4th Circuit Will Hear Arguments On Shorting Property Damage Claims

Mealey's (March 5, 2018, 1:45 PM EST) -- RICHMOND, Va. — The Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals is scheduled to hear oral arguments on March 20 on whether an insurer’s practice of deducting money from property damage claims equal to the percentage of the value of the new parts installed on a damaged vehicle and proportionate to the age of the damaged parts is proper under South Carolina law (Allison Colter, et al. v. Omni Insurance Company, et al., No. 17-1071, 4th Cir.)....