Blog & Updates
Spring and Geese
Spring has arrived here at Lether and Associates. Lately we have seen the signs of the new season. The sun is starting to show. The cherry blossoms are in bloom and Seattle is emerging from another winter. For our firm, however, there is no better sign of Spring than...
Washington Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument in Case That Allowed Insureds to Name Adjusters as Defendants in Bad Faith Actions
On February 26, 2019, the Washington Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Keodalah v. Allstate Ins. Co. and Tracey Smith. In this case, the Court of Appeals overturned the trial court’s dismissal of bad faith and Consumer Protection Act claims asserted directly...
Snowpocalypse
As most of you know, during the last two weeks in Seattle we all experienced an interesting and unusual winter storm. Despite the snowy and icy conditions, Lether & Associates made it through and remained open for business providing our clients with uninterrupted...
A Tale of Two Cases. The Best of Times and the Worst of Times
Within roughly a two-week period over this past holiday season, the Federal District Courts for the Western District of Washington issued two dramatically different orders in very similar coverage disputes. In Northwest Pipe Company v. Travelers Property Casualty...
Recipes For Success
Food binds people together. Food comforts and nourishes us. Food creates memories for a lifetime. We hope that our successful family recipes help create loving and lasting memories for you and your loved ones, just like they do for us. Happy Holidays From LETHER...
Our Annual Holiday Animal Food Drive
Our Annual Holiday Animal Food Drive Donate to help the animals of PAWS Make a difference this holiday season in the precious lives of sick, injured, orphaned and homeless animals. Whether it be big or small, food or toys anything helps these animals. For more...
Northwest Insurance Law:A Comprehensive ReviewOctober 25-26, 2018
Tom Lether is proud to once again be the co-chairperson for the Seminar Group's Northwest Comprehensive Insurance Law seminar. This two-day event, which Tom has chaired for the last five years, will focus on Insurance and Bad Faith issues in the Northwest. The...
Join Eric J. Neal at the National Business Institute’s Insurance Bad Faith “Set-Up” in Washington Seminar
On December 12, 2018 Eric J. Neal will be presenting at NBI’s Insurance Bad Faith “Set-Up” in Washington seminar in Seattle, Washington. Eric will specifically be addressing how to respond to a potential bad faith set-up. This is an all-day seminar with CLE credits...
Join Nicole Morrow, Kyle Silk-Eglit and the Greater Seattle Insurance Professionals for a one-hour CE credit TONIGHT!
Tonight, October 18, 2018: Please join the Greater Seattle Insurance Professionals for a one-hour CE credit presentation of: “Agent Duties in Insurance – The Current State of the Law in Washington”. Presented by attorneys: Nicole Morrow and Kyle Silk-Eglit of Lether...