LexisNexis Practice Guide: Washington Insurance Litigation

This publication provides practical, step-by-step guidance on all phases of insurance litigation in Washington superior courts, including post-trial motions, up to the point of appeal.

Key features and benefits:
•   Practice guidance and tips from Washington practitioners-- user benefits from "real world" practical experience, tailored specifically to insurance litigation in Washington state courts.
•   Washington statutes, rules, cases, and as appropriate, local procedures and forms.
•   Master checklists providing list of all the tasks covered in a chapter along with references to what section of the chapter discusses each task; assists practitioners looking for specific information in finding it quickly, also provides all the tasks in a concise, consolidated form.
•   Provides guidance on current practical issues in trial procedure, including such topics as:
  - the formation, renewal and cancellation of insurance policies
  - liability insurers' duty to defend;
  - excess and umbrella policies;
  - regulation of insurers; and
  - Washington Insurance Guaranty Association

LexisNexis Practice Guide: Washington Insurance Litigation was created under the guidance of Franklin D. Cordell of Gordon Tilden Thomas&Cordell LLP, whose current practice emphasizes policyholder-side insurance coverage advice and litigation. Washington practitioners wrote and reviewed individual chapters, and provided many practice tips and guidance.