Thomas et al v. GEICO Casualty Company et al
Case Number:
1:20-cv-04306
Court:
Nature of Suit:
Multi Party Litigation:
Class Action
Judge:
Honorable Sharon Johnson Coleman
Firms
Companies
Sectors & Industries:
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March 12, 2024
Geico Policyholders Lose Cert. Bid In Pandemic Premium Suit
An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday denied class certification in litigation claiming that Geico profited off the COVID-19 pandemic by charging excessive car insurance premiums, ruling that the policyholders who filed the lawsuit had not shown that their damages model could be calculated on a classwide basis.
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March 03, 2023
Geico Can Appeal Ruling In Pandemic Premiums Suit
An Illinois federal court on Friday granted Geico's request to immediately appeal a recent ruling denying the insurer's bid to permanently dismiss a proposed class action that accused the carrier of profiting off the COVID-19 pandemic by charging excessive car insurance premiums.
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February 06, 2023
Geico Denied Early Win In Pandemic Premiums Suit
An Illinois federal judge rejected Geico's early dismissal attempt in a proposed class action alleging it profited off the COVID-19 pandemic by charging excessive car insurance premiums, ruling Monday that since a state agency did not play a role in insurance rate approval, the filed-rate doctrine does not apply.
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January 09, 2023
Geico Says ComEd Win Should End Pandemic Profit Suit
The Seventh Circuit's reasoning for recently blocking Illinois electricity customers from challenging rates allegedly tied to a bribery scheme should similarly stop a suit challenging Geico pandemic car insurance premiums, the company argued at a Monday hearing.
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June 14, 2021
Judge Says Geico Can't Nix 'Excessive' COVID Premiums Suit
An Illinois federal judge on Monday denied Geico's effort to certify an interlocutory appeal in a suit alleging Geico has been unfairly profiting off the COVID-19 pandemic by charging "unconscionably excessive" premiums.
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July 27, 2020
Geico Doesn't Owe Taxes For Totaled Cars, 7th Circ. Says
The Seventh Circuit won't revive a proposed class action accusing Geico Corp. of failing to pay taxes to an Illinois man for his replacement vehicle in a total-loss insurance claim, saying the suit lacked evidence to support his allegations.
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July 22, 2020
Geico Drivers Sue Over 'Excessive' COVID-19 Premiums
Geico has been unfairly profiting off of the COVID-19 pandemic by continuing to charge "unconscionably excessive" premiums at a time when people are driving — and getting into auto accidents — far less, according to a proposed class action filed in Illinois federal court Wednesday.