Award Of Attorney Fees On Bad Faith Counterclaim Is Premature, Judge Rules

(January 25, 2017, 6:18 PM EST) -- TACOMA, Wash. — An award of attorney fees in an insurance dispute is not proper because claims are outstanding, rendering the motion premature, a federal judge in Washington ruled Jan. 19 (Allstate Property and Casualty Insurance Co. v. Richard W. Giroux, et al., No. 15-5954, W.D. Wash.; 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8301)....