State high court gets wind-water case
The Mississippi Supreme Court should follow federal precedent and rule out insurance coverage for hurricane damage caused by a combination of wind and water, the USAA insurance company argues.
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Texas firm picks up ex-Scruggs clients
The Provost-Umphrey Law Firm based in Beaumont, Texas, is now representing about 200 policyholders whose disputes with State Farm were being handled by Dickie Scruggs and associated law firms.
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Request for State Farm records denied
Two Ocean Springs sisters who adjusted State Farm Katrina claims already are bound by a court ruling to return company records they took, a federal judge has ruled in denying a motion to compel the women to turn over missing records.
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Adjusting firm's request for State Farm records denied
Two Ocean Springs sisters who adjusted State Farm Katrina claims already are bound by a court order to return company records they took, a federal judge ruled Thursday in refusing to compel the women to turn over some of those records to their former employer, independent adjusting firm E.A. Renfroe.
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Insurer study 'in final stages'
The state will finish a study of how State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. handled claims after Hurricane Katrina by month's end, Mississippi Deputy Insurance Commissioner Lee Harrell said Wednesday.
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Examiners still working on State Farm market conduct study
The state will finish a study of how State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. handled claims after Hurricane Katrina, Mississippi Deputy Insurance Commissioner Lee Harrell said Wednesday.
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Insurance bill to get a new push
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Sen. Roger Wicker said Wednesday he and others are trying to mount another charge to get a multiperils insurance coverage plan to a vote in the Senate, where the measure has stalled.
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UNDER PRESSURE
Two former insurance adjusters who accused State Farm insurance of shortchanging policyholders now find themselves the target of attacks.
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State Farm settles with couple
A lawyer says State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. has settled a civil lawsuit with a couple whose Biloxi home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
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State Farm settles Katrina case in Mississippi
A lawyer says State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. has settled a civil lawsuit with a couple whose Biloxi home was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
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Judge dismisses fraud claim against State Farm
A federal judge on Monday dismissed fraud claims against State Farm and vendor E.A. Renfroe in a key Hurricane Katrina lawsuit that accused State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. of altering an engineering report to minimize the loss.
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Katrina suit fraud claim dropped
A federal judge on Monday dismissed claims of fraud in a key Hurricane Katrina lawsuit that accused State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. of using different engineering reports to deny a couple's insurance policy after the storm.
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Wind vs. Water: Lawyers say federal appeals court got it wrong
For the first time, the Mississippi Supreme Court is being asked to decide the wind vs. water issue that led to thousands of Hurricane Katrina insurance disputes.
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Katrina wind-water issue goes to state Supreme Court
The Mississippi Supreme Court is being asked to decide whether Katrina's wind damage is covered when tidal surge contributes to the loss.
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Former Scruggs attorneys disqualified
A federal judge on Wednesday disqualified from a Katrina lawsuit all former Scruggs Katrina Group attorneys, who in June 2007 filed a racketeering case against State Farm and its vendors.
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AG denies pressure in State Farm case
Attorney General Jim Hood denies his predecessor delivered a warning that a wealthy lawyer would fund an opponent in last year's election if Hood didn't cooperate in Hurricane Katrina litigation.
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Attorneys, witnesses disqualified from State Farm racketeering case
A federal judge in Jackson followed the lead of U.S. District Court Judge L.T. Senter Jr., disqualifying the Katrina Litigation Group of attorneys from representing policyholders in a racketeering lawsuit they filed against State Farm and its vendors.
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Hood to testify in State Farm case
Attorney General Jim Hood is expected to testify this afternoon in a lawsuit State Farm insurance companies filed against him to stop an investigation into their Katrina claims handling.
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Attorneys settle 18 State Farm suits
The attorneys who won a punitive damages verdict against State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. earlier this year have settled their remaining Hurricane Katrina lawsuits with the insurer.
