September 23, 2015
A Florida federal judge on Wednesday axed consolidated price fixing litigation against 39 insurance companies, saying automobile repair shops' allegations that State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. conspired with others to manipulate car repair costs are vague and implausible.
April 27, 2015
A Florida federal judge was urged Friday to nix Old Republic Insurance Co.'s bid for sanctions against several auto repair shops and their counsel in a multidistrict litigation accusing insurers of conspiring to manipulate car repair costs to reduce their payments, saying the court previously ruled the case wasn't frivolous.
January 21, 2015
A Florida federal judge on Wednesday gutted a suit in multidistrict litigation accusing State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. and other insurance providers of conspiring to manipulate car repair costs to reduce their payments, potentially spelling doom for about 20 additional cases.
May 21, 2014
Automotive body shops accusing State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. and other insurance providers of conspiring to manipulate car repair costs to reduce their payments asked the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to consolidate their cases, saying Tuesday that the factual allegations are nearly identical.
April 17, 2014
A group of car repair shops on Thursday in a Florida federal court fired back at bids to dismiss their antitrust suit against State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co., Allstate Insurance Co. and other insurers, contending that their allegations that the insurers conspired to drive down repair costs are supported by sufficient facts.
February 25, 2014
A group of car repair shops on Monday slapped State Farm Automobile Insurance Co., Allstate Insurance Co. and other insurers with an antitrust suit in Florida federal court alleging they conspired to drive down repair costs by demanding unreasonable concessions in exchange for steering business to the shops.