Appellate Law News and Insights

In Brianna Garza and Mario Garza v. Matthew Perry and American Family Insurance Company, No. 83377-4-I, the Washington Court of Appeals determined that an insurance company could not intervene in an action intending to nullify a settlement agreement involving a covenant judgment. The court denied the insurer's attempt to nullify the...

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The U.S. Supreme Court recently weighed in on an issue regarding a provision of the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA) that has split two federal courts of appeal. Its 5-4 ruling is welcome news for U.S. residents who "non-willfully" violate the law's requirements for the reporting of certain foreign bank and...

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The case involved an arbitration between a subcontractor and the general contractor on a project to construct a building at a petroleum refinery. The subcontractor brought a claim to recover for amounts it contended it was due under its subcontract. The general contractor asserted a counterclaim seeking to recover for,...

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