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Kerri Rigsby v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.

Date: 04-09-2013

Case Number: 1:06-cv-00433-HSO-RHW

Judge: Halil Sul Ozerden

Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi

Plaintiff's Attorney: Timothy M. Belknap, William E. Copley, Benjamin R. Davidson, Anthony L. DeWitt, Cecil Maison Heidelberg, Virginia R. Kennedy, Craig J. Litherland, August J. Matties, Derek Yoshio Sugimuram, for Cori Rigsby and Kerri Rigsby

Stephen R. Graben and Samuel Lynn Murray for the United States of America

David Malcolm McMullan, Jr for Katina Litigation Group

Defendant's Attorney: Phillip B. Abernethy, John C. Henegan, Emerson Barney Robinson, III, J. Kennedy Turner, III for State Farm Fire and Casualty Company

Description:

Cori Ridgsby and Kerri Rigsby sued State Farm Fire and Casualty Company and others on False Claims Act (whistle-blower) violation theories claiming that State Farm committed fraud against the federal government and submitted a false record to support fraud after Hurricane Katrina. The produced evidence that State Farm committed fraud relating to a property in a North Biloxi property owned by Thomas and Pamela Mcintosh damaged by Hurricane Katrina. They claimed that State Farm overcharged the NFIP (National Flood Insurance Program) insurance program operated by the United States in the amount of $250,000.00.

State Farm denied wrongdoing and counterclaimed against the Rigsby on conversion theories claiming that they to company documents after becoming suspicious of how State Farm was handling claims.

State Farm's engineers concluded the the McIntosh home was destroyed by high winds and not by flooding. The Plaintiffs claimed that State Farm forced its engineers to go back and re-assess the damage and concluded that the damage was caused by flooding.

Outcome:

The jury found that State Farm committed fraud.

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About This Case

What was the outcome of Kerri Rigsby v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.?

The outcome was: The jury found that State Farm committed fraud.

Which court heard Kerri Rigsby v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.?

This case was heard in United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, MS. The presiding judge was Halil Sul Ozerden.

Who were the attorneys in Kerri Rigsby v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.?

Plaintiff's attorney: Timothy M. Belknap, William E. Copley, Benjamin R. Davidson, Anthony L. DeWitt, Cecil Maison Heidelberg, Virginia R. Kennedy, Craig J. Litherland, August J. Matties, Derek Yoshio Sugimuram, for Cori Rigsby and Kerri Rigsby Stephen R. Graben and Samuel Lynn Murray for the United States of America David Malcolm McMullan, Jr for Katina Litigation Group. Defendant's attorney: Phillip B. Abernethy, John C. Henegan, Emerson Barney Robinson, III, J. Kennedy Turner, III for State Farm Fire and Casualty Company.

When was Kerri Rigsby v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. decided?

This case was decided on April 9, 2013.