July 26, 2013 – HALE V. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL, U.S.D.C SO. DIST. ILLINOIS

HALE V. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, ET AL, U.S.D.C SO. DIST. ILLINOIS

In 1998 in the Avery v. State Farm case, Don Barrett’s law firm along with co-counsel won the largest verdict ever against State Farm for requiring the use of imitation crash parts in its auto repairs.  After years of appeals, the verdict was reversed.

In May 2012, the Barrett Law Group along with their Avery co-counsel filed Hale v. State Farm case.  The Hale plaintiffs, who were plaintiffs in the Avery case, assert two violations of the RICO statutes. Plaintiffs allege that State Farm perpetrated a scheme to specifically defraud the class in the Avery case out of the $1.05 billion judgment.  The District Court denied State Farm’s motion to dismiss the Hale. v. State Farm complaint.  The case is still ongoing.