Washington, DC
Insurance Lawyer at Washington, DC
Practice Areas: Insurance, Litigation
OUTCOME: Court of Appeals win
Suit brought by national trucking company against its workers' compensation insurer for wrongfully withholding collateral and improperly insisting on a forum selection clause that violates Washington l ... aw. No. 75147-6-1
OUTCOME: Favorable Rulings
U.S. District Court, Western District of Washington 2012, Lasnik J.: Represented investor in negligence and agency claims against the fidelity bond insurer of a 1031 exchange facilitator who misapprop ... riated proceeds from the sale of an apartment complex; obtained groundbreaking opinion holding that an insurance company was vicariously liable for the negligence of its appointed agent.
OUTCOME: Favorable result
Obtained settlement from an insurance company for its wrongful withdrawal from the defense of Fowler Homes in an underlying construction defect lawsuit.
OUTCOME: Favorable result
Served as an expert witness to opine as to whether an insurance agent adhered to the custom and practice in the insurance industry when it issued a certificate of insurance adding Polygon as an additio ... nal insured on a general liability policy.
OUTCOME:
Served as an expert witness to opine as to whether Denali was added as an additional insured on three subcontractors' policies.
OUTCOME: Favorable Result
Served as an expert witness to opine as to whether it was reasonable pursuant to the custom and practice in the insurance industry for the insurance company to conclude that the crime loss in the case ... did not result directly from acts committed or events occurring during the policy period.
OUTCOME: Favorable result
Served as an expert witness to opine as to (1) whether a Loss Limit of Liability Endorsement under an excess property policy was void for lack of notice to the insured and broker and (2) whether the en ... dorsement could be used to limit the amounts recoverable for a major fire loss to a fish processing facility in Alaska. Ms. Grassia’s opinion was submitted in support of summary judgment motions and resulted in a favorable result for Trident.
OUTCOME: Favorable result
Successfully represented producer/distributor of organic and vegetarian food products in recovering damages against construction contractors and insurers resulting from defective and damaged concrete f ... loor in 140,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Southern Oregon.
OUTCOME: Favorable result
Established breach of insurance contract and recovered damages, Olympic Steamship attorneys’ fees and costs, and prejudgment interest under a personal watercraft policy for the loss of a fishing boat c ... aused by capsizing.
OUTCOME: Favorable result
Obtained a jury verdict against an insurer for breach of insurance contract and recovered damages because of the insurer’s wrongful denial of coverage under an employment practices liability policy. Al ... so obtained a jury verdict on the insurer’s counterclaim against the insured for alleged lack of cooperation. Attorneys’ fees and costs application pending with the court, as well as recovery of prejudgment interest.
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