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Ex-Farmers Legal Chief Fired Over Bias Suit Awarded $155M

By Dave Simpson · December 16, 2021, 10:55 PM EST

A California state jury on Thursday awarded a former head of Farmers Insurance's in-house legal services $150 million in punitive damages, in addition to his $5.4 million compensatory damages, after finding...

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Case Information

Case Title

Lynne Coates v. Farmers Group, Inc. et al

Case Number

5:15-cv-01913

Court

California Northern

Nature of Suit

Civil Rights: Jobs

Date Filed

April 29, 2015

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