New Heights Farm I, LLC et al v. Great American Insurance Company et al

  1. January 12, 2024

    Farmers Must Arbitrate $2M Row Against Insurer, Judge Rules

    A Michigan federal judge dismissed a pair of farmers’ claims against two insurers and the United States Department of Agriculture, stating that the claims suffer from “numerous threshold issues,” ordering one insurer to move forward with arbitration with the farmers a $2 million insurance claim.

  2. August 28, 2023

    USDA Didn't Waive Immunity In $2M Crop Suit, Agency Said

    The U.S. Department of Agriculture urged a Michigan federal court Monday to dismiss claims from farmers that it is wrongfully withholding $2 million in payouts, saying the department and a related crop insurance agency did not waive sovereign immunity.

  3. August 25, 2023

    Insurer Says Farmers Can't Claim $2M Before Investigation

    A crop insurer is urging a Michigan federal judge to dismiss claims from farmers that it is wrongfully withholding $2 million in payouts, as it can't decide on payments until the federal government finishes an investigation into suspected fraud on the farmers' claims.

  4. June 28, 2023

    Mich. Farmers Say Insurers Owe Over $2M After Crop Damage

    A pair of Michigan farmers alleged the insurer and reinsurers they hold policies with have fraudulently withheld over $2 million in claim payouts since 2019, stating in an amended complaint filed in Michigan federal court Wednesday that it's been three years since they submitted the still-unadjusted claims.