Are Punitive Damages Available In Tenn. Insurance Cases?
By Lang Wiseman ( June 25, 2018, 1:17 PM EDT) -- In recent years, state and federal court rulings in Tennessee have been inconsistent about whether punitive damages are available to a policyholder in an insurance coverage case. This inconsistency arises out of differing interpretations of Tennessee's "bad faith statute" in light of the Tennessee General Assembly's passage of Tennessee Code Annotated § 56–8–113....
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