Goodson V. American Family Insurance Company
Jan 01, 2000OUTCOME: The Colo Appeals Court reversed the verdict, denying our client an award for emotional distress. The Supreme Court reinstated the verdict. American Family paid our client $300,000.00.
The Colorado Supreme Court ruled in our favor holding that a Plaintiff need not have economic losses pending at time of trial in order to justify a non-economic loss award by the Jury. In this case Am ... erican Family failed to pay a chiropractor for his services arising out of an auto accident. We brought an action alleging American Family was required to pay the chiropractor under the American Family auto policy and pay our client a reasonable amount for her emotional distress arising out of the non-payment of his bills. When we sued American Family, it immediately paid the chiropractor his bill of $2,500 but would not pay our our client for her emotional distress that she suffered from American Family's bad faith insurance conduct. The jury awarded our $300,000.00, including costs and interest.
