Legal Opinion
In re Firestorm 1991
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided May 15, 2001No. 18986-4-IIIPublishedCited by 2 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBrown, J.
After settlement of a class action, Grange Insurance Company, a settling plaintiff, disputes in its appeal the Spokane County trial court’s decision to order the return of an overpayment it received from the settlement fund without first holding an evidentiary hearing. We adopt for the first time an abuse of discretion standard for review, decide none occurred, and affirm.
FACTS
As background, Grange Insurance is one of approximately 400 plaintiffs in consolidated class actions against certain utility companies arising from a 1991 firestorm in Spokane County. After settlement, funds were placed…
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