PROPERTY LOSS CLAIMS IN SEATTLE & STATE OF WASHINGTON
---------RECENT CASES

Here are some representative, recent recoveries we have obtained for our clients in the Seattle and Washington area:

• Bellevue condominium. This eight-year-old condominium was arguably well past the four-year statute of limitations. Nevertheless, we recovered over $1.9 million from the developer and over $75,000 from the Association’s property insurers.

• Seattle-area retirement home. Total repair costs: $1.8 million. We recovered a total of $2.5 million from the builders’ insurers and the property insurers, more than enough to cover lost rents, all repairs and make the owners whole, including all of their attorney’s fees and costs.

• Bremerton medical building. We recovered $590,000 from the building owner’s insurers to cover the investigation and repair of hidden damages resulting from long-term water intrusion.

• Laurelhurst home. When the case started it appeared the statute of limitations had passed. We fought a defense effort to kill the claim, then recovered $1,090,000 to repair this house, which not only paid for the costs of repairs and attorney’s fees, but some of the inconvenience to the owners.

• Eastside home. Total repair costs: $450,000. This case went to trial because the builder’s insurer wanted to play hardball. We were ready, and with the help of a qualified expert we recovered $800,000 after trial.

• Mercer Island home. Total repair costs: $389,000. We represented the second owner of the home and recovered enough from the builder’s insurer and the homeowner’s insurance company to cover all repairs and all attorney fees and costs.

• Eastside golf course clubhouse. Despite a full-blown, aggressive defense by the builder, we recovered $1.2 million to assist the owner with the repairs to this luxury facility.