After initially denying thousands of claims filed against it in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. decided yesterday to settle hundreds of lawsuits filed against it by its policyholders after the company initially denied their claims for one reason or another. The settlement agreed in principle by State Farm is said to exceed $80 million to more than 600 policyholders who filed lawsuits against State Farm in order to recover damages related to the August 25, 2005 event. According to the Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood, the State Farm settlement is also expected to pay at least another $50 million to the thousands of other Mississippi policyholders whose claims were wrongfully denied but choose not to pursue a lawsuit over the matter.
@thumbnail.jpg "M. Brandon Smith")
A partner with Childers, Schlueter & Smith, LLC,, Brandon Smith has devoted his practice to pharmaceutical litigation, mass torts, products liability and serious personal injury. A frequent guest speaker at legal seminars all over the country—Brandon is focused on helping injured victims nationwide, however possible. Named a SuperLawyer again in 2019, he has also been called out as one of 10 Best Attorneys For Georgia by the American Institute Of Personal Injury Attorneys and a Top 100 Lawyer in Georgia by the National Trial Lawyers in 2019.
Comments for this article are closed.