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MILLER v. KENNY

No. 68594-5-1.

325 P.3d 278 (2014)

Ryan E. MILLER, individually, Respondent/Cross-Appellant, v. Patrick J. KENNY, individually, Defendant, and Safeco Insurance Company, Appellant/Cross-Respondent.

Court of Appeals of Washington, Division 1.

April 28, 2014.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip Albert Talmadge , Talmadge/Fitzpatrick, Tukwila, WA, Timothy James Parker , Emilia L. Sweeney , Jason Wayne Anderson , Carney Badley Spellman , Seattle, WA, Randy Alan Perry , Attorney at Law, Tacoma, WA, for Appellant(s).

David Merritt Beninger , Deborah Lee Martin , The Luvera Law Firm, Seattle, WA, Howard Mark Goodfriend , Smith Goodfriend PS, Seattle, WA, for Respondent(s).

BECKER, J.

¶ 1 In an insurance bad faith case, the amount of a reasonable covenant judgment sets a floor, not a ceiling, on the damages a jury may award. We affirm a jury verdict awarding $13 million in damages to the assignee of the bad faith causes of action where the total net amount of the covenant judgment was $4.15 million.

¶ 2 This appeal arose out of an automobile accident on August 23, 2000. Patrick...

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