Legal Opinion
Harvey Burger, Gail Burger v. Time Insurance Company, Incorporated, a Foreign Corporation, Cross-Appellee
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided June 20, 1997No. 95-4521PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
CERTIFICATION FROM THE UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ELEVENTH CIRCUIT TO THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA, PURSUANT TO ARTICLE V, SECTION 3(b)(6) OF THE FLORIDA CONSTITUTION. TO THE SUPREME COURT OF FLORIDA AND THE HONORABLE JUSTICES THEREOF:
In this diversity case, we review a jury-award of $50,000 in compensatory damages and $1 in punitive damages to Harvey Burger, resulting from a successful “bad faith refusal to pay” claim under Florida Statute § 624.155. Time Insurance appeals the judgment, alleging that the jury awarded compensatory damages solely for emotional distress, damages…
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