Damaging Wind: Howard County, IN — Oct 29, 2026
NWS Indianapolis confirmed a damaging wind event near Galveston, Howard County, IN on Oct. 29, 2026. Kokomo-area homeowners: check your property now.
Damaging Wind: Howard County, IN — Oct 29, 2026
NWS Indianapolis confirmed a damaging wind event near Galveston, Howard County, IN on Oct. 29, 2026. Kokomo-area homeowners: check your property now.
‘Our Adversaries Could Say’: Judge Rules State Farm’s ‘Exhibit 133’ Roof Memo Isn’t Privileged
An Oklahoma County judge ruled Oct. 26 that a 2021 State Farm roof memo prepared for a senior executive offsite, the document known in court as Exhibit 133, is neither privileged nor work product, and denied a stay. The next morning the Hursh homeowners filed it publicly, including bracketed comments a State Farm in-house lawyer swore were his: ‘Our adversaries could say this places pressure on front line claim reps to not replace a roof.’
‘I Direct This Litigation’: Oklahoma’s Attorney General Answers State Farm’s Bid to Remove His Lawyers
In a sworn declaration, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond tells a Cleveland County judge ‘I direct this litigation’ as the State opposes State Farm’s motion to disqualify Whitten Burrage. The State says the contract caps the firm’s fee at $50 million, that it seeks neither State Farm’s dissolution nor its license, and it cites a 2008 Katrina ruling in which a federal judge rejected a conflict argument by State Farm and other insurers. The hearing is Nov. 9.
‘Higher Rewards’: State Farm Fights a Deposition on Hail-Program Bonuses as a Second Judge Calls Its Witness ‘Completely Evasive’
State Farm has asked an Oklahoma County judge to quash a Hursh v. State Farm deposition notice seeking testimony on rewards tied to its Fire Model Enhancement wind/hail program, including Nov. 24, 2021 ‘Our Reward Recommendations’ communications. State Farm says it ‘does not compensate its employees based on claim outcomes.’ The homeowners say a second judge found State Farm’s corporate witness ‘completely evasive.’ Trial is set for Dec. 7.
‘A 50/50 Chance’: State Farm Asks for Summary Judgment on Bad Faith Before the Hursh Hail Trial
State Farm’s motion for partial summary judgment in Hursh v. State Farm argues that the homeowners’ own report of a ’50/50 chance’ proves a ‘legitimate dispute’ that bars their bad-faith, punitive-damages and fraud claims. The Oct. 15 version left 24 paragraph numbers as ‘#’ and one ‘[CITE]’; State Farm refiled it Oct. 19. Trial is set for Dec. 7.
