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Roth v. GEICO General Insurance Company et al
Case Number:
0:16-cv-62942
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Firms
- Clay Taulbee
- Eversheds Sutherland
- Hall & Lampros
- Kaplan Zeena
- Normand PLLC
- Southern Atlantic Law Group
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April 01, 2021
How Attys Wrestled A $79M Settlement From Geico
Securing a $79 million settlement from Geico over allegations that it shorted payments on wrecked vehicles in Florida took more than four years of litigation and meticulously building out the lawsuit to cover multiple entities and customers, paving the way for a key summary judgment ruling, according to counsel behind the case.
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February 05, 2021
Fla. Judge Signs Off On $79M Settlement In Geico Tax Row
A Florida federal judge granted final approval Friday to a settlement worth approximately $79 million over claims that Geico shorted drivers by failing to pay sales tax and transfer fees on totaled leased vehicles, ending the insurer's appeal of an earlier adverse judgment.
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May 04, 2020
Geico Can't Escape Interest On $6.35M Atty Fees In Tax Row
Geico owes interest on $6.35 million in attorney fees awarded to counsel for a class of drivers in a sales tax dispute with the company, a Florida federal judge said Monday, rejecting the company's bid to reduce the computation.
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March 30, 2020
Geico Owes Interest On $6.35M Atty Fees Award, Judge Advises
Geico should owe interest on $6.35 million in attorney fees awarded to counsel for a class of drivers in a sales tax dispute, a Florida magistrate judge has recommended, rejecting the insurance giant's bid to reduce the interest calculation.
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February 24, 2020
Geico Urges Lower Interest Amount On $6.4M Fees In Tax Row
Geico shouldn't pay interest on the nearly $6.4 million in fees awarded by a Florida federal court in a sales tax dispute with drivers, as interest should be based only on the number of hours the attorneys worked, Geico said.
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November 14, 2019
Class Attys In Geico Tax Suit Deserve $6.3M Fees, Judge Says
A Florida magistrate judge has recommended a $6.3 million award for the attorneys who secured a $6.5 million judgment over allegations that Geico shorted drivers by failing to pay sales tax and transfer fees on totaled leased vehicles.
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August 27, 2018
11th Circ. Denies Geico's Bid To Nix Cert. In Tax, Fee Dispute
The Eleventh Circuit won't let Geico challenge the certification of a class of Florida customers who alleged the insurance company flouted its own contract by failing to pay sales tax and transfer fees on leased vehicles after they were totaled, saying Monday the appeal was unnecessary.
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June 14, 2018
GEICO Customers Get Quick Win In Car Tax Payment Suit
A Florida federal judge on Thursday granted a quick win to a class of GEICO customers alleging the insurance company failed to pay for sales tax and transfer fees on leased vehicles when they were totaled, saying contracts did not make a distinction between owned or leased vehicles.
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January 05, 2018
GEICO Customers Seek Class Cert. In Car Tax Payment Suit
Litigation against the GEICO insurance company for failing to pay for sales tax and transfer fees when vehicles are totaled should proceed as a class action, attorneys for a car accident victim argued in a motion filed in a Florida federal court Thursday.