Legal Opinion
Sarchett v. Blue Shield of California
California Supreme Court
Decided January 2, 1987No. L.A. 31988PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
BROUSSARD, J.
This dispute arose when defendant Blue Shield of California (Blue Shield) denied plaintiff John Sarchett’s claim for hospitalization benefits in the amount of $1,203.05. Sarchett sued Blue Shield for the hospital expenses and also for a breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. The trial court directed a verdict for Sarchett on breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing, and the jury awarded his hospital costs, $20,000 in compensatory damages and $80,000 in punitive damages. Blue Shield appeals from this verdict.
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2Cases cited22 opinions
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- McLaughlin v. Connecticut General Life InsuranceDistrict Court, N.D. California · 1983
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- Van Vactor v. Blue Cross AssociationAppellate Court of Illinois · 1977
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3Cited by44 opinions
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- Hughes v. Blue Cross of Northern CaliforniaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1989
- Walker v. Group Health Services, Inc.Supreme Court of Oklahoma · 2001
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