United States Third Circuit

In a breach of contract claim, alleging bad faith on the part of defendant-insurance company, the district court's award of $150,000 in punitive damages is affirmed where the award is not constitutionally excessive.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/16/2004
• Decided 02/14/2005
• Published 02/14/2005

Judges

• Before ROTH, SMITH, and WEIS, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Third Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Louis J. Brown, Edward M. Koch, (argued), White and Williams LLP, Philadelphia, for Appellant., Robin S. Conrad, Washington, Carter G. Phillips, Eric A Shumsky, Sidley Austin Brown & Wood LLP, Washington, for Chamber of Commerce of the United States-Amicus Curiae in Support of Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Howard G. Silverman, (Argued), Kane & Silverman, P.C., Philadelphia, for Appellee., Amy Bach, United Policyholders, Mill Valley, Timothy P. Law, Anderson Kill & Ollick, P.C., Philadelphia, for United Policyholders-Amicus Curiae in Support of Appellees.