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Insurance

Feb. 12, 1999

High Court Looks at Making Insurance Companies Pay Punitives

SACRAMENTO - The California Supreme Court grappled Wednesday with the issue of whether an insurance company can ever be required to pay punitive damages imposed on one of its policyholders, despite a long-established policy against insuring against punitive damages.

By Philip Carrizosa
Daily Journal Senior Writer
        SACRAMENTO - The California Supreme Court grappled Wednesday with the issue of whether an insurance company can ever be required to pay punitive damages imposed on one of its policyholders, despite a long-established policy against insuring against punitive damages.
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