American Family Mutual Insurance Company will contest a Missouri jury's $17 million class-action award over company insistence that customers use aftermarket parts for collision repairs, a spokesman said today.
"We will not accept this verdict," said Steve Witmer, speaking for the Madison, Wis.-based insurer.
At this point, he said, the form and timing of an appeal is not clear. The verdict was delivered Friday in Jackson County State Court in Kansas City after nearly a month-long trial.
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