No Jury Required at Reasonableness Hearing
The Washington Supreme Court held today in a 6/3 split decision that an insurer is not entitled to have a jury decide the reasonableness of a covenant judgment.
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Jason W. Anderson is a lawyer in Seattle Washington, and a principal at Carney Badley Spellman, P.S.
Jason devotes the majority of his time to civil appeals, which he has handled in all levels of Washington's appellate courts and the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Jason's appellate experience includes various areas of the law, including personal injury, products liability, insurance, health care, commercial disputes, dissolution/divorce, and more.
Jason came to practice after more than two years as a clerk for judges at the Washington State Court of Appeals, where he analyzed more than 100 appeals.
Jason also represents insurance carriers and producers in litigation and in administrative hearings before the Washington Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
Click to visit Jason's appellate practice blog.
E-mail: anderson@carneylaw.com
Phone: 206.622.8020
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