COSMOPOLITAN ENG. GROUP v. ONDEO DEGREMONT, INC.

No. 77661-0.

149 P.3d 666 (2006)

COSMOPOLITAN ENGINEERING GROUP, INC. Respondent, v. ONDEO DEGREMONT, INC., a Virginia corporation, Petitioner, National Fire Insurance Company/Hartford, a foreign corporation, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Washington, En Banc.

Decided December 28, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan R. Merkle, Margarita V. Latsinova, Christina L. Haring, Stoel Rives LLP, Seattle, WA, for Petitioner.

Sandra Jean Rovai, Bradley Alan Maxa, Gordon Thomas Honeywell, Tacoma, WA, for Respondent.

Timothy M. Harris, Building Industry Association of Wash. State, Olympia, WA, Amicus Curiae on behalf of Building Industry Association of Washington.


BRIDGE, J.

¶ 1 The registration of contractors act, chapter 18.27 RCW, requires contractors in Washington to register and to file a surety bond with the Department of Labor and Industries (Department). RCW 18.27.040 provides a mechanism for consumers, subcontractors, and other injured parties to recover against the bond. In 2001, the legislature amended the statute in part by adding a provision to RCW 18.27.040 allowing a prevailing party to recover attorney...

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