FISHER v. ALLSTATE INS. CO.

No. 65491-3.

961 P.2d 350 (1998)

136 Wash.2d 240

Kelly FISHER, Respondent, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Petitioner.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided September 3, 1998.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Reed, McClure, William Hickman, Michael S. Rogers, Seattle, Johnson, McLean, Riccelli & Devlin, Peter J. Johnson, Spokane, for Petitioner.

Milton G. Rowland, Spokane, for Respondent.

Bryan P. Harnetiaux, Harbaugh & Bloom, Gary N. Bloom, Debra Stephens, Spokane, Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Washington State Trial Lawyers Association.

Burgess, Fitzer, Leighton & Phillips, Timothy R. Gosselin, Tacoma, Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Washington Defense Trial Lawyers.


SANDERS, Justice.

Is an underinsurance motorist carrier bound by the results of an arbitration between its insured and the tortfeasor when the carrier did not participate but had notice and an opportunity to intervene in the action? Yes.

The trial court entered partial summary judgment in favor of Kelly Fisher, the insured, holding Allstate Insurance Company, Fisher's insurer, was bound by the arbitration award against the tortfeasor. The Court of Appeals...

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