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Marketos v. American Employers Insurance

MICHSeptember 26, 2001No. Docket 117376Cited 41 times
Plaintiff WinAmerican Employers Insurance Co.$799,394.85 awarded
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Case Details

Judge(s)
Corrigan, Cavanagh, Weaver, Kelly, Taylor, Young, Markman
Status — whether other courts must follow this ruling
Published
Procedural Posture — the stage the case had reached
jury verdict

Related Laws

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Claim Types

Breach of Contract

Outcome

Plaintiffs prevailed on their breach of contract and bad faith insurance claim, with the jury rejecting the defendant's arson defense and awarding $799,394.85 in damages. The Michigan Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeals' ruling on mediation sanctions, holding that the trial court properly deducted a setoff when determining whether sanctions were warranted.

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