Insurance Coverage Litigation

Gordon Thomas Honeywell provides creative and strategic advice to insurers, businesses and others involved in insurance coverage disputes throughout the western United States. With the benefit of our representation, our clients have enjoyed prompt results in complex and contentious disputes.  We have successfully resolved multi-million-dollar claims on behalf of our insurance coverage clients, often through innovative settlements but through aggressive litigation when necessary.

We provide coverage opinions and other advice as to coverage, counsel and assistance when legal issues complicate claims handling and settlement, and representation when declaratory judgment or other litigation is necessary to resolve a coverage dispute.  We also represent insurance carriers faced with claims of bad faith or otherwise seeking consequential or extra-contractual damages as a result of their coverage decisions or claim handling.

Lawyers practicing in this area are licensed in Washington state, and various members are also admitted to practice in the states of Alaska, Oregon, Hawaii and California.  Several have more than 20 years of experience in insurance coverage litigation. Together, they have obtained successful outcomes for clients in insurance disputes involving a variety of policy or coverage types, including:

"All-Risk" Property Earthquake
Automobile Flood
Boiler & Machinery  Homeowners
Builder's Risk Inland Marine
Business Interruption & Extra Expense Ocean Marine
Commerical General Liability Professional Liability
Crime & Fidelity Property
Difference in Conditions Reinsurance
Directors & Officers Umbrella and Excess Liability

Our attorneys have represented clients having to deal with claims in a wide variety of settings, including construction defect, construction site accidents, automobile, environmental, premises liability, banking, hotels and resorts, manufacturing, seafood processing, real estate, mining, energy, technology, non-profits, casinos, consumer products, food, telecommunications, trucking and public entities.  The size and experience of our team allows both for the close relationship and experience required to successfully provide representation in simple and complex coverage matters.