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Washington State Supreme Court Overturns Lower Court Ruling That Held Insurance Adjusters Personally Liable for Insurance Bad Faith Violations

October 4, 2019 By CollisionWeek Editor

Majority on Supreme Court find that individual insurance adjusters not personally liable under state law.

The Supreme Court of the State of Washington yesterday ruled 5-4 in favor of Allstate Insurance and one of its adjusters in a closely watched case where an appellate court had ruled that individual adjusters could be held liable, along with the insurance company, under Washington State insurance bad faith and consumer protection laws.

Washington State Supreme Court RulingThe appeals court decision had been viewed as a major victory for consumers who disagreed with insurance company settlements, placing a duty for an individual insurance company adjuster to the insured

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