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Buddy Caldwell (Louisiana, Attorney general) Files suit against State Farm
Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:22 am
Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:22 am
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@chrisnakamoto
This is pretty big news. If you have had a state farm claim within the past few years, look over your paperwork. If aftermarket parts were used, get in touch with the AG's office. They want to hear from you.
@chrisnakamoto
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AG sues State Farm over auto parts scheme
BATON ROUGE - Louisiana Attorney General Buddy Caldwell announced Tuesday that his office filed suit against State Farm Insurance, claiming the company had a deal with auto repair shops to put inferior, cheaper parts in cars they covered.
Caldwell accused State Farm of deceiving its policy holders by getting them to use body shops the insurance company had contracts with. He said those shops then used cheaper, less crash-worthy parts to fix the vehicles, rather than parts from the vehicle's manufacturer, which saved State Farm money.
The suit cited one crash where Caldwell said an aftermarket hood was installed on a vehicle. After another wreck that hood crumpled into the windshield and did not activate the airbag as intended, according to Caldwell.
The attorney general also said State Farm wasn't the only insurance company in Louisiana with such deals. He said the suit, which accused State Farm of violating Louisiana's Unfair Trade Practices and Consumer Protection Law, seeks to change the industry's practices. He also called for State Farm to pay restitution for its conduct.
This is pretty big news. If you have had a state farm claim within the past few years, look over your paperwork. If aftermarket parts were used, get in touch with the AG's office. They want to hear from you.
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Caldwell says anyone who has shared the road with one of these affected vehicles is a victim.
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Caldwell says many of the adjusters were estimating 24-29% lower than what it would cost to fix damaged vehicles.
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Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:23 am to DLauw
Not saying a word
Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:25 am to SabiDojo
sweet, after state farm is found liable and they pay out, I can not wait for my rates to go up
Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:26 am to CurDog
Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:26 am to CurDog
Do you really breed BMC's?
Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:27 am to SabiDojo
Insurance as a whole is huge ripoff
ThugPOS ripoff
ThugPOS ripoff
Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:28 am to DLauw
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fter another wreck that hood crumpled into the windshield and did not activate the airbag as intended, according to Caldwell.
That's not how airbags work
This suit is stupid.
Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:29 am to DLauw
I wonder whose water he's carrying for the plaintiffs' bar?
Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:29 am to DLauw
Had to battle with them when they wanted to put shite parts on a Escalade that was still under warranty.
They were a real PITA.
They were a real PITA.
Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:29 am to Fusaichi Pegasus
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Insurance as a whole is huge ripoff
ThugPOS ripoff
As are the re-insurance companies who insure the policies for the insurance companies.
Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:30 am to udtiger
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I wonder whose water he's carrying for the plaintiffs' bar?
Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:31 am to DLauw
This is the price you pay for legalized collusion.
Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:33 am to VetteGuy
state farm loves body shops that use Aftercrash parts
Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:35 am to SabiDojo
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As are the re-insurance companies who insure the policies for the insurance companies.
Easy killer
Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:36 am to Phil A Sheo
I wasn't being completely serious.
This post was edited on 8/19/14 at 11:37 am
Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:36 am to Phil A Sheo
Insurance is the 2nd largest fraud ever perpetrated on the human race.
Banking is first.
Banking is first.
Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:38 am to VetteGuy
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Had to battle with them when they wanted to put shite parts on a Escalade that was still under warranty.
I had the opposite experience. I was able to choose to send mine to the dealership. There was only one questionable part on the list, but I approved it after a little bit of research.
Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:41 am to SabiDojo
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Do you really breed BMC's?
no
Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:41 am to SabiDojo
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I wasn't being completely serious
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Insurance is the 2nd largest fraud ever perpetrated on the human race.
Banking is first.
Something tells me you own a shite load of camo more than one rifle and enough tinfoil to block all the mind beams from the NSA
This post was edited on 8/19/14 at 11:43 am
Posted on 8/19/14 at 11:45 am to DLauw
All I can say is that the Atty General is correct on this suit. I spoke to one of their investigators myself. My wife's 3 month old SUV was hit by an underinsured driver. Had to fight State Farm at every turn to get new parts put on the vehicle. They originally only wanted to rebuild the axle at an out of state repair shop which would have taken months. They said a 3 month old vehicle did not warrant new parts.
Estimates always came in low.
Estimates always came in low.
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