Liberty Nat. Life Ins. Co. v. Allen
Supreme Court of Alabama
1Opinion of the Court
Talmadge Allen, although he was receiving the benefits payable under a cancer policy issued by Liberty National Life Insurance Company, sued Liberty National, alleging fraud, fraudulent suppression, and bad faith failure to pay an insurance claim. His claims were based on an alleged misrepresentation made by an agent of the insurer that Medicare laws limited the amount of benefits he could receive. At trial, Allen dismissed the fraudulent suppression claim. The jury awarded Allen $40,000 in compensatory damages and $5.4 million in punitive damages. Following a remittitur, the court entered a…
Also in this document: Dissent.
2Cases cited17 opinions
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