Fraud

• Committing fraud is the act of intentionally deceiving, misleading and misrepresenting facts one party relies upon which causes them harm or financial loss. Under the Washington's statute of limitations,you have three years from discovery of the fraud to bring a legal action against the person who committed the fraud.
  
  

Bad Faith Actions

• A bad faith agreement is one that is considered unreasonable and unfair. Actions that constitute bad faith also include fraud, deceit, dishonesty, misrepresentation or entering into a contract with the intention of breaching the contract terms. Under the State of Washington statute of limitations, you have six years from the breach of contract for bad faith to bring a legal action.
  
  

Insurance and Bad Faith

• Bad faith claim lawsuits are brought against insurance companies by insureds for unreasonable denials of benefits and claims, refusing to reimburse the insured for expenses and losses, and for cancellation of policies. An insurance contract may also contain a specific time in which a lawsuit or claim must be brought which takes precedence over the Washington statute of limitations.