Panel Decides Application Of Policy’s Suit Limitation Clause On Insured’s Claims

(January 14, 2020, 12:37 PM EST) -- SEATTLE — While an insurance policy’s one-year suit limitation clause precludes a condominium association from suing its insurer for breach of contract, a Washington appeals panel held Jan. 13 that the clause does not bar the association’s extracontractual claims under the Washington Insurance Fair Conduct Act (IFCA) and the Washington Consumer Protection Act (CPA) (West Beach Condominium v. Commonwealth Insurance Company of America, No. 79676-3-I, Wash. App., Div. 1, 2020 Wash. App. LEXIS 58)....