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California Supreme Court

Jun. 11, 2016

State high court sides with policyholder in damages dispute

The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a disgruntled policyholder can return to a lower court and seek tens of thousands of dollars more in punitive damages against defendant insurer Stonebridge Life Insurance Co.

By Kevin Lee
Daily Journal Staff Writer

The state Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a disgruntled policyholder can return to a lower court and seek tens of thousands of dollars more in punitive damages against defendant insurer Stonebridge Life Insurance Co.

The dispute between plaintiff Thomas Nickerson and Stonebridge, a Transamerica Corp. subsidiary, caught the attention of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and oth...

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