As we reported in February 2021, legislators in the State of Washington continue to promote legislation that would attempt to create business interruption coverage for policyholders who have been affected by COVID-19 stay-at-home orders. In 2021, state senators introduced Senate…
Owen Mooney was elected as a firm shareholder, effective January 1, 2022. Owen has been a member of the firm’s Seattle office since September 2014. He advises insurers in matters related to first-party property and third-party liability insurance claims when…
Until now, California law did not allow for the recovery of damages for pain, suffering, or disfigurement in wrongful death actions. Effective January 1, 2022, that changed. Now, those damages are recoverable in newly filed actions and in any action…
California’s legislature meets every year for approximately nine months (December through August). That gives it ample opportunity to tinker with the statutes applicable to insurance. Most statutes take effect on January 1 of the following year. Some, including one discussed…
I am excited to share with you the launch of our new website in response to our firm’s continuous evolution along with the progression of our clients' needs and the legal industry’s constant change. This is one of many changes…
Bullivant Houser Bailey PC is pleased to announce that Jeff Hill and Brad Lamb joined the firm's Insurance Law Practice Group in their Portland, Oregon office on October 1, 2021. "We are thrilled to have Jeff and Brad join Bullivant,"…
Bullivant Houser has been named a Top Workplace in The Oregonian Top Workplaces! Being named a Top Workplace is a big deal — only 119 companies made this year's list. We are honored, especially because the judges were our…
Due to the impact of COVID-19 on the nuts and bolts administration of justice, there is a particularly troublesome backlog in the court system. Legislators at all levels and court watchdog groups are proposing methods to streamline the litigation process.…
Best Lawyers©, the oldest peer-review publication in the legal profession, has named E. Penn Gheen III as the 2022 Seattle, Washington Medical Malpractice Law (Defendants) "Lawyer of the Year." After more than a quarter of a century in publication, Best…
Bullivant Houser Bailey PC is pleased to announce that six of its attorneys were listed in The Best Lawyers in America©: Ones to Watch (2022 Edition). Best Lawyers® compiles its lists of outstanding attorneys by conducting peer-review surveys in which…