Daniel L Syhre's Legal Cases (2)

Insurance

St. Paul Fire and Marine Ins. Co. v. Onvia, Inc., 165 Wn.2d 122, 133, 196 P.3d 664 (2008)

Jan 01, 2008

OUTCOME:

Represented insurance company in liability coverage and bad faith litigation. St. Paul's insured was sued in a class action for "fax blasting," or unlawful mass marketing by fax machine. The insured ... settled the class action for a judgment exceeding $17 million and assigned its claims against the insurer to the plaintiff class. In the coverage litigation that followed, the federal court ruled that the insurer had no defense or coverage obligation for "fax blasting" and in answer to certified questions, the State Supreme court held that errors in claim handling in the absence of a duty to defend could not render the insurer liable for the amount of the judgment.

Insurance

Key Tronic Corp. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 134 Wn.App. 303, 139 P.3d 383 (2006)

N/A

OUTCOME: Held that St. Paul was relieved from any obligation to pay the claim

◾Represented an insurance company in coverage dispute. St. Paul's insured, a manufacturer, made an error in packaging materials it shipped to its customer, causing the materials to mold. The insured ... settled the matter quietly with its customer and told St. Paul about the claim many months after the fact, claiming over $1 million in losses. The Washington Court of Appeals, in a published decision, held that St. Paul was relieved from any obligation to pay the claim because it was prejudiced by the insured providing late notice of the claim.

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