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Often, plaintiffs win awards of actual, compensatory and punitive damages, but it may mean another court battle to have the punitive damages covered by insurance.
What factors do courts look at to determine when an insurance carrier's conduct is reprehensible enough to justify an award of damages based on bad faith?
The former chief financial officer of Market Finders Insurance Corporation has pleaded guilty in federal district court to embezzling nearly $2,000,000 over a two year period, and tax evasion.
Is an insurer required to cover an insured's attorney fees, even when the award amount is more than the insured paid? It's a continual battle with contingent fee cases.
The placement of a semicolon in an insurance policy determines whether the homeowner has coverage after the home is destroyed by fire. Punctuation matters!