Katrina State Farm class action ruling [US DC]

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Katrina State Farm class action ruling [US DC]

March 23, 2007 08:50:00 pm

Guice v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, March 23, 2007 [ruling denying certification of a class in a suit against State Farm Insurance brought by policyholders whose claims were rejected following Hurricane Katrina]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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