Article by Alyshah Hasham | Title: "Her insurance company refused to pay her disability benefits for six years — and spied on her. A jury awarded her a record $1.5M in damages"
After a five-week jury trial, Sara Baker was awarded $1.5 million in punitive damages from Blue Cross Life Insurance Company of Canada. Read more here. 
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