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FARIA v. NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL LIFE INS. CO

Docket No. C000615.

216 Cal.App.3d 1129 (1989)

265 Cal. Rptr. 309

JOELLEN FARIA, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. NORTHWESTERN NATIONAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

Court of Appeals of California, Third District.

December 20, 1989.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

John P. Lynch and Knight, Boland & Riordan for Defendant and Appellant.

Dean F. Cooper, Rodney J. Key and Drivon, Bakerink, Tabak, Balcao & Cooper for Plaintiff and Appellant.

OPINION

DeCRISTOFORO, J.

A jury found defendant, Northwestern National Life Insurance Company, breached the covenant of good faith and fair dealing in its handling of plaintiff Joellen Faria's medical claim. The jury awarded plaintiff $6,000 in general damages and $100,000 in exemplary damages. Defendant appeals contending plaintiff's claims are preempted by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, 29 United States Code...

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