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· 6/14/1990

Industrial Indem. Co. of Northwest, Inc. v. Kallevig

Citations

  • 792 P.2d 520
  • 114 Wash. 2d 907
  • 7 A.L.R. 5th 1014
  • 1990 Wash. LEXIS 70

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • holding that a single violation of WAC § 284-30-330 is sufficient to support a CPA violation
  • holding that the insurer's duty to act in good faith is a fiduciary duty which is \fairly broad and may be breached by conduct short of intentional bad faith or fraud\
  • holding that the insurer’s duty to act in good faith is a fiduciary duty which is “fairly broad and may be breached by conduct short of intentional bad faith or fraud”
  • holding that “an insurer must make a good faith investigation of the facts before denying coverage and may not deny coverage based on a supposed defense which a reasonable investigation would have proved to be without merit”
  • holding in a first party fire claim that an insurer’s denial of coverage without reasonable justification constitutes bad faith
  • holding a single violation of WAC § 284- 4 30-330 is sufficient to support a CPA violation

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Judges: Durham

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