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Rigsby et al v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company et al
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1:06-cv-00433
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Firms
- Barrett Law Group
- Bartimus Frickleton
- Burson Entrekin
- Butler Snow LLP
- Daniel Coker Horton & Bell
- Fried Frank
- Galloway Johnson
- Gilbert LLP
- Graves Garrett
- Manatt Phelps
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- Thompson Coe
- Weisbrod Matteis
- Wise Carter
Companies
- Exponent Inc.
- Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.
- Rimkus Consulting Group Inc.
- State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.
- United Services Automobile Association
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September 02, 2022
State Farm's $100M Deal Marks End Of 16-Year Katrina Saga
State Farm's recent agreement to pay the U.S. government $100 million to settle disputed Hurricane Katrina insurance claims marked the end of a 16-year legal saga that took a common dispute in post-storm insurance litigation and turned it into a large contribution to the government's growing whistleblower collections.
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January 24, 2022
State Farm Blasts Another Sanctions Request In Katrina Suit
State Farm is fighting another round of sanction requests in its yearslong dispute with two sisters over how much the insurer mischaracterized wind damage claims after Hurricane Katrina in order to foist its coverage obligations onto the U.S. government.
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September 30, 2021
State Farm Fights Sanctions In 15-Year-Old Katrina Fraud Suit
State Farm pushed back Thursday on two sisters' attempt to sanction the insurer and its attorneys over submitting what they called frivolous motions in a 15-year-old suit, which alleges the insurer mischaracterized wind damage claims after Hurricane Katrina.
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September 10, 2021
Sanctions Sought Against State Farm In 15-Year Katrina Suit
A Mississippi family involved in a 15-year suit against State Farm over allegations the insurer mischaracterized wind damage claims after Hurricane Katrina asked a federal court to sanction the carrier and its attorneys over what they called frivolous motions.
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November 06, 2015
State Farm Says Stay In Katrina FCA Suit Should Remain
State Farm pushed a Mississippi federal judge on Thursday to put off final judgment of a jury's previous finding that it submitted false Hurricane Katrina claims to the National Flood Insurance Program, saying all parties agreed to the stay while it appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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October 21, 2015
Whistleblowers In State Farm Case Want Stay To Be Lifted
Two whistleblowers who convinced a federal jury that State Farm submitted a false claim to the National Flood Insurance Program for a house destroyed by Hurricane Katrina winds told a Mississippi federal judge on Tuesday that after being paused for a year pending appeal, judgment was due in the suit.
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October 16, 2015
State Farm Can't Keep Katrina Billing Suit On Hold, Judge Says
A Mississippi federal judge agreed Thursday to reopen two whistleblowers' suit accusing State Farm of fraudulently billing the U.S. government for damage caused by Hurricane Katrina, denying the insurer's request that the case remain paused pending its appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court.
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September 08, 2014
Whistleblowers Say State Farm FCA Katrina Claims Preempted
Two whistleblowers asked a Mississippi federal judge on Friday to dismiss State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.'s "frivolous" counterclaims in long-running False Claims Act litigation alleging the insurer submitted fraudulent Hurricane Katrina claims to the National Flood Insurance Program, arguing they should not be punished for uncovering the fraud.
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April 11, 2014
State Farm Can't Cut Treble Damages In Katrina FCA Suit
A Mississippi federal judge refused Thursday to reduce a treble damages award against State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. in long-running False Claims Act litigation in which whistleblowers alleged the insurer submitted fraudulent Hurricane Katrina claims to the National Flood Insurance Program.
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March 05, 2014
5th Circ. Asked To Widen State Farm Katrina FCA Suit
After an initial victory, two whistleblowers on Tuesday petitioned the Fifth Circuit for a significant expansion of their lawsuit accusing State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. of fraudulently shifting its Hurricane Katrina losses to the National Flood Insurance Program, and the insurer pressed to reduce a treble damages award in the False Claims Act suit.