Mealey's (April 26, 2021, 9:36 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on April 21 dismissed a couple’s appeal of rulings awarding summary judgment to an insurer on their counterclaims for breach of contract and violation of the Washington Insurance Fair Conduct Act, finding that the judge did not meaningfully participate in the subsequent dismissal without prejudice of the couple’s remaining claims for bad faith and violation of the Washington Consumer Protection Act (CPA) when the parties agreed to settle the suit....