Bauman et al v. American Commerce Insurance Company
Plaintiff: LouAnn Bauman and Bernie Bauman
Defendant: American Commerce Insurance Company
Case Number: 2:2015cv01909
Filed: December 4, 2015
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Washington
Office: Seattle Office
County: King
Presiding Judge: Marsha J. Pechman
Nature of Suit: Insurance
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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February 16, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 126 ORDER denying 114 Defendant's motion for reconsideration; by Judge Barbara J. Rothstein.(RM)
February 14, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 122 ORDER denying 109 Motion to certify questions of state law to the Washington Supreme Court by Judge Barbara J. Rothstein.(RS)
January 25, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 110 ORDER denying Defendant's 106 motion for reconsideration, by Judge Barbara J. Rothstein. (PM)
January 4, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 105 ORDER by Judge Barbara J. Rothstein. Defendant's 91 Motion for summary judgment of dismissal of Plaintiffs' IFCA and bad faith claims will be DENIED in its entirety. Its alternative request for summary judgment will be PARTIALLY GRANTE D: (1) Plaintiffs' attorney fees and costs in pursuing this lawsuit will not be considered actual damages under IFCA or the CPA, and (2) certain portions of Plaintiffs' arbitration award are held to be not compensable under the Washington Consumer Protection Act. The remainder of Defendant's summary judgment motion will be DENIED. (PM)
September 7, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 84 ORDER by Judge Marsha J. Pechman denying Plaintiffs' 27 Motion for Summary Judgment and denying Defendant's 66 Motion for Partial Summary Judgment. Defendant's motion to strike portions of the Declaration of Krafchick in suppor t of Plaintiffs' Motion (Dkt. No. 28 ) is granted. Defendant's motion to strike excerpts of the expert reports submitted in Plaintiffs' Response to Defendant American Commerce Insurance Company's motion is denied. The issue of whether Defendants conduct amounted to an unreasonable denial of payment of benefits must be decided by a jury. (PM)
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Plaintiff: LouAnn Bauman
Represented By: Leo Seth Grossman
Represented By: Steven P Krafchick
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Plaintiff: Bernie Bauman
Represented By: Leo Seth Grossman
Represented By: Steven P Krafchick
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Defendant: American Commerce Insurance Company
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