Legal Opinion
Heights at Issaquah Ridge Owners Ass'n v. Derus Wakefield I, LLC
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided July 7, 2008No. 60394-9-IPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtAppelwick, J.
¶1 A condominium owners’ association settled construction defect litigation with the declarant and the general contractor. The association took assignment of the declarant’s bad faith claim against its insurer. The insurer intervened at a reasonableness hearing on the settlement and appeals the finding of reasonableness. A reasonableness hearing in a contract action is not subject to the same factors as a reasonableness hearing in a tort action. The insurer did not establish bad faith, collusion, or fraud. We affirm.
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¶2 The Heights at Issaquah Ridge is a residential condominium complex.…
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