James v. Horace Mann Insurance

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• concluding, in a case involving an insured’s bad faith claim against his insurer, punitive damage award of $1,000,00 which was 6.82 times the amount of actual damages was reasonably related to the actual harm suffered
• concluding, in a case involving an insured's bad faith claim against his insurer, punitive damage award of $1,000,00 which was 6.82 times the amount of actual damages was reasonably related to the actual harm suffered
• requiring courts to determine whether an award of punitive damages is consistent with due process
• requiring courts to determine whether an award of punitive damages is consistent with due process
• stating the trial court has discretionary power to deny a motion for a new trial nisi, and an appellate court will not reverse the trial court’s decision absent an abuse of that discretion
• upholding a punitive damages award 6.82 times the actual damages award

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