State Farm Fire & Casualty Company vs. Simmons, James and Cynthia

Year: 1996
Court: Texas Supreme Court
Case Number: D-4095

UP brief supports Court of Appeals decision holding that (1) insurance company acted in bad faith; (2) the insurance company failed to show the policyholders burned their own home and (3) punitive damage award of two million was not excessive.

UP’s brief was written pro bono by Eugene R. Anderson, Esq. and John A. MacDonald, Esq. of Anderson Kill & Olick, PC. Of Counsel: Amy Bach, Esq.

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Source: https://uphelp.org/amicus-briefs/state-farm-fire-casualty-company-vs-simmons-james-and-cynthia/
Date: April 20, 2024