Legal Opinion
Burley v. New York Life Insurance Co.
Louisiana Court of Appeal
Decided November 25, 2015No. CA 15-263PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SAVOIE, Judge.
11 This .matter involves New York Life Insurance Company’s (New York Life’s) appeal of a default judgment rendered against it awarding Plaintiff Michael Bur-ley life insurance proceeds from a policy insuring the life of his brother, as well as damages and penalties for New York Life’s breach of duty under La.R.S. 22:1973. New York Life also appeals the denial of its Motion for New Trial.
For the reasons that follow, we affirm the trial court’s award in favor of the Plaintiff for $200,000 in policy proceeds and decrease the amount awarded to Plaintiff under La.R.S. 22:1973 to…
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