Allstate Indemnity Company v. Janice Ellen Smith
N/AOUTCOME: The trial court granted a motion for judgment notwithstanding the verdict that I prepared and judgment was entered in favor of Allstate Indemnity Company. The case was appealed and the Ninth Court of appeals upheld the trial court’s granting of the JNOV.
(Second Chair; Jury Trial) Represented Allstate Indemnity Company in a first-party bad faith case. The Plaintiff's husband sustained crippling injuries after being rear-ended while turning into the dri ... veway of his house. His wife sought to recover as a bystander under the uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage of her automobile insurance policy.
