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Miss. Attorney General: State Farm Breached Settlement Agreement

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood filed a complaint today in the Mississippi Circuit Court of Hinds County against State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, accusing the company of bad faith and

By Eric Gilkey | Updated on June 12, 2007

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood filed a complaint today in the Mississippi Circuit Court of Hinds County against State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, accusing the company of bad faith and breach of contract related to the settlement the two parties agreed to earlier this year.

A fired-up and frustrated Hood discussed the complaint in a press conference held today. He said that his office and State Farm agreed to review more than 30,000 homeowners’ cases in January, but accused the company of not living up to its side of the agreement.

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