Federal Judge Substitutes Class Representative In Dispute Over Insurance Practices

Mealey's (July 26, 2017, 1:23 PM EDT) -- JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A Missouri federal judge on July 24 granted an insured’s motion to intervene as the representative of 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 (Eric Lafollette v. Liberty Mutual Fire Insurance Co., No. 14-04147, W.D. Mo.; 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 114779)....