On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Mar 19, 2020 | Bad Faith, Breach of Contract, Disability Insurance, Insurance Bad Faith, Insurance Litigation Blog, Punitive Damages
When insurance companies, including those offering disability, life, health or accidental death policies, engage in conduct that is sufficiently egregious, a court may award punitive damages against the insurance company. Under Arizona law, to support an award of...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | May 29, 2019 | Bad Faith, Breach of Contract, Duty to Settle, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog, Punitive Damages
When insurance companies, including those offering disability, life, health or accidental death policies, engage in conduct that is sufficiently egregious, a court may award punitive damages against the insurance company. California Civil Code Section 3294 (“Section...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Oct 11, 2017 | Bad Faith, Duty to Defend, ERISA - Attorneys' Fees, Firm News, Insurance Bad Faith, Insurance Litigation Blog, Life Insurance, Punitive Damages
On August 31, 2017, the California Court of Appeal discussed a variety of topics touching upon important matters in insurance “bad faith” litigation in Pulte Home Corp. v. Am. Safety Indemnity Co., 14 Cal.App.5th 1086 (Aug. 31, 2017). In this blog, we discuss the case...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Dec 13, 2016 | Bad Faith, Case Updates, Disability Insurance News, Expert Testimony, Firm News, Health/Medical Insurance, Insurance Litigation Blog, Punitive Damages
During their Presidential election campaigns, Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton spotlighted for America flaws in our criminal justice system. They raised questions about whether the criminal probe into Ms. Clinton’s private email server was handled honestly or...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Jun 23, 2015 | Bad Faith, Disability Insurance, Firm News, Insurance Litigation Blog, Life Insurance, Long Term Care Insurance, Punitive Damages
Recent verdicts from across the nation in disability, life and health insurance policy cases must be alarming for big corporate insurance companies. The trend is for jurors to award individual plaintiffs astronomical punitive damage verdicts, showing their general...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Sep 6, 2013 | Breach of Contract, Case Updates, Disability Insurance, Disability Insurance News, Firm News, Insurance Bad Faith, Insurance Litigation Blog, Punitive Damages
A 10-to-1 ratio of punitive damages to compensatory damages awards in an insurance bad faith case passes Constitutional muster. So says the California Court of Appeal in its decision in Nickerson v. Stonebridge Life Insurance Company, __ Cal. App. 4th ___, 2013 Cal....
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Feb 27, 2012 | Case Updates, Firm News, Health/Medical Insurance, Punitive Damages
In a victory for health insurance policy holders over health insurers/health care service plans, in Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc, v. Superior Court (Rahm, et al, Real Parties), 2012 Cal. App. LEXIS 138 (Cal. App. 2d Dist. Feb. 15, 2012), the Court of Appeals...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Aug 30, 2011 | Firm News, Punitive Damages
In a somewhat surprising recent decision, the California Court of Appeal upheld a punitive damages award that carried a ratio of more than 16 to 1 based on the compensatory damages awarded by the jury. The ruling was surprising considering the United States Supreme...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Aug 23, 2011 | Disability Insurance, Disability Insurance News, ERISA, Firm News, Insurance Bad Faith, Insurance Litigation Blog, Punitive Damages
Insurers often wrongfully deny policy benefits to their insureds in situations where there may be some uncertainty as to coverage. Despite an overarching duty to act reasonably and find in favor of coverage in such situations, insurers often will deny coverage and...
On Behalf of McKennon Law Group PC | Jun 6, 2011 | Disability Insurance, Disability Insurance News, ERISA, ERISA - Attorneys' Fees, Firm News, Insurance Bad Faith, Insurance Litigation Blog, Insurance Questions and Concepts, Punitive Damages
This article will be the second in a series of articles by McKennon Law Group PC addressing and answering basic questions concerning insurance law. This one addresses: What are the available remedies against an insurance company that has acted unreasonably in...
