Judge Denies State Farm’s Motion To Compel Arbitration In False Claims Act Suit

Mealey's (August 2, 2021, 1:48 PM EDT) -- GULFPORT, Miss. — A federal judge in Mississippi on July 29 denied State Farm Fire and Casualty Co.’s motion to compel arbitration of claims under the False Claims Act (FCA) and stay all proceedings in relators’ 15-year-old qui tam suit accusing the insurer of filing false flood insurance claims after Hurricane Katrina....