Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Stephenson

OPINION

HILL, Justice (Assigned).

The Standard Fire Insurance Company appeals from a judgment resulting from a jury trial in which the jury found Standard Fire breached its duty of good faith and fair dealing by denying and delaying payment of a death benefits claim under the Texas Workers Compensation Act. Joy Lenderman Stephenson, appellee, is the widow of Douglas Stephenson, who died suddenly of a heart attack while working for Champion, Inc. The judgment awarded Mrs. Stephenson actual damages in her bad faith claim, consisting of mental anguish damages and her attorney’s fees in the…