Should divided panels of federal appellate courts really be deciding state-law issues of first impression? That’s what happened last month in Lindenberg v. Jackson National Life Insurance Co. In Lindenberg, two Sixth Circuit...more
1/28/2019
/ Appeals ,
Bad Faith ,
Breach of Contract ,
Constitutional Challenges ,
Damage Caps ,
Death Benefits ,
Denial of Insurance Coverage ,
Insurance Claims ,
Insurance Litigation ,
Life Insurance ,
Policy Terms ,
Punitive Damages
In 2015, West Virginia enacted a statute that caps punitive damages at the greater of $500,000 or four times the compensatory damages. We blogged about the statute here, explaining that the West Virginia legislature was...more