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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…

In Sundowner Condominium Owners Assoc. v. Truck Insurance Exchange, King County Superior Court Judge Nicole MacInnes granted the client homeowner association's motion for summary judgment on its Consumer Protection Act claim. The Court ruled that Truck Insurance Exchange committed an unfair and deceptive business practice that harmed the association when…

Harper | Hayes PLLC client Henry Seaman owns an apartment building in North Seattle. After discovering severe decay damage hidden beneath the apartment's siding, Mr. Seaman notified his property insurer, Farmers. Farmers denied Mr. Seaman's claim. Mr. Seaman filed a lawsuit against Farmers seeking a ruling that the plain language…

Harper | Hayes PLLC attorneys secure key insurance coverage ruling in favor of executive officers of condominium association. In Willing v. CAU, United States District Court Judge Robert Lasnik granted the policyholders’ partial summary judgment motion – and denied the insurer’s summary judgment motion – ruling that the insurer had…

Harper│Hayes PLLC attorneys obtain partial summary judgment in favor of apartment owner on property insurance claim. In Seaman v. State Farm, United States District Court Judge James Robart granted the policyholder’s motion for partial summary judgment, holding that the purchaser of an apartment building could assert a claim under the…