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JACOBSEN v. ALLSTATE INS. CO.

No. DA 07-0170.

215 P.3d 649 (2009)

2009 MT 248

351 Mont. 464

Robert JACOBSEN, Plaintiff, Appellee and Cross-Appellant, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of Montana.

Submitted November 18, 2008.

Decided July 23, 2009.

Rehearing Denied September 10, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

For Appellant: Dennis J. Tighe (argued), Paul R. Haffeman; Davis, Hatley, Haffeman & Tighe, P.C.; Great Falls, Montana.

For Appellee: Daniel P. Buckley (argued), Lucas J. Foust; Foust Buckley Law Office, P.C.; Bozeman, Montana.

For Amicus Curiae: Lawrence A. Anderson (argued); Attorney at Law, Great Falls, Montana (for Montana Trial Lawyers Association).

Justice W. WILLIAM LEAPHART delivered the Opinion of the Court.

¶ 1 Robert Jacobsen ("Jacobsen") filed a complaint against Allstate Insurance Company ("Allstate") alleging, inter alia, statutory and common law bad faith, intentional and negligent infliction of emotional distress, and actual malice. Jacobsen prevailed in a jury trial on his bad faith claims, and was awarded both compensatory and punitive damages. Allstate now appeals from various rulings...

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