NICKERSON v. STONEBRIDGE LIFE INS. CO.

No. S213873.

63 Cal.4th 363 (2016)

203 Cal. Rptr. 3d 23

371 P.3d 242

THOMAS NICKERSON, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. STONEBRIDGE LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Respondent.

Supreme Court of California.

June 9, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Shernoff Bidart Echeverria Bentley, William M. Shernoff , Howard S. Shernoff , Travis M. Corby ; The Ehrlich Law Firm and Jeffrey Isaac Ehrlich for Plaintiff and Appellant.

The Arkin Law Firm, Sharon J. Arkin ; Amy Bach ; Knapp & Roberts and David L. Abney for United Policyholders as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Appellant.

Baute Crochetiere & Wang, Lee Tran Liang & Wang, David P. Crochetiere , Henry C. Wang ; Reed Smith , Margaret M. Grignon and Zareh A. Jaltorossian for Defendant and Respondent.

Shook, Hardy & Bacon, Mark A. Behrens , Christopher E. Appel and Kevin Underhill for American Tort Reform Association, National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies and Property Casualty Insurers Association of America as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

Mayer Brown and Donald M. Falk for The Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.

Fred J. Hiestand for The Civil Justice Association of California as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Respondent.


OPINION

The due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution prohibits states from imposing "`grossly excessive'" punitive damages awards on tortfeasors. (BMW of North America, Inc. v. Gore (1996) 517 U.S. 559, 568 [134 L.Ed.2d 809, 116 S.Ct. 1589...

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