Punitive Damages Law
 
Natalie Brucella v. Metropolitian Life Insurance Company

West Palm Beach, Florida insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

Florida‟s “bad faith” law allows an insured person or someone who has been injured by an insured person to recover damages from an insurer for failing to settle a claim in good faith when the insurer could and should have done so.

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Monica Johnson v. Costco Wholesale Corporation, et al.

Albuquerque, New Mexico personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a product liability theory.

This case was filed in the Second Judicial Second Court, D-202-CV-23-07642, and was removed to federal court by Costco.

Under New Mexico law, product creators, distributors, retailers, licensors, and franchisers may be held strictly liable for damages resulting from a

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Todd Lopez v. De King Trucking, L.P., et al.

Albuquerque, New Mexico personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence wrongful death theory individally and as personal representative of the Estate of Rogert Derick Craghead, deceased.

This case was filed in the First Judicial District Court, D-101-CV-23-00022, and was removed to federal court by Dee King and Tyson.

The law in New M

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Jennifer Witte v. Dolese and Dolese Bros Co., et al.

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a insurance law theory.

This dispute stems from a wrongful death suit that has already reached judgment in state court. Jennifer Witte, Plaintiff, filed suit on January 14, 2020, against Dolese in the District Court of Cleveland County for the wrongful death of her husband, Neil. Doc. 5: Mtn. at 1; Doc. 1

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Wesley Neill Black, DDS, P.C. v. Hanover American Insurance Company

Tulsa, Oklahoma insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

Black operated a dental office in Tulsa County, Oklahoma, and employed an office manager who had allegedly engaged in extensive employee theft, misappropriation of funds, and fraud.

The Defendant, Hanover American Insurance Company (“Hanover”) issued a

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Mee Lee, et al. v. Jonathan D. Hughes, et al.

Muskogee, Oklahoma personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued on auto negligence theories.

Oklahoma's comparative negligence statute includes a so-called “50-percent rule.” In Oklahoma, the ability to pursue damages under comparative negligence applies when a crash victim is 49 percent or less liable for the accident.

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Scott Phillips v. United States of America

Muskogee, Oklahoma personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a Federal Tort Claims Act auto negligence theory.

This was action for wrongful death brought by Plaintiff, Scott Phillips, the surviving spouse of Malinda Phillips, who was killed in a motor vehicle collision on January 26, 2018. Mrs. Phillips was traveling on W. Choctaw Street in Tahlequah while Aram Catron

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Megan Anderson v. Love's Travel Stops & Country Stores, Inc.

Cheyenne, Wyoming personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory.

If you were injured in a car accident in Wyoming and were driving, you will need to prove that the other driver was at least 50% “at fault” for your injuries in order to recover damages.

This is because the Wyoming court has adopted “modified comparative ne

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Tiffany Gruetzmacher v. Vamar, Inc., et al.

Casper, Wyoming personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued the Defendants on auto negligence theories.

“At Fault” and the “51% Bar” Rules in Wyoming Per this rule, the court allocates a percentage of fault to each driver involved in a car accident, and any driver 50% or less at fault is awarded damages, which are reduced according to that driver's percen

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Jose Rodriguez-Rohena and Cassy Quiroa v. Damian Garza, et al.

Denver, Colorado personal injury car wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory.

Colorado state law uses 50% modified comparative negligence. That means that if a driver is over 50% at fault for an accident, they give up their right to receive compensation for damages. Other states throughout the country have similar regulations in place regarding traffic

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Charles Mayo v. Safeco Insurance Company of America

Denver, Colorado insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

This case was filed in the District Court, Boulder County, Colorado, case number 2023cv30574, and was removed to federal court by Safeco Insurance Company of North America.

The elements of a bad faith case in Colorado are:

For the plaintiff, (name)

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Silva Guerrero-Ramirez v. 99 Cent Only Stores, LLC

Las Vegas, Nevada personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a premises liability negligence theory.

This case was filed in the Eighth Judicial District Court, A-22-857398-C, and was removed to federal court by 99 Cents Only Stores, LLC.

The civil law of negligence is based upon the concept that a reasonably prudent person should act in a certain way. Negligence

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Natasha K. Dominguez v. Landstar Systems, Inc., et al.

Las Vegas, Nevada personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on auto negligence theories.

This case was filed in the District Court, Clark County, Nevada, A-22-855311-C, and was removed to federal court by Landstar System, Inc. et al.

