American Family Insurance sued following auto accident. The complaint was filed after AmFam sued Mezquital in Georgia's Northern U.S. District Court last month seeking to head off her lawsuit. (Photo: Dmitry Kalinovsky/Shutterstock.com)

What began as a personal injury case with a $30 million jury verdict that was ultimately settled for $11 million has yielded more litigation yet. A new complaint accuses American Family Insurance, law firm Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, and a private investigation company of illegally surveilling and video-recording the plaintiff and her family.

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Greg Land

Greg Land covers topics including verdicts and settlements and insurance-related litigation for the Daily Report in Atlanta.