Guidry v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.

THIBODEAUX, Chief Judge.

| j Carl Guidry was hit from behind in two vehicular rear-end collisions, two weeks apart. He sued the drivers and their insurers for each accident, and he sued his own insurance company for mishandling his underinsured driver claim. Mr. Guidry settled with and dismissed the defendants in the first accident and proceeded to trial against the defendants in the second accident, and against his own insurance company. Mr. Guidry appeals the jury’s resulting general damages award of $10,000.00 as abusively low. Mr. Guidry’s insurer also filed an appeal from the awards…