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Date: 11-25-2022
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Chris McGuire, et al. v. Chaumont, et al.
Case Number: 4:21-cv-00377
Judge: Gregory K. Frizzell
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma (Tulsa County)
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Description: Tulsa, Oklahoma civil litigation lawyers represented Plaintiffs, who sued Defendants on a breach of insurance contract theory.
This case was filed in the District Court, Tulsa County, case no. CJ-21-01160.
Plaintiffs bought a replace cost insurance policy from Defendant for their home including the roof.
Plaintiffs claimed that their roof was damaged and they made a claim for compensation.
Defendant claimed that Plaitniffs' roof had "pre-existing" damage and denied Plaintiffs' claim.
Defendant State Farm denied Plaintiffs' claim.
Plaintiffs claimed that State Farm acted in bad faith when it denied Plaintiffs' claim.
Plaintiffs claimed that they had suffered damages in excess of $75,000.00.
Under Oklahoma an insurance company has a duty to deal fairly and act in good faith with its insureds.
Outcome: Settled for an undisclosed sum dismissed with prejudice.
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