 2012

Businesses with wholly owned subsidiaries usually take care to treat them as separate entities, in order to maintain each subsidiary’s liability shield

Appellate update: Raum v. City of Bellevue Wash. App. No. 67213-4-I

Stoel Rives LLP
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USA
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October 17 2012

The City of Bellevue employed Raum as a firefighter for more than 19 years

200 million reasons why waivers of subrogation matter

Stoel Rives LLP
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USA
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October 2 2012

When negotiating contracts with a client, sometimes their eyes roll when we come to the section on insurance, particularly that awkward phrase, “waiver of subrogation.”

D&O insurance does not cover lender's claim against LLC manager on his guaranty of LLC's debt

Stoel Rives LLP
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USA
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May 18 2012

The Washington Court of Appeals ruled this week that a limited liability company’s directors and officers (D&O) insurance policy did not cover a claim by a lender against the LLC’s manager on the manager’s guaranty of the LLC’s debt

Oregon workers' compensation law does not shield employer LLC's managing member from negligence claim by injured worker

Stoel Rives LLP
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USA
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May 1 2012

The Oregon Court of Appeals recently held that the exclusive remedy provision of Oregon’s workers’ compensation law does not shield an employer LLC’s managing member from a negligence claim by the LLC’s injured worker

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