Insured Offered Sufficient Facts To Support Punitive Damages Claim In Auto Suit

Mealey's (September 5, 2019, 12:49 PM EDT) -- DENVER — A Colorado federal magistrate judge on Sept. 4 granted an insured’s motion to amend a complaint to add a request for punitive damages in an auto coverage suit because the insured timely filed the motion to amend and the insured offered sufficient facts to support the allegation that the auto insurer’s conduct in denying her claim for underinsured motorist benefits was willful and wanton (Kimberly Argo v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., No. 18-2059, D. Colo., 2019 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 149966)....

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