In what circumstances will a court strike a punitive award in a motor vehicle accident?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Woolstrum v. Mailloux, 141 Cal.App.3d Supp. 1, 190 Cal.Rptr. 729 (Cal. Super. 1983):
In Beck v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins. Co. (1976) 54 Cal.App.3d 347, 126 Cal.Rptr. 602, the court struck an award of punitive damages based on insurer's bad faith. In reversing the award because of insufficient evidence, the court noted that, "the law does not favor punitive damages and they should be granted only with the greatest caution." (Id., at p. 355, 126 Cal.Rptr. 602.)
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