EAST ST. LOUIS, Ill.,
May 16, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The
lawsuit claims that State Farm, Ed
Murnane and William Shepherd
(the "Defendants") violated the RICO statute in an attempt to
overturn, in the Illinois Supreme Court, a $1.05 billion judgment in favor of approximately
4.7 million State Farm policyholders, which would allow State Farm
to avoid paying the amount of the judgment rendered in plaintiffs'
favor in the trial court. The Defendants deny all allegations
of wrongdoing, including specifically that they violated
RICO. The Court has not decided who is right. A trial
is scheduled to begin on September 4,
2018.
The Court decided that the Class includes individuals in
the United States (except
Arkansas and Tennessee) who, between July 28, 1987, and February 24, 1998, (1) were insured by a vehicle
casualty insurance policy issued by State Farm and (2) made a claim
for vehicle repairs pursuant to their policy and had non-factory
authorized and/or non-OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) 'crash
parts' installed on or specified for their vehicles or else
received monetary compensation determined in relation to the cost
of such parts.
Class Members must choose whether to stay in the Class. If
Class Members stay in the Class, and money or benefits are obtained
for the Class, they will be notified about how they can share in
any benefits for which they are eligible. Class Members will
be bound by all orders and judgments of the Court, whether
favorable or not, and they won't be able to sue the Defendants for
the claims at issue in this case. If Class Members want to
stay in the Class, THEY DO NOT HAVE TO DO ANYTHING
NOW.
To be excluded from the lawsuit, Class Members must send a
letter asking to be excluded. Instructions for making this
request can be found at www.HalevStateFarmClassAction.com or by
calling toll-free 1-844-420-6491. Class Members must mail
their exclusion request postmarked by August 14, 2018. If Class Members
exclude themselves, they cannot get any money or benefits from this
lawsuit, but they will not be bound by any orders or judgments in
this case. If Class Members do not request exclusion, they
may (but do not have to) enter an appearance in the Court through
their own counsel. Detailed information is available
at www.HalevStateFarmClassAction.com and toll-free at
1-844-420-6491. Class Members should not call their State
Farm agent about this case.
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SOURCE Eastern division or United
States District Court for the Southern District of
Illinois