Legal Opinion

Smith v. BAMBINO

Louisiana Court of Appeal

Decided March 18, 2011No. 2010-CA-1174PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

JOAN BERNARD ARMSTRONG, Chief Judge.

_[iDefendants-appellants, James E. Bam-bino (“Bambino”) and his liability insurer, Erie Insurance Company (“Erie”), appeal a judgment dated March 24, 2010, awarding the plaintiff-appellee, Michelle Rae Smith (“Smith”) penalties in the sum of $5,000.00 for allegedly failing to pay an agreed upon settlement amount of $85,000.00 within 30 days of the settlement pursuant to La. R.S. 22:1973.

On January 13, 2007, Smith was a passenger in an automobile being driven by Bambino when she was allegedly injured. She sued Bambino, his insurer, Erie, and her UM carrier,…

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