# Utah Upholds Unrelated Evidence Use 

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A Utah Supreme Court decision reinstating a $145 million punitive damages award against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. in a bad faith case also upheld admission of evidence that insurers say was irrelevant.

"We are disappointed the Supreme Court refused to exclude evidence of 'other acts' involving State Farm that had no bearing on this case," said Monika McGuire, National Association of Independent Insurers (NAII) assistant general counsel, legal services. NAII had submitted a friend of the court brief supporting State Farm's contention that the trial court erred in allowing evidence of other actions by the company that had no bearing on the auto accident case at hand, filed by Curtis and Inez Campbell. Curtis Campbell is a State Farm policyholder.

Sources:
- Property and Casualty.com (http://www.propertyandcasualty.com/content/news/article.asp?DocID={DB0FB8B6-D455-11D5-A77A-00D0B769536B}&Bucket=Current Headlines&VNETCOOKIE=NO)