Comments on: Lisanbys ask Bridges (who beat feet on home) to re-think

By: msbroker

msbroker — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 19:41:26 +0000

Researcher, sounds like the judge already made that decision!

By: Researcher

Researcher — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 14:07:59 +0000

The question is this:
If USAA paid only for upstairs and roof damage that could not possibly have been caused by flooding, but did not make a serious attempt to determine how much first floor damage was caused by wind before the storm surge and did not even verify the elevation of the house or the height of the storm surge, is it up to the jury or the judge to decide whether that is bad faith deserving of punitive damages?

By: Only When I Laugh

Only When I Laugh — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 13:00:53 +0000

I have vague memories of a Plaintiff’s lawyer in Jackson whose estranged husband turned over phone records to the other side that showed communications during a trial with the judge. Seems like there was even a MSSC case on it when she later sued for invasion of privacy or something to that effect. I do not know if the Lisanby trial judge is married, but if he is going through a divorce, that might be a way his phone records for last weekend could come out, TS at 9.

By: lotus

lotus — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 10:55:58 +0000

3dS at 7, Anita reminds me that she didn’t write that story (she handed Lisanby off to Karen Nelson on her way to Oxford). I’ve asked KN but had no reply yet.

By: TruthSeeker

TruthSeeker — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 05:44:00 +0000

I would give anything for his cell and home phone records for Friday and Saturday!

By: msbroker

msbroker — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 16:32:19 +0000

Unfortunately for the Admiral the case will be appealed. A large punitive damage award might encourage USAA to settle quicker, but they think they have a pretty good case. There is much more than this one case riding on this outcome too.

By: Third South

Third South — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:26:53 +0000

Will you ask Anita? And if Barret was there, I’d like to know if she noticed if his head bobbed up and down like one of those little dogs you see in automobile rear windows when the Admiral said it.

By: lotus

lotus — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 15:02:19 +0000

Anita would have to answer that one for us, 3dS. I had the impression she was interviewing the admiral out of Barrett’s presence, but that’s just a guess.

By: Third South

Third South — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:59:42 +0000

Do you know if Barrett was standing beside the Admiral when he made the accusation?

By: Researcher

Researcher — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 14:43:24 +0000

Barrett and other SKG associates were disqualified from the SKG cases against State Farm, but not cases against other insurers.
The Rigsbys were not fact witnesses against USAA, so the Scruggs payments to them had no effect on this case.