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MORATTI EX REL. TARUTIS v. FARMERS INS. CO.

No. 64477-7-I.

254 P.3d 939 (2011)

Emily L. MORATTI, a minor, by and through her Litigation Guardian Ad Litem Gerald R. TARUTIS, Appellant, v. FARMERS INSURANCE COMPANY OF WASHINGTON; Farmers Group Inc., d/b/a Farmers Insurance Group Of Companies, And Farmers Insurance Exchange, Does 1 though 10, et al., Respondents.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

July 5, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Howard Mark Goodfriend , Catherine Smith , Edwards Sieh Smith & Goodfriend PS, Robert Kevin Dawson , Peter Brown , Dawson Brown PS, Seattle, WA, for Appellant.

Jerret E. Sale , Deborah Lynn Carstens , Bullivant Houser Bailey PC, Seattle, WA, Philip Albert Talmadge , Talmadge/Fitzpatrick, Tukwila, WA, Douglas G. Houser , Bullivant Houser Bailey PC, Portland, WA, for Respondents.

GROSSE, J.

¶ 1 For purposes of the statute of limitations, a bad faith claim against an insurer accrues when the underlying judgment against the insured becomes final. Here, the action was commenced well within the applicable statutory period, three years after entry of a judgment in the underlying tort action. We reverse the trial court's decision setting aside the jury verdict, reverse the trial court on its refusal to submit the Consumer Protection Act (CPA...

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