State Farm Sucks and it totally shows; we need to go after state farm for fraud. See what you can do
November 8, 2006 (Press Release) --
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PRESENTED BY: STATEFARMSTILLSUCKS.COM
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In Avery v. State Farm, policyholders of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company represented by Lieff Cabraser and co-counsel challenged State Farm's practice of specifying imitation crash parts in auto repairs. State Farm is the nation's largest auto insurer, and over 4.7 million of its policyholders had had imitation parts specified on their repair estimates.
The crash parts specified by State Farm were not manufactured or approved by the manufacturer of the vehicle. Plaintiffs alleged that these parts were inferior to original equipment manufacturer ("OEM") parts. Plaintiffs contended that by requiring the use of these crash parts on repair estimates, State Farm breached its contract with policyholders to restore their vehicles to "pre-loss condition" and/or to use "parts of like kind and quality." Plaintiffs also contended that this practice violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act.
The Trial
Trial in the case commenced on August 10, 1999. On October 4, 1999, the jury awarded $456 million in compensatory damages to plaintiffs for their breach of contract claim.
On October 8, 1999, the Court agreed that State Farm had breached its contract and found that State Farm's practice of using imitation parts and claiming they were of like kind and quality violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act. The Court awarded $130 million in compensatory damages, and ordered State Farm to pay an additional $600 million in punitive damages. The 1.18 billion judgment was the largest judgment ever against a United States insurance company for violating its contract with policyholders and committing consumer fraud
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PRESENTED BY: STATEFARMSTILLSUCKS.COM
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In Avery v. State Farm, policyholders of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company represented by Lieff Cabraser and co-counsel challenged State Farm's practice of specifying imitation crash parts in auto repairs. State Farm is the nation's largest auto insurer, and over 4.7 million of its policyholders had had imitation parts specified on their repair estimates.
The crash parts specified by State Farm were not manufactured or approved by the manufacturer of the vehicle. Plaintiffs alleged that these parts were inferior to original equipment manufacturer ("OEM") parts. Plaintiffs contended that by requiring the use of these crash parts on repair estimates, State Farm breached its contract with policyholders to restore their vehicles to "pre-loss condition" and/or to use "parts of like kind and quality." Plaintiffs also contended that this practice violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act.
The Trial
Trial in the case commenced on August 10, 1999. On October 4, 1999, the jury awarded $456 million in compensatory damages to plaintiffs for their breach of contract claim.
On October 8, 1999, the Court agreed that State Farm had breached its contract and found that State Farm's practice of using imitation parts and claiming they were of like kind and quality violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud Act. The Court awarded $130 million in compensatory damages, and ordered State Farm to pay an additional $600 million in punitive damages. The 1.18 billion judgment was the largest judgment ever against a United States insurance company for violating its contract with policyholders and committing consumer fraud
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HAVE A COMPLAINT ABOUT STATE FARM?
Please visit a new website:
http://www.StateFarmSTILLSucks.com
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