Liberty Mutual Insurance Co. v. Parkinson

YOUNG, Presiding Judge.

Mary Ann Parkinson sued Liberty Mutual Insurance Company for bad faith in settling her claim for damages caused by an uninsured motorist. The trial court awarded her $2,000 in compensatory and $40,000 in punitive damages. On appeal, Liberty Mutual raises several issues which we have rephrased as follows:

1)whether the settlement agreement released all claims against appellant;

2) whether Indiana recognizes bad faith of an insurance company in settling a claim with its insured as an independent tort;

3) whether awarding compensatory damages was contrary to law; and

4)…