Judge Modifies Class In Driver’s Suit Against GEICO For Unfair COVID Premiums

(November 8, 2023, 1:36 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — A California federal judge on Nov. 7 granted an insured’s motion to modify a previously certified class of automotive policy holders in the insured’s suit claiming that GEICO violated California’s unfair competition law (UCL) by profiting from a premium giveback program initiated during the COVID-19 pandemic, with the judge agreeing based on evidence produced to change the class time period....