Georgetown Realty, Inc. v. Home Insurance

Plaintiff brought this action against defendant, its liability insurer, arising out of defendant’s defense of plaintiff in an underlying tort action and, in particular, defendant’s failure to settle that action within the limits of its coverage. Plaintiff asserted claims for breach of contract and breach of fiduciary duty. Judgment was entered for it on a verdict that awarded compensatory damages on both claims and punitive damages on the tort claim. Defendant appeals and assigns error to the judgment on the fiduciary duty claim, the award of punitive damages and the trial court’s award of…