Legal Opinion
St. Paul Fire & Marine Insurance v. Onvia, Inc.
Washington Supreme Court
Decided November 26, 2008No. 80359-5PublishedCited by 84 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtStephens, J.
¶1 — The United States District Court for the Western District of Washington, pursuant to chapter 2.60 RCW, certified the following questions to this court:
*126¶2 (1) Under Washington law, does an insured have a cause of action against its liability insurer for common law procedural bad faith for violation of the Washington Administrative Code and/or for violation of the Washington Consumer Protection Act (CPA), chapter 19.86 RCW, even though a court has held that the insurer had no contractual duty to defend, settle, or indemnify the insured?
¶3 (2) If the answer to the first question is “yes,”…
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