Washington Panel Rejects Insurer’s Equitable Contribution, Subrogation Claim

Mealey's (November 12, 2020, 1:35 PM EST) -- SEATTLE — A Washington appeals court on Nov. 9 found that because an altercation “arose out of” a bar's leased premises, the landlord was covered under the additional insured endorsement of the bar's commercial general liability insurance policy and the landlord's commercial general liability insurance policy provided excess coverage, affirming a lower court’s ruling that rejected the bar’s insurer’s equitable contribution and subrogation claims against the landlord’s insurer (Unigard Insurance Company v. Wausau Underwriters Insurance Company, No. 80234-8-I, Wash. App., Div. 1, 2020 Wash. App. LEXIS 2875)....

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