Ainsworth v. Combined Insurance Co. of America

*241OPINION

On October 26, 1988, in an opinion authored by former Chief Justice E. M. Gunderson,1 this court unanimously concluded that substantial evidence supported the jury’s assessment of $5,939,500 in punitive damages against respondent Combined Insurance Company of America (Combined). Accordingly, we reversed the district court’s judgment notwithstanding the jury’s verdict, reinstated the jury’s assessment of punitive damages against Combined, and affirmed the district court’s denial of Combined’s motion for a new trial. See Ainsworth v. Combined Ins. Co., 104 Nev. 587, 763 P.2d 673 (1988).

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