Washington Supreme Court: dentist's 'boar'-ish behavior is covered

In reading one of Ted Frank's posts yesterday at Overlawyered, I was reminded that I have neglected to blog about a strange case from Washington, Woo v. Fireman's Fund. I have actually followed this case for a couple years -- Washington is right across the Columbia River from Portland and I practice a fair amount in the state -- and I know Washington coverage law well, so I'm overdue in writing about the case.This decision, where the Washington Supreme Court found an insurer had a duty to defend a dentist accused of improper conduct, is, I regret to say, a mess. I don't say that merely because the case involves a dentist, Dr. Woo, who taunted one of his employees, Tina Alberts, about her pet pig, Walter, with photos of skinned wild boars, saying that "There is how Walter will lo