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One-liner: Adoption and subsequent reversal of bad faith doctrine in California had significant effects on costs and compensation The question of whether an automobile accident victim should be allowed to bring a claim for punitive damages for unfair settlement practices against another person's liability insurer -- a so-called third-party, bad faith suit -- has become an important policy concern. This book examines the compensation that automobile insurers paid to accident victims in California during a period, 1979 to 1988, when such punitive damages claims were permitted. This book looks at the effects of the adoption and subsequent rejection of the Royal Globe doctrine, which allowed third-party bad-faith suits, on compensation and costs of bodily injury claims. The authors find that the adoption of Royal Globe triggered sharp increases in both the average bodily compensation payment and the relative frequency of bodily injury claims in California relative to the other tort states. In contrast, the elimination of Royal Globe dramatically reversed these trends.Product Identifiers
PublisherRAND
ISBN-139780833030344
eBay Product ID (ePID)87693297
Product Key Features
Number of Pages55 Pages
Publication NameThe Effects of Third-Party Bad Faith Doctrine on Automobile Insurance Costs and Compensation: 2001
LanguageEnglish
SubjectLaw, Finance
Publication Year2001
TypeTextbook
AuthorStephen J. Carroll, Allan F. Abrahamse, Angela Hawken
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height278 mm
Item Weight208 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited States
Title_AuthorAllan F. Abrahamse, Stephen J. Carroll, Angela Hawken