LvBC Awarded Best Law Firm for Construction Defects in the Pacific Northwest

LvBC Awarded Best Law Firm for Construction Defects in the Pacific Northwest We are pleased to have just been awarded, “Best Law Firm for Construction Defect Law Firm in the Pacific Northwest” by Acquisition International.  Acquisition International’s 2019 Legal Awards highlight and promote the most deserving law firms around the world that have, over the past…

Levy | von Beck | Comstock receives 2019 Legal Elite Award from U.S. Business News

We are pleased to announce that our law firm has been recognized as “Best Construction Defect Litigation – Pacific Northwest” by U.S. Business News as part of that publication’s 2019 Legal Elite Awards. “These awards highlight the most respected lawyers and attorneys as well as their fields of expertise and the companies they represent,” said…

Can Landlords Force Tenants to Continue Operating Their Business?

Many commercial leases include an operating covenant or continuing operations clause pursuant to which the Tenant promises to continue operating its business through the term of the lease.  This clause is intended to protect the Landlord’s interest in future sales and to prevent unexpected and unsightly vacancies which negatively affect neighboring tenants and thus the…

Levy | von Beck | Comstock receives 2018 Legal Elite Award from U.S. Business News

We are pleased to announce that our law firm has been recognized as “Best Construction Defect Litigation – Washington, and Recognized Leaders in Property Insurance Claims” by U.S. Business News as part of that publication’s 2018 Legal Elite Awards. “These awards highlight the most respected lawyers and attorneys as well as their fields of expertise…

Shareholders Katie Comstock and Seth Chastain are Washington Rising Stars

Congratulations to shareholders Katie J. Comstock and Seth E. Chastain, who have been named as 2018 Washington Rising Stars® by Super Lawyers®, and as Top Rated Construction Litigation Attorneys in Seattle, WA.  Katie was also named to the Top Women Attorneys in Washington Rising Stars® list. The Rising Stars® list recognizes lawyers who show tremendous talent and potential…

Insurance Adjusters May Now be Sued Personally for Bad Faith and CPA Violations

On March 26, 2018, Washington’s Court of Appeals released its decision in Moun Keodalah and Aung Keodalah v. Allstate Insurance Company, et al., an important new case in which the court held that insurance adjusters may be found individually liable for bad faith and for Consumer Protection Act (“CPA)” violations. The Plaintiff, Keodalah, was involved…