From The Jury

3rd Circuit Slashes $6.25 Million Punitive Award In Insurance Bad Faith Suit

PHILADELPHIA - A jury's $6.25 million punitive damages award to a couple who alleged bad faith on the part of a medical malpractice insurer was unconstitutionally excessive, a Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel held Dec. 24, reducing the award to $1,996,950 (Stephen P. Jurinko and Cynthia Jurinko, h/w as assignees of Paul G. Marcincin v. The Medical Protective Co., et al., Nos. 06-3519 & 06-3666, 3rd Cir.; 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 26263; See Mealeys Tort Reform Update, April 2006, Page 20). Full story on lexis.com

Filed by admin at January 29th, 2009 under News