9th Circuit Affirms Treble Damages Awarded To Builder For Denied Claim

Mealey's (September 29, 2017, 10:05 AM EDT) -- SEATTLE — A Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals panel on Sept. 20 overruled an insurance company’s appeal of rulings denying its motions for post-trial relief, finding that a federal judge in Washington did not err when denying the company’s request for an 11-page special verdict form and allowing a jury to determine the amount of treble damages the insurer should pay pursuant to Washington's Insurance Fair Conduct Act (IFCA) (MKB Constructors v. American Zurich Insurance Company, No. 15-35291, 9th Cir., 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 18226)....