Legal Opinion
Safeco Insurance v. Woodley
Washington Supreme Court
Decided January 15, 2004No. 73477-1PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtFairhurst, J.
A no-fault motorist was injured in a car accident with an underinsured motorist (tortfeasor). She received both personal injury protection (PIP) benefits and underinsured motorist (UIM) benefits from the same insurance carrier, as well as a recovery from the tortfeasor. After arbitration of the UIM claim was complete, the insurance carrier took an offset, in an amount equal to the PIP benefits it previously paid, against the amount it owed in its capacity as UIM carrier. We apply our earlier decision in Winters v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., 144 Wn.2d 869, 31 P.3d 1164, 63…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Mahler v. SzucsWashington Supreme Court · 1998
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- Weyerhaeuser Co. v. Commercial Union Ins.Washington Supreme Court · 2001
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3Cited by22 opinions
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