The class action lawsuit was removed to U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona on Jan. 10, 2020.
The Class is made up of individuals with policies through Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange, Mid-Century Insurance Co., Truck Insurance Exchange, or Farmers Insurance Co. of Arizona who paid general contractor’s overhead costs when making property loss claims between Dec. 13, 2013, and April 7, 2021.
Date Initiated: 06/16/2021
The Court preliminarily approved this settlement June 16, 2021, and granted final approval Nov. 9, 2021.
The Class is made up of individuals with policies through Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange, Mid-Century Insurance Co., Truck Insurance Exchange, or Farmers Insurance Co. of Arizona who paid general contractor’s overhead costs when making property loss claims between Dec. 13, 2013, and April 7, 2021.
The deadline to file a claim in this class action settlement was Feb. 8, 2022.
Sonoma Sol LLLP, et al. v. Truck Insurance Exchange, et al., Case No. 2:20-cv-00069-PHX-DJH in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona
Plaintiffs allege Farmers was required to pay general contractor’s overhead and profit as a part of their covered damage claims.
The Class is made up of individuals with policies through Farmers Insurance Exchange, Fire Insurance Exchange, Mid-Century Insurance Co., Truck Insurance Exchange, or Farmers Insurance Co. of Arizona who paid general contractor’s overhead costs when making property loss claims between Dec. 13, 2013, and April 7, 2021.
Date Initiated: 06/16/2021
The Court preliminarily approved this settlement June 16, 2021, and granted final approval Nov. 9, 2021.
Class Members who file a claim are eligible for a payment in the form of a check.
Members can receive up to 53 percent of the unpaid general contractor’s overhead and profit Amount. Members cannot receive more than their policy limits. These payments will be mailed to each Class Member that files a timely and valid claim.
Class Members who do not want to remain in the Class and would rather seek recourse through an individual lawsuit later should ask to be excluded from the class action lawsuit. The deadline to file an exclusion is Sep. 27, 2021.
Class Members who want to remain in the Class but object to the current terms must list their objections in writing and send it to the court by Sep. 27, 2021.
Class Members who do not act at all will not be eligible to receive their share of the settlement fund but will still be bound by the terms of the agreement, so they will lose the right to pursue future lawsuits regarding this matter.
Eligible Class Members who want to get a payment must submit a timely claim.
The deadline to file a claim in this class action settlement is 60 days after the Implementation date, or Feb. 8, 2022.
The deadline to file a claim in this class action settlement was Feb. 8, 2022.
