Legal Opinion
Guest v. Allstate Insurance
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided February 17, 2009No. 27,253PublishedCited by 18 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VIGIL, Judge.
{1} Defendant Allstate Insurance Company (Allstate) appeals, challenging the jury award of compensatory damages and punitive damages to Plaintiffs Suzanne Guest and the Guest Law Firm, P.C. (Guest). Guest cross-appeals, challenging the trial court action in reducing the punitive damages award and refusing to award attorney fees. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for a new trial on the issue of damages.
FACTUAL BACKGROUND
{2} This case arises from Guest’s representation of Allstate in an uninsured motorist (UM) claim. In March 1997, Jamie Deveney and Travis…
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