The bad-faith case that has ricocheted through the courts for 20 years may finally be nearing resolution. The Utah State Supreme Court has awarded Inez Campbell more than $9 million in her long-standing dispute against State Farm.
After previously reviewing the case, the United States Supreme Court remanded it to the state court, finding that the original punitive damage award of $145 million was excessive and violated the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
The case has brought unequaled clarity to the constitutional limits surrounding punitive damages, according to the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies. "The U.S. Supreme Court had attempted to place limits on punitive damages for years, but their decisions did not appear to capture the attention of some lower courts," NAMIC staff wrote in response to the Utah verdict. "In Campbell, the court seemed to finally say enough."
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