State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. will pay $18.5 million to resolve allegations it improperly denied policyholder’s medical claims under a class settlement that won final approval June 10.
The settlement class includes 4,000 people who were denied medical or hospital benefits under the personal injury protection coverage provision of their Washington state car insurance policies.
Brett Durant alleged State Farm has a practice of prematurely and unlawfully depriving injured claimants of medical benefits on the grounds that they have reached their maximum medical improvement.
Under the terms of the settlement, each class member will get at least 100% of ...
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