Bennett v. Farmers Insurance Co.

Plaintiff brought this action against Farmers Insurance Companies (Farmers) 1 and Farmers’s management company, Farmers Group, Inc. (FGI) (collectively, “defendants”), after Farmers terminated plaintiffs district manager appointment agreement. Plaintiff alleged tort claims for breach of fiduciary duty and breach of the duty of good faith and fair dealing against Farmers and FGI, and a claim for breach of contract against Farmers. 2 The jury found for plaintiff on each of those claims. After entering judgment in favor of plaintiff in accordance with the jury’s verdict, the trial court entered…