Jessica Clippinger v. State Farm Automobile Ins Co

  1. March 04, 2026

    Wheeling & Appealing: The Latest Must-Know Appellate Action

    If this month's circuit calendars were a March Madness bracket, we'd struggle to pick the top-seeded showdown. Big Pharma against the False Claims Act, or big business against President Donald Trump's visa fees? A big bank's view of "human life wagers," or en banc review in a State Farm class action?

  2. January 29, 2026

    Full 6th Circ. To Review Cert. In State Farm Vehicle Value Suit

    The full Sixth Circuit agreed Thursday to review the certification of a class of approximately 90,000 State Farm policyholders in a suit claiming the insurer systematically undervalues totaled vehicles, setting aside a previous order affirming the certification.

  3. October 10, 2025

    6th Circ. Affirms Class Status In Totaled Car Payout Dispute

    A panel of Sixth Circuit judges upheld the class certification of a suit alleging State Farm systematically undervalues totaled vehicles, saying that a class of Tennessee insureds were linked by a common alleged harm of breach of contract. 

  4. May 01, 2025

    6th Circ. Judge Unsure If Totaled Car Payout Class Will Stand

    A federal appellate panel grappled Thursday with whether to uphold class certification in a lawsuit claiming that State Farm systematically undervalues totaled vehicles, with one judge wondering if every class automobile would require its own damages trial.