Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co. v. Crane

OPINION

STOVER, Justice.

This is an appeal by appellant, Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Company, of a judgment rendered against it for breach of a settlement agreement incorporated in a consent judgment in a Workers’ Compensation case and for breach of its duty of good faith and fair dealing. After a trial on the merits, the jury found that appellant failed to provide medical treatment as provided for in the agreed judgment, and that appellant was consciously indifferent in failing to act fairly and in good faith. The jury assessed actual damages, attorney’s fees, and punitive damages.

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