Broussard Oral Argument: Warming The Bench Is No Easy Task
I, along with two attorneys from my law firm, attended the appellate oral argument in the Broussard vs State Farm case on Wednesday. Last winter, the three of us also attended much of the trial to learn and strategize about how we could improve upon our clients cases. We know the Policyholder attorneys representing the Broussards, the issues, and the facts of the case well. The Sun Herald quoted me following the verdict in the Broussard trial as saying that State Farm was not going to give up, that they would appeal, and that everyone should be ready for a drawn out battle. Most people do not realize that the landmark bad faith punitive damage case of Campbell vs State Farm lasted well over a decade before State Farm paid a penny in punitive damages. I can't imagine that this case will be any different. State Farm is a very large corporation with significant assets and resources, which it seems all too happy to use to litigate and defend its position.
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