Padilla v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance

OPINION

SERNA, Justice.

{1} On respective motions for rehearing by the parties, the opinion previously filed in this matter is hereby withdrawn and the following substituted in its place. The parties’ motions for rehearing are otherwise denied, as are the requests filed by amici.

{2} Plaintiff-Respondent Frieda Padilla purchased automobile insurance from Defendant-Petitioner State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. Padilla was involved in an automobile accident with a third party. Following a settlement with the third party’s insurance company for the liability limit of $25,000, Padilla…