State Farm Win May Entice More Insurers To Defy Settlements

By Bibeka Shrestha (March 6, 2013, 8:18 PM EST) -- By letting State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. challenge a $4.9 million settlement in a junk fax suit the insurer didn't defend, an Illinois appeals court has opened the door for more carriers to fight coverage of approved class action deals and pushed judges to raise their scrutiny of settlements billed to insurers, attorneys say....

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