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DURANT v. STATE FARM MUT. AUTO. INS. CO.

No. 94771-6.

419 P.3d 400 (2018)

Certification from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in Brett DURANT, on behalf of himself and all others similarly situated, Plaintiff, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, a foreign automobile insurance company, Defendant.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed June 7, 2018.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Tyler K. Firkins , Van Siclen Stocks & Firkins, 721 45th St. Ne., Auburn, WA, 98002-1303, David Alan Nauheim , David Nauheim Attorney at Law, 2920 Colby Ave. Ste. 102, Everett, WA, 98201-4047, for Plaintiff.

Frank Falzetta , Jennifer Hoffman , David Dworsky , Shephard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLC, 333 South Hope Street 43rd Floor, Los Angeles, CA, 90071, Gregory S. Worden , Laura Hawes Young , Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP, 1111 3rd Ave. Ste. 2700, Seattle, WA, 98101-3224, for Defendant.

Thomas Michael Adkins , ADKINS LAW PLLC, 1814 S 324th Pl. Ste. D, Federal Way, WA, 98003-8582, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington Society of Interventional Pain Physicians.

Marta Uballe Deleon , Office of the Attorney General, 1125 Washington St. Se., Po Box 40100, Olympia, WA, 98504-0100, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Wash. State Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler.

Daniel Edward Huntington , Richter-Wimberley PS, 422 W. Riverside Ave. Ste. 1300, Spokane, WA, 99201-0305, Valerie Davis McOmie , Attorney at Law, 4549 Nw. Aspen St., Camas, WA, 98607-8302, for Amicus Curiae on behalf of Washington State Association for Justice Foundation.

¶ 1 This case concerns a class action insurance claim suit pending in federal court. The federal district court has asked this court to answer two certified questions concerning whether an insurer's use of a "maximum medical improvement" (MMI) provision violates WAC 284-30-395(1).

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¶ 2 This case began...

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