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Date: 09-27-2000
Case Style: Price v. Mid-Continent Casualty Company
Case Number: CJ-96-152
Judge: Joe Vassar
Court: District Court, Creek County, Oklahoma
Plaintiff's Attorney: Mike Jones, Bristow, Oklahoma
Defendant's Attorney: John A. Gladd of Gladd, Smith & Harris, Tulsa, Oklahoma
Description: Beach of contract - insurance - bad faith - Plaintiff claimed that defendant, Mid-Continent Casualty, failed to properly evaluate plaintiff's claim to determine the complete extent of her injuries or damages and never placed a total monetory damage value on the claim. When the tortfeasore's liability carrier offered its $10,000 policy limits, defendant claimed that it rather than plaintiff would be entitled to the settlement if defendant paid its uninsured motorist coverage of a subrogation theory.
Defendant claimed that it relied upon advise of its counsel Richard Gibbon.
Outcome: Plaintiff's verdict for $60,000 in compensatory damages and $500,000 in punitive damages.
Plaintiff's Experts: Unknown
Defendant's Experts: Unknown
Comments: None