State Farm Settles with Another Mississippi Katrina Victim

State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. has settled another lawsuit with a policyholder whose home was destroyed in Hurricane Katrina.

Neither side would release terms of the agreement reached Friday between the insurer and Judy Guice, of Ocean Springs.

Guice sought full coverage of insured losses of more than $800,000 and punitive damages.

“We’re pleased to settle this case without costly and lengthy litigation, which is in no one’s best interest,” said State Farm spokesman Fraser Engerman, who would not comment further in an article at www.sunherald.com.

Guice had asked a federal judge to allow her to join other policyholders whose homes were reduced to slabs in a class action suit against the Bloomington, Ill., insurer.

But U.S. District Judge L.T. Senter Jr. denied her request earlier this year.

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• August 5, 2007 at 11:07 am

  Roger Poe says:

  Agreed. I've seen both local contractors AND temporary contractors take unfair advantage of others after an "event". I believe in Texas, and in some other parts of the nation,... read more
• August 4, 2007 at 10:24 am

  adjusterjoe says:

  What is needed is more enforcement in curbing unscrupulous contractors after a storm.
• August 4, 2007 at 7:17 am

  wudchuck says:

  again, i standby the comments i made. i work for as an insurance agent for a big company. so i understand the terms of a contract and what can be covered. but in fact, it's... read more