Judge: State Law Bars Insurers From Indemnifying For Punitive Damages Awards

Mealey's (November 23, 2016, 11:51 AM EST) -- FRESNO, Calif. — An insurer is entitled to summary judgment in an insurance breach of contract and bad faith lawsuit, a federal judge in California ruled Nov. 18, because California law bars insurers from indemnifying their insureds for punitive damages awards (Paul Evert’s RV Country Inc., et al. v. Universal Underwriters Insurance Co., et al., No. 15-0124, E.D. Calif.; 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 160519)....