With more than 35 years of experience representing plaintiffs who have sustained serious personal injuries or financial losses, the trial lawyers of BIREN|KATZMAN have successfully handled hundreds of cases, collecting more than $250 million for our clients. The following case is just one example:
ITTELLA FOODS V. NORTHERN INSURANCE CO.
Company Awarded $12 Million Punitive Damages Against Insurer Found To Be In Bad Faith
Ittella Foods manufactured seafood salad. A batch of listeria contaminated onions caused 100,000 pounds of its seafood to be adulterated. The company recalled the product because it could be dangerous to people's health and presented a claim to its insurance company.
The insurer first tried to say that only the expenses of the recall were insured, and not the loss of the product itself. When the company contested this, the insurer then denied the product claim on the basis of a “pollution exclusion.”
BIREN|KATZMAN won a summary judgment that the product loss was covered and then settled the insurance claim for approximately $500,000. After trial, the jury found that the insurer had acted in bad faith and awarded punitive damages.
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