Judge Stays Class Action Challenging Insurance Practices After Settlement Announced

(December 1, 2017, 12:13 PM EST) -- JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri federal judge in a Nov. 29 text order granted a joint motion to stay a class action alleging that a homeowners insurer committed breach of contract when it unlawfully applied a policy's $1,000 deductible to an actual cash value (ACV) payment in a hailstorm coverage dispute after the parties announced that they reached a settlement (Jean Heckmann v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co., No. 14-04147, W.D. Mo.)....