State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Esparza

11 Appellant State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company (State Farm) appeals the amount of attorney’s fees that the Benton County Circuit Court awarded to appellee Alvaro Esparza pursuant to Arkansas Code Annotated section 23-89-208(f) (Repl. 2014) after a jury found in favor of Esparza on his claim for delayed payment of covered medical expenses. We affirm the fee award.

Alvaro Esparza and his two children were involved in a motor-vehicle accident on October 15, 2013. Esparza was insured by State Farm, and his policy included medical-payment coverage of $5,000 per person. Esparza and his…