Class Action Alleges Fraud For Allstate’s Use Of ‘Unqualified’ ‘Expert’ Witnesses

Mealey's (January 19, 2021, 2:12 PM EST) -- HOUSTON — A law firm on Jan. 14 filed a class action petition in a Texas court alleging fraud and civil conspiracy against Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Co. and three of its “expert” witnesses, alleging that the insurer repeatedly hires “unqualified people to prepare so-called controverting affidavits in areas” in which “they have no knowledge, skill, training, education, or experience.”...