Lozier v. Auto Owners Insurance
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
1Opinion of the Court
TROTT, Circuit Judge:
Rosemary Lozier and Wilbur McDonald were involved in a car accident, and Lozier was severely injured. McDonald’s insurer, Auto Owners Insurance Company (“Auto Owners”), mishandled the claim. Pursuant to Arizona law, McDonald assigned to Lozier his bad-faith and contract claims against Auto Owners. Lozier sued Auto Owners on those claims. Sitting without a jury, the district court entered judgment of $3.5 million for Lozier. Auto Owners appeals. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 (1988), and we affirm.
FACTS
McDonald and Lozier had what Lozier described as a “seven…
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