Injured Worker Can Seek Punitive Damages in Bad-Faith Suit

The Delaware Superior Court ruled that an injured worker provided enough evidence of willful or wanton misconduct by his employer’s insurance carrier to pursue punitive damages on his bad-faith claim. Case: Moyer v. American Zurich Insurance Co., No. K19C-09-026 JJC, 04/28/2021, published. Facts: Michael Moyer worked for CBRE. He suffered an electric shock while troubleshooting a heat pump on March 5, 2019. CBRE submitted a claim to its workers’ compensation insurance carrier, the American Zurich Insurance Co., on the day of the accident. Zurich sent a letter to Moyer the next d...