Erick Moore v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company, CAFN 18-C-02087-S2
Aug 09, 2018OUTCOME: Settled in excess of verdict of $7,578.00
First party diminished value claim against State Farm. Mr. Moore's 2014 Audi S6 suffered more than $35,000.00 in repairs. State Farm had initially offered Mr. Moore only $2,173.33 for his his dimini ... shed value. Appraisal of the diminished value was assessed at $7,578.00. State Farm refused to negotiate. Magistrate verdict for the plaintiff in the amount of $7,578.00 plus $112.00 in court costs. State Farm appealed. We forced them to post superseades bond. State Farm opposed. Court sided with plaintiff. Eventually, State Farm paid $10,766.00 to resolve a claim they could have resolved for $7,578.00.
