Judge Again Denies Insureds’ Motion To Certify Class In Tornado Coverage Dispute

(September 27, 2023, 1:55 PM EDT) -- CHICAGO — For the second time in a little over a year, a federal judge in Illinois denied insureds’ motion for class certification in their lawsuit alleging that their homeowners insurer systematically underestimated and underpaid their structural and personal property damage that was caused by a June 22, 2015, tornado, finding that the insureds “plainly failed to distill an actionable common question” to warrant class certification....