Williams et al v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company

  1. August 22, 2024

    State Farm Can't Slash Fraud Suit, Even On The Merits

    An Illinois federal judge has stuck to her decision not to let State Farm significantly cut down a proposed class action targeting an allegedly unlawful totaled-vehicle valuation formula, even while acknowledging she should have considered the merits of State Farm's arguments.

  2. December 21, 2023

    Judge Rejects State Farm's 'Improper' Bid To Slash Fraud Suit

    An Illinois federal judge rejected State Farm's bid to significantly cut a proposed class suit targeting the insurer's allegedly unlawful totaled-vehicle valuation formula on Thursday, but said a Minnesota-based plaintiff must arbitrate her contract claims before her case can proceed.

  3. August 04, 2023

    Ill. Law Governs State Farm Fraud Claims, Vehicle Owners Say

    An Illinois federal judge should reject State Farm's bid to duck most of the fraud claims in a proposed class suit claiming the insurer systematically undervalues total-loss vehicles, because the state's consumer fraud law governs those allegations regardless of which state an insured calls home, policyholders argued.

  4. July 20, 2023

    State Farm Wants To Trim Totaled Vehicle Undervaluation Suit

    State Farm asked an Illinois federal judge to trim certain claims from a proposed class action alleging the insurer systematically undervalued totaled vehicles to make lower payments to drivers, arguing that the plaintiffs did not adequately plead their fraud-related claims.

  5. June 22, 2023

    State Farm Must Face Claims It Undervalues Totaled Vehicles

    State Farm can't escape a proposed nationwide class action accusing the insurer of undervaluing totaled vehicles in an attempt to reduce payouts to drivers, an Illinois federal judge ruled.