Maryland Injury Law CenterThis post will serve as our insider’s guide for what to expect when dealing with State Farm Insurance on auto accident claims in Maryland. We will also offer some tips and strategies for how to effectively work with State Farm and its adjusters on your Maryland auto tort claims. Our Maryland accident lawyers have handled […]
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Maryland High Court to Hear State Farm Property Damage Case
I have taught insurance law for the last 17 years at the University of Baltimore Law School. I think it is important to explain both the hornbook majority view and Maryland law. Typically, what I’m saying is that the majority view is this balanced, reasonable law… and then there is Maryland law which seems to […]
Jury Award 35 Times State Farm Settlement Offer
I was expecting and got a call Monday night. My parent Laura Zois was at trial in Frederick County in a rear-end car accident case. I got word of the verdict: $291,000 and some change. A verdict exceeding the at-fault driver’s of $100,000 and the uninsured motorist policy of $250,000. This is not our first […]
State Farm’s Blog on Car Accidents
Did you know State Farm has a blog? They don’t call it a blog. Instead, it is a learning center that educates consumers with “articles, discussions, videos, and financial calculators to help you make informed decisions” about car insurance, what to do after an accident, and so forth. You know how these things read. One […]
Sane State Farm Adjuster
I just had a great talk on settlement with a State Farm claims adjuster. No, really. It is true. I am not kidding. I made a demand. She said she asked for authority right about what I was asking for, but the settlement authority she has is “X”. The adjuster wryly pointed out that she […]
Is Calling Someone a State Farm Claims Adjuster an Insult?
I sent State Farm a demand package on March 29th. Now, admittedly, I don’t have State Farm “good neighbor” posters in my room, but I’ll give credit where credit is due: State Farm turns demand letters into offers pretty quickly. I’ll tell clients to expect an offer with 60 days, but I’m under-promising and over-delivering […]
State Farm’s Issue Preclusion Argument Wins and Loses on Appeal
The perils of handling an accident claim that implicates law outside of the lawyer’s home state was underscored once again in the Maryland Court of Special Appeals opinion this month, in Bryan v. State Farm. A family – Mom, Dad, and two kids – were injured in a car accident with another vehicle in New […]
State Farm Family Use Exclusion: A New CSA Opinion
State Farm recorded another win in a family use exclusion case this week in the Maryland Court of Special Appeals, in Stickley v. State Farm. Sad Facts of Stickely v. State Farm This is an awful case. The plaintiff was a passenger in a car accident in Montgomery County in which her husband was killed. […]
State Farm v. Chiropractors | The War on Litigation Related Treatment
Update: this case was still going on in 2018 which is insane. I don’t like State Farm as much as the next plaintiffs’ lawyer. But I understand State Farm’s larger point on this issue, which I explain below. In State Farm v. Cavoto, a Pennsylvania appellate court decided a battle between two parties who are always […]
State Farm Wins Unilateral Premium Increase Case
The Maryland Court of Special Appeals sided with State Farm over the Maryland Insurance Administration this morning in Washington v. State Farm. The appeal rose from a consumer complaint who alleged to the Maryland Insurance Administration that State Farm failed to notify the consumer of an increase in his premium. The MIA found that State […]