Auto Insurer’s Comparative Bad Faith Defenses Fail As A Matter Of Law, Judge Says

(June 28, 2023, 4:36 PM EDT) -- TACOMA, Wash. — A Washington federal judge granted an insured’s motion for partial summary judgment on June 27 after determining that three affirmative defenses asserted by an auto insurer in response to the insured’s bad faith claim cannot proceed because the defenses, which claim that the insured and her attorney should be held liable for comparative bad faith conduct, are not valid under Washington law....