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A California appellate court decision suggests that insurers that want to recover their costs of investigating fraudulent claims may need to maintain records and logs demonstrating how much time they spend investigating each individual claim — or be barred from recovering their expenses.
|The Case
Alyce J. Williams pleaded guilty to making a false statement in support of an insurance claim. Pursuant to her plea agreement, the court dismissed the other count of presenting a false motor vehicle claim and ordered her to serve three years of summary probation and to pay victim restitution, including to Farmers Insurance, in an amount to be determined.
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