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February 24, 2009

USAA Settles Appeal From $3.5 Million Punitive Damages Award

Last April we blogged about a $3.5 million punitive damages award against USAA in an insurance bad faith case in San Diego. The case generated a fair amount of publicity because the plaintiff was a Marine captain serving in Iraq. USAA appealed from the judgment, but the online docket reveals that a notice of settlement was filed on February 20.

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Posted by Curt Cutting at 6:26 PM

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