Kari Ingrid Lester's Legal Cases (3)

Appeals

• Greene v. Allstate Ins. Co./Young, 113 Wn. App. 746, 54 P.3d 734 (2002)

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OUTCOME: Won

Division I of the Washington State Court of Appeals held that a bystander emotional distress claim of a spouse who arrived at the scene following an accident and witnessed the aftermath constituted a “ ... bodily injury” and a separate claim under his UIM (uninsured motorist’s) coverage allowing recovery for the same

Appeals

• Harris v. Drake, 152 Wn.2d 480, 98 P.3d 872 (2004)

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OUTCOME: Won

The Washington State Supreme Court held, as a matter of first impression, that an examination conducted by an individual’s first party insurer constituted work product and was not discoverable or admis ... sible in subsequent third party litigation; the Court also furthered prior case law and held that evidence of a pre-existing condition is irrelevant and inadmissible unless the condition was symptomatic immediately before the injury at issue.

Appeals

• Hudson v. Hapner, 170 Wn.2d 22, 239 P.3d 579 (2010)

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OUTCOME: Won

The Washington State Supreme Court established, as a matter of first impression, a bright line rule that a party withdrawing a request for a trial de novo following a mandatory arbitration, must file t ... he same before the commencement of the trial de novo, and thus prohibited the defense’s attempt to withdraw its appeal in the case.

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