August 30, 2012
A California federal judge on Wednesday killed an antitrust case accusing Allstate Indemnity Co. and other insurers of conspiring to supply substandard auto repair parts, finding the individual plaintiffs failed to establish a workable system for categorizing which auto parts were allegedly inferior to others.
August 13, 2012
Allstate Indemnity Co. and other insurers on Friday sought to kill an antitrust case accusing them of conspiring to supply inferior repair parts, arguing that the plaintiffs' expert witness is so unreliable as to decimate the individual claims, similar to what occurred in the now-defunct class action.
July 20, 2012
A California federal judge on Thursday quashed a putative class action accusing State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. and other insurers of violating antitrust laws by conspiring to supply inferior repair parts, finding the testimony of the plaintiffs' expert for evaluating car parts is unreliable.
June 26, 2012
State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. and several other insurers on Monday accused a group of car owners bringing antitrust claims over allegedly inferior repair parts of submitting "junk science" expert testimony that a California federal judge deemed insufficient for class certification in May.
May 03, 2012
A California federal judge on Wednesday again refused to certify a class of auto owners who allege State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. and other insurers violated antitrust law by selling inferior repair parts to policyholders.
November 29, 2011
A California federal judge on Tuesday declined to certify four classes of consumers who claim State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. and other insurers violated antitrust law by selling inferior insurance policies, but gave the plaintiffs a chance to make their case again.
November 16, 2011
A California federal judge granted a joint motion to dismiss an antitrust class action against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. and other insurers Tuesday, saying the plaintiffs do not have standing to sue several wholly owned subsidiaries of the insurance giants.
March 25, 2011
A California federal judge on Wednesday denied the dismissal and summary judgment bids of Allstate Indemnity Co. and other auto insurers hoping to escape a putative class action alleging they set up a sham organization to prevent competition over repair parts.