James H. Baron v. Farmers Insurance
Published: Dec. 17, 2005 | Result Date: Nov. 18, 2005 | Filing Date: Jan. 1, 1900 |Case number: 1CV03817085 Verdict – $1,656,000
Judge
Court
Santa Clara Superior
Attorneys
Plaintiff
Ronald R. Rossi
(Rossi, Hamerslough, Reischl & Chuck)
Defendant
Mark G. Bonino
(Hayes, Scott, Bonino, Ellingson, Guslani, Simonson & Clause LLP)
Experts
Plaintiff
Glenn W. Strong
(technical)
David H. Frangiamore
(technical)
Defendant
Michael Gutman
(technical)
Patrick E. Kelley
(technical)
Facts
Farmers Insurance denied coverage to a homeowner on a house fire. Also, Farmers Insurance misrepresented the qualifications of a contractor that they referred to the homeowner to use for repair to the house.
Result
Total Verdict: $1,656,000. Fraud ($63,000), Bad Faith/Contract Damages ($93,000), Punitive Damages ($1,500,000). Attorney's Fees and Costs are to be determined.
Deliberation
two days
Length
three weeks
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