Tomaselli v. Transamerica Insurance
California Court of Appeal
[Opinion certified for partial publication.*]
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
FROEHLICH, J.
Dominick and Denise Tomaselli (Tomasellis) sued Transamerica Insurance Company (appellant), alleging appellant’s refusal to pay a claim on their homeowners policy was both a breach of contract and in bad faith. The jury awarded contract damages of $260,000, emotional distress damages totaling $500,000, and punitive damages of $11,250,000. Appellant’s claims fall into five basic categories: (1) that there is no substantial evidence to support the liability determinations; (2) that a series of evidentiary and instructional errors prejudiced the verdicts; (3) that the…
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