From The Sun Herald:
Scruggs said a tentative agreement was reached two weeks ago and finalized Monday. Terms are undisclosed, including the number of disputed claims settled. The group had filed 280 lawsuits against Allstate in U.S. District Court in Gulfport, but the agreement also covers policyholder claims that have not resulted in lawsuits.
Allstate spokesman Mike Siemienas said, "We are pleased that these customers, who join the 99 percent of Allstate customers in Mississippi whose claims are settled, can move on with their lives...We will continue to work until all claims are resolved."
While George Dale and the Insurance industry push unfair mediation Mississippi attorneys are making things right.
When multi-national corporations refuse to do the right thing -- like insurance companies -- the only recourse for people is in the courts. Thank goodness we still have some semblance of a civil justice system here and lawyers willing to stick their necks out to see that people are treated fairly.
ReplyDeleteAmen.
ReplyDeleteYou said that George Dale and Insurance Industry are pushing "unfair mediation."
ReplyDeleteMediation is not unfair. Maybe unproductive, but not unfair. As a rule it is more timely and cost effective for the parties involved. Mediation is non-binding, therefore you can walk away. If it is binding, it becomes arbitration. Big difference.
tell me what is wrong with mediation in principle?
ReplyDeleteAbsolutely nothing.
ReplyDeleteIt wasn't what Scruggs wanted so the SKG called it "unfair."
Mediation is a chance to sit down and hash out differences without incurring the costs associated with litigation. Sometimes it doesn't work, but at least the parties come to the table.
I remember when the judges started using mediation in divorce cases. You should've heard the lawyers squawk.
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