Super Lawyers recently announced its 2024 honorees. Once again, all of the firm’s attorneys have been named to the Washington Super Lawyers list.
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After discovering ongoing hidden damage behind the exterior walls and roof of its building, a Madison Park Condominium Association contacted Harper│Hayes to assist it in making a claim to its property insurers. The insurers denied coverage and the firm filed a lawsuit on the Association’s behalf. On a motion for…
A home located on Perkins Lane in Magnolia was damaged by a large set of concrete stairs that was negligently dropped by a contractor on a steep hillside above the home. The homeowner’s property insurer paid for some, but not all, of the damage. When the homeowner sued to the…
The owner of a large mixed-use project asserted claims against the project’s general contractor. The general contractor then made a request for “additional insured” benefits to its subcontractor’s liability insurer. The insurer denied both defense and indemnity benefits, asserting that the general contractor was not an additional insured and that…
The Washington State Bar Association published an article by Harper│Hayes attorney Thom Williams in the December 2017 issue of its “NW Lawyer” magazine. The article—“Fortune Favors the Insured: The Wide-Reaching Impact of Xia v. ProBuilders”—analyzes a recent coverage decision from the Washington Supreme Court. It’s available at: http://nwlawyer.wsba.org/nwlawyer/dec_2017_jan_2018?pg=23#pg23
In September 2010, Harper | Hayes settled a major piece of litigation for one of its condominium owners association clients, recovering a total of $6.3 million from two property insurers that initially failed to pay the client’s claim. In this case, a large Seattle condominium suffered from severe water and…
Greg Harper, a founding member of Harper | Hayes, authored an article in the November, 2009 edition of the Scotsman Guide, entitled “Property Insurance Between Owners.” In the article, Greg examines several insurance issues that arise in the purchase and sale of commercial and multi-family properties. A copy of the…
Todd Hayes, a member of Harper | Hayes, published an article in the July 16, 2009 edition of the Daily Journal of Commerce. The article is titled “10 Insurance Tips for Contractors and Developers.” Todd represents contractors, developers, and other policyholders in insurance coverage litigation, construction defect litigation and appeals….
Harper │ Hayes PLLC attorneys recently secured a key summary judgment ruling against their client’s property insurer. Representing the plaintiff condominium owners association, Harper│Hayes PLLC attorneys successfully argued that the defendant’s insurance policy covered all leak-caused “water damage” at the plaintiff’s 20-year-old-plus condominium, so long as some of that damage…
Harper | Hayes attorneys recently obtained a favorable settlement for a south Seattle Condominium Owners Association. In that case, a 31-unit condominium suffered from water intrusion and structural deficiencies. After the developers refused to make acceptable repairs, the Owners Association brought a lawsuit against the developers and the original directors…
