Court Upholds Punitive Damages award in Insurance Bad Faith Case
July 27, 2007
California Court of Appeal, Second District,
Division Eight
The California Court of Appeal upheld a punitive damages award in an insurance bad faith case. The contract claim was only $50,000, and the punitive and emotional distress damages exceeded $3 million. The case is
Walker v. Farmers Insurance Exchange, and plaintiff's attorneys on the case were
John N. Quisenberry and
Heather M. McKeon of The Quisenberry Law Firm; Andrew N. Chang, Stuart B. Esner and Gregory R. Ellis of
Esner, Chang & Ellis.
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