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What Is The Potential Outcome Of A Bad Faith Claim Against An Insurance Company?

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What can a bad-faith claim against an insurer win you? At minimum, the benefits owed plus attorney's fees, explains Pierce County, Washington attorney Spencer Freeman. Washington's Insurance Fair Conduct Act even lets courts award triple damages for bad faith. But he cautions treble damages are reserved for extreme cases, weighed by how unreasonable or harmful the insurer's conduct was.

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Answered by Spencer Freeman · Pierce County, WA

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— the benefits owed plus attorney's fees you can recover

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— when a court can impose triple damages for bad-faith practices

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What can a bad-faith claim win you?

At minimum, the benefits owed plus attorney's fees you can recover from the insurer.

Can you get triple damages?

Yes—Washington's Insurance Fair Conduct Act lets courts award triple damages for bad faith, but treble damages are reserved for extreme cases, weighed by how unreasonable or harmful the insurer's conduct was.

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