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Significant Outcomes

Results obtained by ROBERTS LEVIN ROSENBERG

Jury Verdicts and Court Decisions

Listed below are a few of the significant jury verdicts obtained by our lawyers:

Trimble v. Farmers Ins. Group Inc., Case No. 80CV3143, Jefferson County District Court, State of Colorado. Appeal to the Colorado Supreme Court established the tort of bad faith breach of insurance contract. Allows an insured to bring an action against his/her liability insurers for damages in excess of policy benefits for unreasonable handling of suits against an insured.
Beef Partnership Inc. v. Miller's Mutual Insurance Co., Case No. 87-CV-760, Denver County District Court, State of Colorado. Jury verdict in the amount of $923,000, plus an additional $700,000 in attorney's fees and costs on behalf of an owner for bad faith breach of insurance contract.
Murphy v. Royal Maccabees Insurance Co., Case No. 96-2664, United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Jury verdict in the amount of $3,000,000 on behalf of Dr. David Murphy for bad faith breach of his disability insurance contract.
Lips v. American Cmty. Mut. Ins. Co., Case No. 96-774, United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Jury verdict in the amount of $600,000 in favor of Linda Lipps for bad faith breach of her health insurance policy.
Hall v. UNUM Provident Life Insurance Co., Case No. 97-1828, United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Judgment entered in favor of Russanne Hall on breach of contract claim for wrongfully refusing to pay disability benefits. See also Hall v. UNUM, 300 F. 3d 1197 (10th Cir. 2002).
Smith v. American Family Ins. Co., Case No. 01-CV-1799, Jefferson County District Court, State of Colorado. Judgment in the amount of $319,771, entered after jury verdict in favor of Barbara Smith for bad faith breach of her homeowners policy and violation of Colorado Consumer Protection Act.
Royal Maccabees Life Ins. Co. v. Choren, Case No. 99-1031, United States District Court for the District of Colorado. Jury verdict in the amount of $425,000 in damages and preservation of future stream of benefits several times this amount in favor of Dr. Choren for bad faith in handling his disability claim.
David Woodard v. Quality Choice Foods, LLC, Case No. 00-CV-2014, Boulder County District Court, State of Colorado. Jury verdict, in favor of David Woodard in the amount of $1,932,000, plus $450,000 in attorneys' fees for negligence, breach of fiduciary duty, and violations of the Colorado Consumer Protection Act in defendants' wrongful conduct in bringing Mr. Woodard's BBQ Rib product to market.

Some Significant Settlements and Arbitration Awards:

$1.9 million settlement following confidential arbitrations of bad faith handling of auto insurance claim
$1.2 million settlement of bad faith handling of wrongful denial of disability claim
$1.9 million settlement of bad faith claims for wrongful denial of disability benefits
$1.25 million settlement of mild traumatic brain injury claim
$875,000 settlement of mild traumatic brain injury claim
$860,000 settlement of wrongful death claim
$870,000 settlement of wrongful death claim
$700,000 (net present value) settlement of wrongful denial of disability claim
$750,000 settlement of bad faith claims for failure to defend insureds
$750,000 settlement of brain injury claim
$1.3 million arbitration award for breach of title insurance policy
$230,000 settlement of bad faith breach of life insurance policy
$600,000 settlement of claims for bad faith breach of auto insurance policy
$350,000 settlement of claim for bad faith breach of auto insurance policy
$1.5 million settlement of personal injury claim
$1.3 million arbitration award for breach of title insurance policy
$1.15 million settlement of personal injury claim

Disclaimer: The information contained throughout this site is meant to provide a basic understanding of insurance bad faith law including insurance coverage, bad faith first party, bad faith third party, personal counsel, appellate, expert witness, serious bodily injury, disability: ERISA, and disability: professionals. This information is not meant to be taken as legal advice and does not establish an attorney-client privilege.