WARNER, J.
In appealing a $7.5 million punitive damages award, which it claims is excessive, the defendant's insurance company raises two issues: (1) whether a chose in action for an insurer's failure to pay a punitive damages award may be considered as part of a defendant's net worth when calculating a punitive damages award; and (2) whether the trial court erred in refusing to give a requested instruction informing the jury that it could not award an amount that...
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