SEATTLE - Because a policyholder could have brought contractual and state law claims against her insurer in a previous lawsuit in which coverage matters were determined, a Washington federal judge on April 11 concluded that the present lawsuit is barred under the doctrine of res judicata (Valerie M. Smith v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., No. 2:12-cv-01505, W.D. Wash.; 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 52564)....(read more)![]()
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