Legal Opinion
Melissa v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co.
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided November 21, 2018No. B281732PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtManella, P. J.
*400In the underlying action, appellant Melissa Case asserted claims for breach of insurance contract and bad faith against respondent State Farm Mutual Insurance Company, Inc. (State Farm), and requested an award of punitive damages. The trial court granted summary adjudication in State Farm's favor on each claim and on the request for punitive damages. We affirm.
RELEVANT FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The following facts are not in dispute: In March 2013, Case was employed by Lawry's Restaurant, and insured under a personal automobile policy issued by State Farm. The policy's…
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