GUEST v. ALLSTATE

Nos. 31,602, 31,603.

244 P.3d 342 (2010)

2010-NMSC-047

Suzanne GUEST and The Guest Law Firm, P.C., Plaintiffs-Respondents/Plaintiffs-Petitioners, v. ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, Defendant-Petitioner/Defendant-Respondent.

Supreme Court of New Mexico.

October 25, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Modrall, Sperling, Roehl, Harris & Sisk, P.A., Jennifer A. Noya , Albuquerque, NM, Kirkland & Ellis, L.L.P., Richard C. Godfrey , Andrew A. Kassof , Chicago, IL, for Petitioner/Respondent.

Tucker Law Firm, P.C., Steven L. Tucker , Santa Fe, NM, The Guest Law Firm, P.C., Suzanne Guest , Phoenix, AZ, for Respondents/Petitioners.


OPINION

BOSSON, Justice.

{1} A jury awarded Plaintiff Suzanne Guest, an attorney, a multi-million-dollar verdict against her former client, Defendant Allstate Insurance Co. The jury found that Allstate had breached its contract to defend and indemnify Guest in a lawsuit that was filed against her and Allstate by a former insured of Allstate. The bulk of Guest's $1,800,000 compensatory damages award was for ten years worth of future earnings...

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