Legal Opinion
Mahler v. Szucs
Washington Supreme Court
Decided June 4, 1998No. Nos. 64344-0; 65014-4PublishedCited by 291 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtTalmadge, J.
In this case we analyze an insurer’s right to recover payments made to an insured pursuant to a Personal Injury Protection (PIP) provision in a liability in*405surance policy when an insured recovers against a tortfeasor. Specifically, we are asked to determine the extent to which the insurer, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm), must pay the insured a share of the expenses the insured incurred to recover from the tortfeasor. We hold State Farm’s policy required it to pay its insureds a portion of their expenses necessary to obtain a recovery from the tortfeasors. State…
2Cases cited42 opinions
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3Cited by291 opinions
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