Survey Of Pennsylvania Bad Faith Law

WILSON ELSER PUNITIVE DAMAGES REVIEW - Law Firm

and $1 million in compensatory damages for bad faith, fraud and intentional infliction of emotional distress caused by State Farm’s refusal to settle a third-party claim for policy limits. The U.S. Supreme Court analyzed the award in the context of the three guideposts for determining whether a punitive damages award is excessive:

  Faith, Bad faith