State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. v. Zubiate

OPINION

FULLER, Justice.

A jury awarded in excess of $15 million to the policyholders in a breach of duty of good faith and fair dealing suit against the insurance carrier, State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company. The trial court entered judgment for the policyholders consistent with the jury findings. We affirm, subject to a remittitur.

Since we are ultimately going to have to address the complaint of the large award of punitive damages and the denial of any remittitur by the trial court, we must detail the evidence for analysis. Rose v. Doctor Hospital, 801 S.W.2d 841 (Tex.1990); Pool…