Settlements In Environmental Contamination Suit Are Void Under Washington Law

(September 14, 2021, 10:32 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A Washington appeals panel on Sept. 7 affirmed a trial court’s ruling in favor of an insured seeking reimbursement for the alleged sums it spent responding to a pollution site after determining that Washington law voids any agreement between an insurer and insured that attempts to retroactively cancel or rescind a policy after potentially covered damage occurs....