The plaintiffs intend to file a bad-faith suit in the case after their insurance company repeatedly refused to tender its policy until shortly before trial.
A court can award actual damages of at least $1,000 for each violation, punitive damages for reckless or willful disregard of the law, and attorney fees and litigation costs.
Jurors in the criminal case agreed with testimony that Michael Barisone was suffering from a delusional disorder that left him detached from reality at the time of the shootings.
The liability limits sold to the class representative were approximately 4.5% higher than they would have been had defendants based those limits on reconstruction cost without debris removal, the suit alleged.
A New Jersey court previously ruled purchasers of PIP coverage are entitled to reimbursement for the entire policy amount, without reduction of a deductible or co-payment.
The causes behind the social inflation theory are numerous, but one of them is that attorney advertising affects the public in unexpected ways, according to some defense lawyers.
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