Labor/Employment
Apr. 18, 2024
Insurer must pay $80M to defamed former employees, Sacramento jury says
According to the complaint, a vice president at Zurich American Insurance Company sent out an email that accused the employees of engaging in dishonest behavior and theft.
After less than two hours of deliberation, a Sacramento County jury awarded more than $80 million in punitive damages to three former employees of Zurich American Insurance Company who were accused by a company executive of lying about their paid time off.
"Our clients were three managers of claims adjusters for Zurich American Insurance Company, and, because of cronyism, the upper management wanted them out," Kelsey Ciarimboli, a partner at Bohm Law Group, said. "...