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Micro-Tunneling Contractor Nets Eight-Figure Recovery from Builders Risk Insurers and Other Sources

A large chuck of concrete broke off of an eight-foot internal diameter pipe segment during its installation into a contractor’s micro-tunnel underneath Seattle’s Ship Canal, allowing water to flood the tunnel. A later investigation revealed flaws in the broken pipe segment, as well as similar flaws with approximately 80 other…

Thom WilliamsJune 12, 2024

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Seattle-Based General Contractor Obtains Six-Figures from Liability Insurer after Denial of its “Supplementary Payment” Claim

A prominent Seattle-based general contractor was sued relating to roof issues at a mixed-use project in South Lake Union. The general contractor’s liability insurer defended the lawsuit and paid to resolve it, but denied the general contractor’s claim under the Policy’s “Supplementary Payment” provision for reimbursement of its own costs…

Thom WilliamsMay 1, 2024

Thom Williams

Liability Insurer Pays to Resolve Wrongful Death Action Against Builder of High-End Homes Notwithstanding Prior Denial of Insurance Coverage

A developer and general contractor of high-end homes in the Seattle area was sued by the estate of a worker who had died after falling at one of the developer’s projects. The developer’s liability insurer agreed to defend the lawsuit, but denied any indemnity obligation to pay the final judgment…

Thom WilliamsApril 24, 2024

Greg Harper

Harper | Hayes Attorneys Successfully Represent Local Sports Club Facing Sexual Abuse Allegations in Lawsuit Filed by Insurance Company

A local youth sports club and its Board of Directors were sued by a player alleging sexual abuse committed by the spouse of a former Board member. In 2023, the club’s liability insurance company filed a lawsuit against the local youth sports club. In the lawsuit, the insurance company sought…

Gregory HarperFebruary 1, 2024

Charles Davis

Washington Federal District Court Rules that Insurer Must Defend Contractor in Sewage Eruption Suit

A Minnesota-based contractor was sued over injuries allegedly sustained due to exposure to raw sewage that was forcibly ejected from a toilet in a Belfair, Washington business. The contractor’s liability insurer sued the contractor in federal court in Minnesota, arguing that the policy’s fungi and bacteria and pollution exclusions barred…

Charles DavisJanuary 9, 2024

Todd Hayes

Kent Homeowners Association Recovers Millions for Hidden Water Damage

The Association governing a condominium complex in Kent discovered extensive water damage behind the siding at all six of its buildings and contacted Harper Hayes to help it with its insurance claim. Two of the Association’s insurers settled without litigation and the firm sued the third on the Association’s behalf. …

Todd HayesDecember 12, 2023

Charles Davis

Industrial Flooring Subcontractor Secures Indemnity for Claim by General Contractor and Payment From Builders Risk Insurer

A company specializing in installation of industrial flooring was required to reinstall a clean-room floor in a manufacturing facility three times due to faulty materials from a supplier. The general contractor made a claim for reimbursement of its expenses covering the first two reinstallations. The subcontractor’s general liability insurer agreed…

Charles DavisOctober 2, 2023

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Announcing Harper | Hayes 2023 Super Lawyer Honorees!

All of the firm's attorneys have been named to the 2023 Washington Super Lawyers list. Two of our attorneys, Greg Harper and Todd Hayes, again ranked among the Top 100 attorneys in Washington in 2023.

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Micro-Tunneling Contractor Nets Eight-Figure Recovery from Builders Risk Insurers and Other Sources

Seattle-Based General Contractor Obtains Six-Figures from Liability Insurer after Denial of its “Supplementary Payment” Claim

Liability Insurer Pays to Resolve Wrongful Death Action Against Builder of High-End Homes Notwithstanding Prior Denial of Insurance Coverage

Harper | Hayes Attorneys Successfully Represent Local Sports Club Facing Sexual Abuse Allegations in Lawsuit Filed by Insurance Company

Washington Federal District Court Rules that Insurer Must Defend Contractor in Sewage Eruption Suit

Kent Homeowners Association Recovers Millions for Hidden Water Damage

Industrial Flooring Subcontractor Secures Indemnity for Claim by General Contractor and Payment From Builders Risk Insurer

Announcing Harper | Hayes 2023 Super Lawyer Honorees!

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