Strode v. Par Electrical Contractors, Inc.

GAITAN, Presiding Judge.

Defendant-appellant, Par Electrical Contractors, Inc., appeals the judgment of the trial court in favor of plaintiff-respondent, Carroll W. Strode.

The issue presented to the trial court on an amended petition was whether Par Electric, having undertaken to provide group disability insurance coverage, had a duty to update that policy as required under the terms of the plan. The trial court found for plaintiff and awarded damages in an amount equal to the difference between actual payments made to plaintiff under the policy and what plaintiff would have received had the…