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Law Firms Dismissed in Katrina Lawsuits

Claims News Service, Apr. 9, 10:59 a.m. EST -- In what is turning out to be a big week for State Farm, a group of law firms that had formed to prosecute the insurer and its third-party administrator

By Eric Gilkey | Updated on April 09, 2008

Claims News Service, Apr. 9, 10:59 a.m. EST — In what is turning out to be a big week for State Farm, a group of law firms that had formed to prosecute the insurer and its third-party administrator E.A. Renfroe in a large number of Katrina-related cases have all been disqualified for engaging in unethical behavior. In addition, two star witnesses for prosecutors have been disqualified from testifying or using any material they gathered.

The ruling was issued by Mississippi U.S. District Court Senior Judge L.T. Senter, Jr., who past rulings have been for and against big insurers. Just this week, his initial ruling on Broussard v. State Farm — which granted a policy-limits payout on a home along with $1 million in punitive damages against State Farm — was overturned by an appeals court, giving the insurer two major legal victories in just one week.

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