Bad faith claims and technology are among the hottest trends in insurance litigation today. PC360 spoke with two professionals in the field—Robert Miller, senior vice president and director of liability and property claims at Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group, and Donald Myles, a partner with the Phoenix, Arizona-based firm Jones, Skelton & Hochuli—about changes in punitive damages, the use of social media in injury claims and the need to get young partners involved early on in defense trials.
Q: What are some current trends in litigation today?
Don: Punitive damages used to really drive a lot of litigation, particularly against insurance carriers. Over the last 10 or 15 years, the Supreme Court has arraigned that, and now we're starting to see various state courts come up with decisions supporting the limitation of punitive damages with a ratio.
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