Can a plaintiff claim damages for breach of fiduciary duties as in bad faith refusal to pay insurance proceeds?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Kenne v. Stennis, B221752 (Cal. App. 2013):
or quasi-fiduciary duties, as in bad faith refusal to pay insurance proceeds. [Citations.]" (Branch v. Homefed Bank (1992) 6 Cal.App.4th 793, 800.) Thus, there is no impropriety in an award of noneconomic damages for breach of fiduciary duty.
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