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DUERINGER v. GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INS. CO.

No. 86-4929.

842 F.2d 127 (1988)

Randall G. DUERINGER, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. GENERAL AMERICAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

April 15, 1988.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Whitman B. Johnson, III, Steen, Reynolds, Dalehite & Currie, Jackson, Miss., for defendant-appellant.

Richard C. Roberts, III, James W. Nobles, Jr., Jackson, Miss., for plaintiff-appellee.

Before THORNBERRY, POLITZ and JOLLY, Circuit Judges.

E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:

Randall Dueringer brought this case alleging breach of contract and bad-faith denial of his insurance claim against General American Life Insurance Company ("General American") under a group policy of his former employer. The jury awarded Dueringer $5,852.18 in actual damages and $360,000 in punitive damages. The central issue on appeal concerns General American's conduct in denying coverage under an extended medical benefits provision...

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