Insurer Had No Duty To Pay Until After Reasonable Costs Were Determined, Panel Says

Mealey's (January 31, 2018, 12:48 PM EST) -- SEATTLE — A trial court did not err in granting summary judgment in favor of an insurer on an insured’s bad faith claim because the trial court properly determined that the insurer had no duty to pay its insured’s defense costs until after a determination on the reasonableness of the costs was made, the Division I Washington Court of Appeals said Jan. 29 (National Surety Corp. v. Immunex Corp., No. 75674-5-I, Wash. App., Div. 1, 2018 Wash. App. LEXIS 210)....