Legal Opinion
Bunch v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided February 3, 2014No. 69600-9-IPublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtCox, J.
¶1 The priority of action doctrine generally requires that the forum that first gains jurisdiction over a matter retains exclusive authority over it.1 Here, the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington gained jurisdiction over the Consumer Protection Act (CPA), chapter 19.86 RCW, claim by Wanda Bunch *40against Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company and Depositors Insurance Company (collectively Nationwide). That federal court dismissed without prejudice only the request for CPA injunctive relief. Thereafter, Bunch filed this second state action, seeking CPA injunctive…
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