Mendoza v. Rivera-Chavez

(dissenting) — The majority holds Leader National Insurance’s (Leader National) felony exclusion *673clause invalid as against public policy. I disagree. The felony exclusion clause is directly related to the increased risk an insurance company faces when a driver operates an insured vehicle. It is also consistent with Washington public policy relating to drinking and driving and forbidding insurance of illegal conduct. The clause is not contrary to public policy.

The felony exclusion clause at issue reads:

This coverage does not apply to bodily injury or property damage if your covered auto is…