Subscribe- Plaintiff
- Kuhn, Timothy
- Defense
- Cervantes-Andrade, Hector
- Represented By:
- Davis, Brian (DKM Law Group)
- McLay, Robert (DKM Law Group)
- Defense
- USAA Casualty Insurance Co
- Represented By:
- Taylor, Jennifer (Lewis Brisbois Bisgaard & Smith LLP )
Timothy Kuhn v. Hector Cervantes-Andrade, USAA
VERDICT
Trial
01/27/25 – 01/31/25
Summary
A Nevada state court jury slammed USAA with a $100 million punitive damages verdict in a bad faith lawsuit over the insurance giants delays in paying out a claim for a zero-fault insured driver involved in a rear-end collision.
The Clark County jury awarded the $100 million, in addition to $14 million in compensatory damages, over USAAs actions following a 2018 collision involving plaintiff Timothy Kuhn. USAA determined Kuhn was not at fault after being rear-ended in stationary highway traffic, but when Kuhn sued the driver who hit him to collect damages related to a concussion USAA intervened and argued Kuhn was responsible for the crash.
Outcome
Verdict for plaintiff.
Total Damages: $114 million
Including $14 million in compensatory damages and $100 million in punitive damages.
- Plaintiff
- Defense
- Verdict
- $114,000,000
- Judge
- Gloria Sturman
- Jurisdiction
- 8th District Court of Nevada
- Court
- Eighth District Court of Nevada-Clark County
- Case Number
- A-20-821602-C
- Industry
- Automotive, Insurance, Transportation
- Practice Area
- Insurance, Negligence
SESSIONS WITH Emily Grable
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PM Session
Openings
15 Chapters
 | 00:40:52 | Witness Direct Examination | Grable, Emily | Kuhn, Matthew | Video Conference | |
| 00:48:51 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Grable, Emily | Kuhn, Matthew | In Person | |
| 00:52:22 | Witness Direct Examination | Grable, Emily | Berry, Chris | Video Conference | |
| 01:00:10 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Grable, Emily | Berry, Chris | Video Conference |
AM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
13 Chapters
PM Session
Plaintiff Witness(es)
21 Chapters
| 00:20:36 | Witness Direct Examination | Grable, Emily | Siefker, Aaron | Video Conference | |
| 00:32:25 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Grable, Emily | Siefker, Aaron | Video Conference | |
| 01:37:19 | Witness Direct Examination | Grable, Emily | Johnson, Matthew | Video Conference | |
| 01:48:42 | Witness Re-Direct Examination | Grable, Emily | Johnson, Matthew | Video Conference | |
| 01:59:10 | Witness Direct Examination | Grable, Emily | Ishii, David | Video Conference |
Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.