( September 9, 2026, 8:53 AM EDT) -- OLYMPIA, Wash. — The Washington Supreme Court granted an insurer’s petition to review an appeals court’s ruling that a manufacturer cannot assign its rights to an alleged legal malpractice claim to its insurer after both the insured and the insurer settled a personal injury lawsuit, challenging the appeals court’s finding that there is a potential conflict between the insured and the insurer after the insurer defended the insured pursuant to a reservation of rights to deny coverage....