Fireman's Fund is undecided as to what action it will take following a malfeasance award of $750,000 to a Washington State dentist.
The Washington State Supreme Court determined the insurer is responsible for providing defense cost to Dr. Robert Woo, a dentist in Auburn, Wash., whose practical joke on a dental assistant went awry.
According to a Seattle Times report, the Supreme Court ruled the dentist should have received legal defense costs from the Novato, Calif.-based insurer after a dental assistant sued Dr. Woo for dental malfeasance.
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