Case Result

$1.5M

Insurance Bad Faith

2013

Trial Verdict

Columbia, TN

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Case Details

Improper denial of coverage by an auto insurance company on a $50,000 liability policy after a motor vehicle wreck resulted in the client's leg amputation. A default judgment of $1,000,000 was obtained against the at-fault driver, leading to a bad faith lawsuit against the insurer.

Additional Notes

Jury verdict for over $1,000,000 compensatory and $500,000 punitive damages, reduced to $1,500,000 by Court of Appeals. Case citation: _Leverette v. Tenn. Farmers Mut. Ins. Co._, M2011-00264-COA-R3-CV (Tenn. App., March 4, 2013).

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