March 2014

The past few weeks have seen the end of the first phase of important litigation that has been raging on since shortly after Hurricane Katrina made landfall in southern Mississippi. While the full details of the story would take many volumes to adequately address, the litigation arose over two State Farm whistleblowers, Cori and Kerri Rigsby, who brought to light what they believed to be the insurer’s attempt to systematically defraud policyholders. According to the sisters, State Farm and its managers directed claim investigators and engineers to find that damages were caused by flood, thus limiting any potential payments under the State Farm wind policies.Continue Reading It Is Important To Know Who Is Investigating Your Claim