UM claim in rear-ender goes to arbitration when State Farm offers only $13K against a $250K UM policy. Plaintiff was 51 years old and self-employed. Large loss-of-earnings claim.
Case Name: Peterson v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Friday, December 18, 2020
Airbag deploys in left-turn crash and plaintiff is briefly unconscious. Has pain injections and claims she will need neck surgery. Defense doc says pain is from degenerative conditions of her neck.
Case Name: Ramirez v. Allstate
Date of Verdict or Judgment: Wednesday, August 26, 2020
Security guard is rearended while on the job; minor property damage to car. Defense says pre-existing conditions were the cause of his ongoing pain and disability.
Case Name: Ronald Mangold v. Truck Insurance Exchange (Farmers)
Insurer argues that arbitration should not have proceeded due to plaintiff's failure to pursue workers' compensation claim and plaintiff's last-minute claims for future medical treatment.