There are currently a number of lawsuits filed against Farmers Insurance Company. There are also several class-action lawsuits that are currently pending in various courts across Texas. Several individuals have alleged that they were illegally pressured into settling for lower premiums by Farmers Insurance.
One case involves a claim by a former Farmers customer who was given a letter from the insurance firm offering to settle her case for a substantially lower sum if she settled with Farmers. She later discovered that this letter was fraudulent and filed suit against the company.
Farmers’ Class Action Lawsuits
Another individual filed a lawsuit against Farmers requesting that we reverse the decision of the trial court and vacate the judgment of the trial court granting summary judgment in favor of the insurance firm. The claim was that the insurer’s agent had intimidated her into settling her case for significantly less than what she legally could have sought.
Another case involves a claim by a former Farmers customer who was a plaintiff in a personal injury lawsuit. The claim asserts that he was roughed up, suffered back injuries, and suffered psychological injuries as a result of having to endure the sub-prime mortgage crisis.
A Class Action Lawsuit refers to a group of people filing a lawsuit together in a legal proceeding.
This action may be brought by an individual, by an organization, or by a group representing several individuals. Dairymen’s suits have been filed against several banks over the past few years over the misdeeds of Countrywide.
The bank was caught manipulating the prices it set for Cows in the Houston Texas area. Several class actions have been filed in response to this and several Class Action Lawsuits have been successfully won on this basis.
An Individual Class Action Lawsuit refers to a person filing a lawsuit on his own behalf.
It names a specific person or group accountable for the defendant’s conduct. For example, a woman who was abused by her ex-spouse filed a Class Action Lawsuit against the person who abused her, the attorney who tried to protect her from harm, and the courts themselves. We will identify one more type of Class Action Lawsuit.
An Insurance Class Action Lawsuit refers to a lawsuit that targeting one company.
In a nutshell, Insurance Class Actions claims filed by policyholders when they are injured while driving their cars. Usually, the policyholder sues both the insurer and the person who caused the injury. There is one Insurance Class Action Lawsuit filed per insurance policy and sometimes multiple insurance policies might be involved in a suit.
One lawsuit filed on behalf of a policyholder against General Motors over the ignition switch recalls of 2021 can potentially lead to a class-action lawsuit against GM. The car company, which was widely blamed for the defect, has settled with the Federal government over the matter.
Another form of farmers’ compensation claim is a U.S. corn and feed crops case.
This can be an interesting twist on the traditional lawsuit above. The lawsuit targets the personal injuries suffered by the family of the deceased corn and feed crops farmer. The suit also targets U.S. Corn and Feed Association, the largest agricultural trade association in the country.