Trial Court Properly Found Insured’s Settlement With Homeowners Was Reasonable

(August 11, 2021, 4:51 PM EDT) -- OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington Supreme Court on Aug. 5 determined that a trial court properly found that a $1.7 million settlement following a covenant agreement between homeowners and an insured contractor was reasonable and further determined that the appeals court failed to apply the proper deferential standard of review when it reversed the trial court’s decision and remanded for a second reasonableness hearing....