Amended August 22, 2017 Toby Thornton v. American Interstate Insurance Company

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF IOWA No. 15–1032 Filed May 19, 2017 Amended August 22, 2017 TOBY THORNTON, Appellee, vs. AMERICAN INTERSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant. Appeal from the Iowa District Court for Pottawattamie County, Jeffrey L. Larson, Judge. Workers’ compensation insurer appeals judgment on jury verdict awarding actual and punitive damages after district court on summary judgment found insurer in bad faith as a matter of law. DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENTS AFFIRMED IN PART AND REVERSED IN PART; CASE REMANDED FOR NEW TRIAL. Mark McCormick and Stephen H. Locher of Belin McCormick, P.C., Des…