Under Nevada law, a car accident victim can only recover damages if their percentage of fault is less than 50%. If a v

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Luis Dvid Ruiz v. Allied Van Lines, Inc., et al.

Las Vegas, Nevada personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory.

This case was filed in the 8th Judicial District Court, A-22-853257-C, and was removed to federal court by Allied Van Lines, Inc. et al.

Under Nevada law, a car accident victim can only recover damages if their percentage of fault is less than 50%. If a victim is

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Jaem Doe v. Dr. David J. Durkin and Ketamine Infusion of Montana, LLC

Missoula, Montana personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a negligence theory.

Montana follows a “modified” comparative negligence rule, which means that a plaintiff can recover damages only if their degree of fault is less than 50%. If the plaintiff's fault is found to be 50% or more, they are barred from recovering any damages.

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April May v. Infinity Express, LLC

Billings, Montana personal injury truck wreck lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory.

Montana follows a “modified” comparative negligence rule, which means that a plaintiff can recover damages only if their degree of fault is less than 50%. If the plaintiff's fault is found to be 50% or more, they are barred from recovering any damages.

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Glen Ralph Bertrand v. Colette Renee Bertrand and Shannon Gartner d/b/a Bear Creek Trucking

Billings, Montana personal injury lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on auto negligence theories.

Montana follows a “modified” comparative negligence rule, which means that a plaintiff can recover damages only if their degree of fault is less than 50%. If the plaintiff's fault is found to be 50% or more, they are barred from recovering any damages.

This case was filed

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Marueen A. Kirby v. USAA Insurance Agency, Inc., et al.

Missoula, Montana insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.



33-18-242. Independent cause of action -- burden of proof. (1) An insured or a third-party claimant has an independent cause of action against an insurer for actual damages caused by the insurer's violation of 33-18-201(1), (4), (5), (6), (9), or (13).

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Joseph Dory and Gregory Jones v. United States of America

Boise, Idaho personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiffs who sued on Federal Tort Claims Act negligence theories.

Idaho follows the modified comparative negligence rule. Under this rule, a plaintiff (the injured party) can only recover damages if their percentage of fault is less than 50%. If the plaintiff is found to be 50% or more responsible for the accident, they cannot recover

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Mark B. Peteson v. FedEx Ground Package System, Inc

Boise, Idaho personal injury truck wreck lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on an auto negligence theory.

This case was filled in the Ada County District Court, CV01-23-05561, and was removed to federal court by FedEx Ground Package System, Inc.

Idaho follows the modified comparative negligence rule. Under this rule, a plaintiff (the injured party) can only recover damage

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Steven Manning and Sheila Manning v. First National Insurance Company of America

Seattle, Washington insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiffs who sued on bad faith breach of insurance contract theories.

RCW 48.30.015
Unreasonable denial of a claim for coverage or payment of benefits.
(1) Any first party claimant to a policy of insurance who is unreasonably denied a claim for coverage or payment of benefits by an insurer may bring an action in the super

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Deborah L. McCarthy and Emily J. Hadley v. Allstate Fire & Casualty Insurance Company

Tacoma, Washington insurance law lawyer presented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

RCW 48.30.015
Unreasonable denial of a claim for coverage or payment of benefits.
(1) Any first party claimant to a policy of insurance who is unreasonably denied a claim for coverage or payment of benefits by an insurer may bring an action in the superior c

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Irma S. DeCastillo v. First National Insurance Company of America

Richland, Washington insurance law lawyer represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

RCW 48.30.015
Unreasonable denial of a claim for coverage or payment of benefits.
(1) Any first party claimant to a policy of insurance who is unreasonably denied a claim for coverage or payment of benefits by an insurer may bring an action in the superi

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Michael Griffith, Sr., et al. v. Steffan Viernes, et al.

Sacramento, California personal injury lawyer represented the Plaintiff on an auto negligence theory.


Under this law, the amount of compensation an injured party can receive is determined by their level of fault in relation to the accident. For example, if a court determines that the injured party is 20% at fault, their total damages award will be reduced by 20%.

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Gordon R. Osborn, D.D.S. v. The Paul Revere Life Insurance Company, et al .

Fresno, California insurance law lawyers represented the Plaintiff who sued on a bad faith breach of insurance contract theory.

This case was filed in the Bakersfield Superior Court, BCV-21-100909, and was removed to federal court by the Defendant.

An insurance company has a legal duty to uphold its obligations under the terms of the policy. If they fail to do so, they breach the

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