August 17, 2015
A State Farm Insurance unit said Friday that it will challenge a False Claims Act ruling against it in the U.S. Supreme Court, saying the Fifth Circuit should have nixed the suit over an improper Hurricane Katrina insurance claim when the whistleblowers publicized the case.
August 12, 2015
A Fifth Circuit panel refused Tuesday to rehear its ruling confirming that a State Farm Insurance unit was liable for False Claims Act violations for submitting improper claims for a house destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.
July 28, 2015
A State Farm Insurance unit asked a Fifth Circuit panel Monday to reconsider its ruling upholding a finding the insurance giant was liable for False Claims Act violations for submitting improper claims for a house destroyed by Hurricane Katrina, saying the panel ignored a lack of intent.
July 14, 2015
The Fifth Circuit ruled Monday that two whistleblowers who convinced a federal jury that State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. submitted a false claim to the National Flood Insurance Program for a house destroyed by Hurricane Katrina winds are entitled to further discovery to search for any new claims beyond the one they learned of firsthand.
September 24, 2014
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday urged the Fifth Circuit not to overturn an order limiting discovery in long-running False Claims Act litigation in which two whistleblowers allege State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. submitted fraudulent Hurricane Katrina claims to the National Flood Insurance Program, arguing that further discovery by the plaintiffs is unwarranted.