PREFERRED CONTRACTORS v. BAKER & SON CONST.

No. 100466-4.

514 P.3d 1230 (2022)

Certification From United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in PREFERRED CONTRACTORS INSURANCE COMPANY, Risk Retention Group, LLC, Petitioner-Plaintiff, v. BAKER AND SON CONSTRUCTION INC., a Washington for-profit corporation; Angela Cox, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Ronnie E. Cox, deceased; Angela Cox, individually and as mother of G.C., a minor, Respondents-Defendants.

Supreme Court of Washington.

Filed August 11, 2022.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Daniel L. Syhre , Betts, Patterson & Mines, P.S., 701 Pike St. Ste. 1400, Seattle, WA, 98101-3927, for Petitioner-Plaintiff.

Joseph Scuderi , Jeremey Donn Dobbins , Scuderi Law Offices, P.S., 108 22nd Ave. Sw Ste. 24, Olympia, WA, 98501-2871, Kevin Hochhalter , Olympic Appeals PLLC, 4570 Avery Ln. Se # C-217, Lacey, WA, 98503, Darrell L. Cochran , Kevin Michael Hastings , Christopher Eric Love , Pfau Cochran Vertetis Amala PLLC, 909 A Street, Suite 700, Tacoma, WA, 98402-4413, for Respondents-Defendants.

Amy Bach , United Policyholders, 381 Bush Street, 8th Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94104, Benjamin Blystad Gould , Gabriel Ernest Verdugo , Keller Rohrback LLP, 1201 3rd Ave. Ste. 3200, Seattle, WA, 98101-3052, for Amicus Curiae.


¶1 This case asks, via certified question, whether a contractor's commercial general liability (CGL) insurance policy that requires the loss to occur and be reported within the same policy year and provides neither prospective nor retroactive coverage violates Washington's public policy. In light of chapter 18.27 RCW, which regulates...

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