0

baddrivers

Punitive damages reduce insured’s UIM coverage 

  • by
    • February 5, 2013

An insurance company was entitled to reduce its liability for underinsured motorist coverage by an amount equal to the punitive damages paid to its insured by a drunk driver, the Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled in affirming judgment.
The plaintiff suffered severe injuries in a head-on collision with a drunk » […]

Original post by http://lawyersusaonline.com/blog/2013/02/05/punitive-damages-reduce-insureds-uim-coverage/

Report bad drivers!

Related posts:

  1. UIM coverage triggered for accident in uncovered auto  A teenager was entitled to underinsured motorist coverage for injuries sustained in a vehicle that was not listed on her...
  2. $28M punitive award cannot stand in plane crash suit  Evidence failed to support an award of $28 million in punitive damages against the manufacturer of a defective part that...
  3. Pet owners’ damages aren’t limited to market value  The owners of injured pets could recover tort damages in excess of their animals’ market value, the California Court of...
  4. Benchmarks: Miss. damages cap eludes review once again  Those tricksters on the Mississippi Supreme Court have yet again dodged the question of whether the state’s $1 million cap...
  5. Med-mal attorney overcomes Mo. damages cap  Being a medical malpractice attorney in a tort reform state can be tough. Joplin, Mo. attorney Roger Johnson knows that...

Leave a comment