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COVENTRY ASSOCIATES v. AM. STATES INS. CO.

No. 65850-1.

961 P.2d 933 (1998)

136 Wash.2d 269

COVENTRY ASSOCIATES, Petitioner, v. AMERICAN STATES INSURANCE COMPANY, Respondent.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided September 3, 1998.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Mark Alan Johnson, Inc., Mark A. Johnson, Scott A. Samuelson, Seattle, for Petitioner.

Bullivant, Houser, Bailey, Pendergrass & Hoffman, Robert F. Riede, Jerret E. Sale, Deborah L. Carstens, Seattle, for Respondent.

Reed, McClure, William R. Hickman, Pamela A. Okano, Seattle, Amicus Curiae on Behalf of Mutual of Enumclaw Insurance United Services Auto Association & State Farm Fire & Casualty Company.

Lane, Powell, Spears & Lubersky, David M. Schoeggl, Linda B. Clapham, Tammy L. Lewis, Seattle, Amicus Curiae on Behalf of London Market Insurers.

JOHNSON, Justice.

The main issue presented in this appeal is whether an insured may bring a bad faith or Consumer Protection Act (CPA) claim against its insurer when the insurer conducted a bad faith investigation of the insured's claim but the denial of coverage was ultimately determined to be correct. American States Insurance Company (American States) denied Coventry Associates' (Coventry) claim after a mud slide damaged an apartment complex Coventry was constructing...

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