On July 22, 2015, the Oregon Court of Appeals released an opinion in Thoens v. Safeco Ins. Co. of Oregon, 272 Or App 512, --- P3d --- (2015), addressing the…
On June 18, 2015, the Washington Supreme Court issued an opinion in Queen Anne Park Homeowners Ass'n v. State Farm Fire & Cas. Ins. Co., No. 90651-3, ---Wn.2d ---, ---…
The U.S. Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals recently addressed an insured’s entitlement to replacement cost benefits following a fire loss. In Hampton v. Safeco Ins. Co. of Am., Case No. 14-6064,…
Yesterday, the U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon granted MLR's motion for summary judgment granted MLR’s motion for summary judgment to dismiss counterclaims for defamation and tortious interference…
In a May 26, 2015, opinion, the Washington Court of Appeals addressed an insured’s entitlement to uninsured/underinsured motorist (UIM) benefits in the context of a “phantom vehicle” accident. In Mumm…
A judge in the Eastern District of Washington, expressly rejecting the holdings in a series of cases from the Western District of Washington, recently found that an insured could establish…
An Oregon federal district court judge recently issued an opinion and order in Navigators Ins. Co. v Hamlin, No. 14-cv-196-MC, 2015 WL 1084825 (D.Or. Mar. 10, 2015) addressing an insurance…
On April 6, 2015, the Washington Court of Appeals issued an opinion in Lui v. Essex Ins. Co., No. 72835-1-I, addressing the meaning of a vacancy provision in an insurance…
On March 25, 2015, the Oregon Court of Appeals issued its decision in De Zafra v. Farmers Ins. Co., 270 Or App 77, --- P3d --- (2015), addressing the scope…
Last week, Maloney Lauersdorf Reiner attorney Andy Lauersdorf was quoted in a www.golocalpdx.com article titled "With Drought Looming, Oregon May Lose Wildfire Insurance." The article discusses Oregon's forest fire insurance…
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