for Clark County Bar Association
1. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. v. Campbell, No. 01-1289 , SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES, December 11, 2002, Argued , April 7, 2003, Decided
OVERVIEW: Where insureds were awarded $ 1 million in compensatory damages for an insurer's bad faith refusal to settle meritorious claims against the insureds, a punitive damages award of $ 145 million was arbitrary and excessive, and thus unconstitutional.
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