Legal Opinion

Safeco Insurance Company, / X-res. v. Ryan E. Miller, / X-app.

Court of Appeals of Washington

Decided April 28, 2014No. 68594-5Published

1Opinion of the Court

IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON RYAN E. MILLER, individually, No. 68594-5-1 Respondent/ Cross-Appellant, DIVISION ONE PATRICK J. KENNY, individually, Defendant, PUBLISHED OPINION and FILED: April 28, 2014 SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant/ Cross-Respondent. Becker, J. — In an insurance bad faith case, the amount of a reasonable covenant judgment sets a floor, not a ceiling, on the damages a jury may award. We affirm a jury verdict awarding $13 million in damages to the assignee of the bad faith causes of action where the total net amount of the covenant judgment was $4.15…

2Cases cited84 opinions

  1. Berg v. HudesmanWashington Supreme Court · 1990
  2. Olympic Steamship Co., Inc. v. Centennial Ins. Co.Washington Supreme Court · 1991
  3. National Ass'n of Concerned Veterans v. Secretary of DefenseCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1982
  4. Shelton v. American Motors Corp.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1986
  5. Bowers v. Transamerica Title InsuranceWashington Supreme Court · 1983

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