Randall G. Dueringer v. General American Life Insurance Company

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Randall Dueringer brought this case alleging breach of contract and bad-faith denial of his insurance claim against General American Life Insurance Company (“General American”) under a group policy of his former employer. The jury awarded Dueringer $6,852.18 in actual damages and $360,000 in punitive damages. The central issue on appeal concerns General American’s conduct in denying coverage under an extended medical benefits provision in its policy that required Dueringer to be continuously disabled from the date of the covered injury until the time the claim…