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TRIPP v. WESTERN NAT. MUT. INS. CO.

No. 10-3759.

664 F.3d 1200 (2011)

Cindy TRIPP; Lyle Tripp, Appellees, v. WESTERN NATIONAL MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Appellant.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: December 29, 2011.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julian C. Janes , argued, James Thomas Martin , on the brief, Edina, MN, for appellant.

Ronald A. Parsons, Jr. , argued, Steven M. Johnson , on the brief, Sioux Falls, SD, for appellee.

Before BYE, SMITH, and COLLOTON, Circuit Judges.

BYE, Circuit Judge.

Cindy Tripp suffered injuries in a motor vehicle accident and settled her claims against the at-fault driver. She then sought $150,000 from her own insurer, Western National Mutual Insurance Company (Western), an amount which represented the remaining limits of her underinsured motorist (UIM) coverage. When Western only offered $10,000 to settle the UIM claim, Tripp brought suit asserting claims of breach of contract and bad faith. After a jury...

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