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1610 REVIEW GRANTED The doctrine of comparative negligence does not apply to insurance bad faith claims; a carrier that, in bad faith, failed to settle a claim against its insured within policy limits, causing a judgment against the insured, in Wisconsin, for compensatory and punitive damages in excess of the policy limits, may be liable, in a California court, for the entire amount of the judgment, including the punitive damages portion.CitationKRANSCO v AMERICAN EMPIRE (Slip 'N Slide) 54 CA4 1171 [See: Comunale v Traders 50 C2 654; Foley v Interactive 47 C3 654; Peterson v Superior Court 31 C3 147; PPG v Transamerica AT 11/96 (Review Granted); Brown v Guarantee 155 CA2 679]
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