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‘I Direct This Litigation’: Oklahoma’s Attorney General Answers State Farm’s Bid to Remove His Lawyers

Curt Testa5 hours ago055 mins

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’

Curt Testa3 days ago061 mins

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

Curt Testa6 days ago062 mins

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.

‘Legal Implications of Language’: Inside the Fight Over State Farm’s 2021 Offsite Memo

Curt Testa2 weeks ago1 week ago057 mins

State Farm says the blacked-out passages in a 2021 roof-claims memo written for a Senior Executive Offsite are privileged, and wants the homeowners’ copies returned or destroyed. The homeowners say the metadata that would show who got it is missing. Every filing is hosted.

‘Outcome-Based Claim Handling’: The State Farm Roof-Claim Documents a Judge Just Made Public

Curt Testa4 weeks ago047 mins

On Sept. 28 Judge Amy Palumbo stripped the confidential label from 11 State Farm documents. Two are now public in full: a 2020 operations model that lists ‘outcome-based claim handling’ and a June 2021 roof-claims quality report. Both are hosted, with State Farm’s response.

‘I Direct This Litigation’: Oklahoma’s Attorney General Answers State Farm’s Bid to Remove His Lawyers

‘Higher Rewards’: State Farm Fights a Deposition on Hail-Program Bonuses as a Second Judge Calls Its Witness ‘Completely Evasive’

‘A 50/50 Chance’: State Farm Asks for Summary Judgment on Bad Faith Before the Hursh Hail Trial

‘Can’t Regulate the Business of Insurance’: State Farm’s Motion Against Oklahoma’s Attorney General, and the Allstate Lawsuit Inside It

‘Absolutely Evasive Behavior’: Transcripts Show What an Oklahoma Judge Told State Farm 10 Weeks Before Trial

State Farm’s CEO Is Set to Face Questions Under Oath Oct. 19 as Two Oklahoma Hail Trials Close In

Whitten Burrage

‘I Direct This Litigation’: Oklahoma’s Attorney General Answers State Farm’s Bid to Remove His Lawyers

‘Higher Rewards’: State Farm Fights a Deposition on Hail-Program Bonuses as a Second Judge Calls Its Witness ‘Completely Evasive’

‘A 50/50 Chance’: State Farm Asks for Summary Judgment on Bad Faith Before the Hursh Hail Trial

‘Legal Implications of Language’: Inside the Fight Over State Farm’s 2021 Offsite Memo

‘Outcome-Based Claim Handling’: The State Farm Roof-Claim Documents a Judge Just Made Public

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