The National Advocates
Contact Us    888-491-3885 
 Facebook Google+ Twitter LinkedIn
  • Home
  • Membership
    • Top 100 Membership Directory
    • Top 40 Membership Directory
    • Practice Areas by Specialty
    • Top 100 Officers/EC
    • Top 40 Officers/EC
    • Eligibility
    • Benefits
    • Member Portal
  • Legal Education
  • Networking
  • News
  • Shop
  • About Us
    • Meet Our Team
    • Mission & Goal
    • FAQ
    • Contact Us

Policyholders in $52M Farmers Insurance Settlement

Posted on December 17, 2019 by curata

A federal judge found that a $52 million class-action settlement by Farmers Group Inc. was fair and that the parties should proceed with sending notices to auto insurance policyholders who will share part of the settlement.

The dispute was over the Farmers Smart Plan Auto policy, launched in 2016, that the plaintiffs claimed offered new Texas customers identical coverage at a lower price than the insurer’s current policy for existing policyholders, said the Oct. 22, 2018, amended complaint. Also, Farmers raised rates on those existing policyholders. 

There’s still about six months to go until a final fairness hearing to approve officially of the settlement—comprised of $40 million for the class and about $11.5 million in attorney fees and $500,000 in expenses—but the ruling begins the process by approving of the steps and deadlines to finish the case by May 2020. Farmers will pay class members through account credits or checks rather than making them submit claims, said a Dec. 11 motion for settlement.

Read the source article at Law.com
Posted in Blog

Comments are closed.

Membership Directories

Click the map to access the directory

Click the map to access the directory

 

Legal News

Florida Files Lawsuit Against the Government Demanding Cruise Ships Should Be Allowed To Sail

Florida Files Lawsuit Against the Government Demanding Cruise Ships Should Be Allowed To Sail

MIAMI — The state of Florida has filed a lawsuit against the federal government to demand cruise ships be allowed to st[Read More...]
An Activist Files a Lawsuit Against Cleveland and Several Police Officers Over Civil Rights Violations

An Activist Files a Lawsuit Against Cleveland and Several Police Officers Over Civil Rights Violations

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A community activist has accused the city of Cleveland and several police officers of civil-rights vi[Read More...]
Texas is Suing California Over New Law That Bans State-Funded Travel To Anti-LGBTQ States

Texas is Suing California Over New Law That Bans State-Funded Travel To Anti-LGBTQ States

It’s been a big term for state-on-state clashes at the Supreme Court. The justices could hand down an opinion any day n[Read More...]
Umpire Ángel Hernández Loses His Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Major League Baseball

Umpire Ángel Hernández Loses His Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Major League Baseball

NEW YORK (AP) — Umpire Ángel Hernández lost his lawsuit against Major League Baseball alleging racia[Read More...]
Jury Selection Begins For the Lawsuit Against 3M Earplugs Brought On By Army Veterans

Jury Selection Begins For the Lawsuit Against 3M Earplugs Brought On By Army Veterans

(Reuters) - When U.S. combat veteran Dave Henderson completed his first deployment to Iraq in 2010, he began to experience ri[Read More...]
Read More Legal News »

Follow Us!

Follow Us on FacebookFollow Us on Google+Follow Us on TwitterFollow Us on LinkedIn
 
Contact Us | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy