Legal Opinion
King v. Allstate Insurance
New Mexico Court of Appeals
Decided February 20, 2007No. 25,539PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KENNEDY, Judge.
{1} Plaintiff lost a jury verdict on his Unfair Claims Practices Act (UCPA) action. He now appeals the district court’s denial of his motion for a new trial based on its admission into evidence of a New Mexico Insurance Commission study on claims resolution, and defense counsel’s heavy use in opening statements of what were asserted as Plaintiffs outrageous offers to settle. These statements by Defendant (Allstate) were almost immediately thereafter ruled inadmissible by the district court as lacking sufficient foundation. Plaintiff asserts that Allstate’s behavior…
2Cases cited12 opinions
- Hovet v. Allstate InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2004
- Gunaji v. MacIasNew Mexico Supreme Court · 2001
- Beavers v. Johnson Controls World Services, Inc.New Mexico Supreme Court · 1994
- Gonzales v. Allstate InsuranceNew Mexico Supreme Court · 1996
- State v. RomanNew Mexico Court of Appeals · 1998
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3Cited by6 opinions
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