Toby Thornton v. American Interstate Insurance Company

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 18–0809 Filed February 28, 2020 TOBY THORNTON, Appellee, vs. AMERICAN INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Pottawattamie County, James S. Heckerman, Judge. Defendant appeals from the district court judgment entered on a jury verdict awarding plaintiff compensatory and punitive damages in his action for first-party bad faith in connection with a workers’ compensation claim. REVERSED AND REMANDED WITH INSTRUCTIONS. Stephen H. Locher, Mark McCormick, and Matthew D. Callanan of Belin McCormick, P.C., Des Moines, for…