Legal Opinion

Safeco Ins. Co. of Am. v. Wolk

District Court, W.D. Washington

Decided October 25, 2018No. CASE NO. C18-5368 RBLPublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Ronald B. Leighton, United States District Judge

THIS MATTER is before the Court on Plaintiff Safeco's Motion for Summary Judgment [Dkt. # 13]. Defendants Ben and Michelle Wolk (a married couple) purchased two Safeco Homeowners insurance policies. A minor, female guest in the Wolk home, Nicholls, claims that Ben1 sexually assaulted her from 2014-2016. She sued in Pierce County Superior Court. Her complaint specifically alleges:

5. During Plaintiff's childhood, Defendant Benroy Wolk sexually abused Plaintiff Ruby Nicholls on multiple occasions, between the years 2014 and 2016 and continued to…

2Cases cited17 opinions

  1. Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  3. Lujan v. National Wildlife FederationSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. Bagdadi v. NazarCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1996
  5. McDonald v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1992

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