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A class action lawsuit alleging State Farm improperly took reimbursement for medical payment coverage and/or personal injury protection without first obtaining a “made whole” determination is currently pending in Arkansas.
If you are an Arkansas resident who, since Oct. 14, 2006, had State Farm automobile insurance that includes or included an optional “Med-pay” and/or “PIP” coverage and had a portion of a settlement with a third-party taken by State Farm without any documentation that you were made whole, your rights may be affected by this class action lawsuit.
According to the insurance class action lawsuit, State Farm had a pattern of receiving reimbursement of optional medical payment and/or personal injury protection when a policyholder received a settlement from a third-party, prior to a judicial determination that the insured was made whole.
The State Farm class action lawsuit was filed by plaintiffs Mary Williams and Kenneth L. Williams, who were injured in an automobile accident. They were covered by a State Farm automobile insurance policy, and the driver of the vehicle at fault was covered by a different insurance company.
“Both Plaintiffs Mary Williams and Kenneth L. Williams suffered injuries, received a settlement or damage award from the third party tortfeasor’s insurer, and a portion of their recovery was paid to Defendant as subrogation or reimbursement,” the State Farm class action lawsuit alleges.
The plaintiffs allege that there had been no judicial determination that they had been made whole through the payment they received through the other insurance company, and that there had been no agreement with State Farm that they had been made whole.
“Defendant, throughout the Class Period, as a common policy and general business practice, received, through the assertion of its subrogation or reimbursement rights, a portion of the insureds’ settlement proceeds from a third-party tortfeasor without first reaching an agreement with its insureds or receiving a judicial determination that the insureds were made whole,” the Williamses allege in their State Farm class action lawsuit. They claim that State Farm has violated well-established Arkansas law with this business practice.
The State Farm class action lawsuit (Williams v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co.) was granted Class certification on April 30, 2015.
If you wish to exclude yourself from this State Farm class action lawsuit, you must do so no later than Jan. 14, 2016.
Who’s Eligible
Class Members of the State Farm class action lawsuit include the following:
“Residents of the State of Arkansas who, during the Class Period of October 14, 2006 through the date of resolution of this action, (a) have, had, or were covered under a contract of automobile insurance with State Farm that includes or included an optional “Med-pay” and/or “PIP” coverage; (b) received a payment from State Farm under such coverage; (c) recovered money or otherwise from a third-party tortfeasor, without the assistance of counsel; and (d) had a portion of such recovery taken by State Farm as subrogation or reimbursement without (i) a judicial determination that the insured was made whole or (ii) any documentation in the claim file of an agreement that the insured was made whole.”
Potential Award
N/A. The State Farm class action lawsuit is still ongoing and has not been resolved. Top Class Actions will update this page with more information as the litigation moves through the court system.
Proof of Purchase
N/A
Claim Form Deadline
N/A. The State Farm class action lawsuit is still ongoing and has not been resolved. Top Class Actions will update this page with more information as the litigation moves through the court system.
Case Name
Williams, et al. v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, Case No. 4:11-cv-00749-JM, in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas
Final Hearing
N/A. The State Farm class action lawsuit is still ongoing and has not been resolved. Top Class Actions will update this page with more information as the litigation moves through the court system.
Settlement Website
Claims Administrator
State Farm Litigation
c/o Carney Bates & Pulliam PLLC
2800 Cantrell Rd., Suite 510
Little Rock, AR 72202
Class Counsel
CARNEY BATES & PULLIAM PLLC
NOLAN CADDELL & REYNOLDS PA
Defense Counsel
N/A
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9 thoughts onState Farm Automobile Insurance Class Action Lawsuit
I threw 1 check away it was junk mail. I received 2 more i cashed them. I was told i was to receive a ck for $826.55 in additional compensation. I had to return aTaxpayer Id request no later then8/26/2020. I did this. Have not received the $826.55. Who do i talk to? Contacted Carney Bates & Pulliam PLLC. Attorneys who handled this. Tiffany won’t return my calls! What do I do?
How do we get a case like this going in Florida where State Farm runs amuck on their policy holders?
I was In a wreak and state farm was our insurance and they haven’t done nothing for me at all but cover my small hospital bill… But nothing else my car is still sitting at the salvage yard as for the lady that tboned me she got a brand new vehicle
I got the first check. I filled out info and sent in several weeks ago… when will second half come?
I also received 1st check and was informed I would receive 2nd check W9 form was filled out and returned. It’s been 3 and half months. What’s the problem. I’ve been waiting 13 years.
Hey is there a number you can give me
, I need to know if I need to claim it on my taxes, I received my checks also
When will checks come out? I need to submit my new address. How do I do that?
They started sending out checks the end of November 2017 I have called the attorneys handling this and they can not tell you in what order they are mailing out checks they did tell me the envelope it comes in looks like junk mail and they believe some people have thrown theirs away
I have had State Farm insurance in fla. I was hurt badly and I had too policy’s plus the person whom hit me from behind while I was not in motion simply waiting for traffic too go. I was given 10,000 $. My medical bills were $160.000. I am still in pain today. I had over $400,000 in PIP. Wirh Statefarm and the other drives had a similar in coverage. I signed my papers not know I would not be reimbursed for lost wages and my company was hurt by my not running it while injured.