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ALLSTATE INS. CO. v. FIELDS

No. 45A03-0612-CV-602.

885 N.E.2d 728 (2008)

ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant-Defendant, v. Ted K. FIELDS and Rosella M. Fields, Appellees-Plaintiffs.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

May 8, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Thomas D. Collignon, Patrick J. Dietrick, Collignon & Dietrick, P.C., Bingham McHale LLP, Indianapolis, IN, Jack A. Kramer, Hoeppner Wagner & Evans, LLP, Merrillville, IN, Karl L. Mulvaney, Nana Quay-Smith, Candace L. Sage, Ronald D. Getchey, Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps LLP, San Diego, CA, Attorneys for Appellant.

Kenneth J. Allen, William Lazarus, Kenneth J. Allen & Associates, P.C., Valparaiso, IN, Attorneys for Appellees.

OPINION

MATHIAS, Judge.

A default judgment was entered against Allstate Insurance Company ("Allstate") in Lake Superior Court on a claim of bad faith filed by policyholders Ted and Rosella Fields ("the Fieldses"). Thereafter, a jury trial was held to determine the amount of damages. The jury awarded compensatory damages in the amount of two million dollars and punitive damages in the amount of eighteen million dollars. The trial court reduced the punitive...

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