Few cases have received the publicity of the US32 million mold and bad faith verdict in the Ballard case. The decision gave rise to innumerable seminars, articles and copycat suits, and even to a front page article in the New York Times Magazine. The reversal of that award of punitive damages has received far less attention. Another bad faith claim handling case may also soon be in the headlines. In Campbell, the United States Supreme Court will review a punitie damages award of US 145 million. Bad faith may mean big bucks, but what is the standard?
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