KITCHENS, Justice, for the Court:
¶ 1. This case involves an alleged breach of contract and bad-faith denial of a homeowners' insurance claim following Hurricane Katrina. The jury awarded the plaintiffs more than $900,000 in compensatory damages, but the trial judge directed a verdict in favor of the defendant on the issue of punitive damages. USAA appealed and the Lisanbys cross-appealed. Because the defendant demonstrated an arguable basis for its denial of...
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