Allstate Insurance Is At It Again….
So you have comprehensive coverage that provides coverage in the event your car is stolen. Your car is stolen by some juveniles that went on a long joyride until caught by police. During the course of the theft and their joyride, the engine blows and the car is now a total loss. Your insurance company simply pays you for the value of your car, right? Well, no.
Allstate Insurance insured my client for comprehensive coverage, but claimed that the real cause of the engine blowing was her failure to maintain the car. Allstate actually hired an expert to inspect the engine and miraculously come to the same determination. My client’s car did have an oil leak, but she had regular maintenance performed and ensured that the oil level was always correct. After all, the engine never blew when she was driving. In fact, she had her car serviced and the oil changed one month prior to the theft.
The Good Hands people would not budge from their completely unreasonable position, so we were forced to file a lawsuit. Copeland v. Allstate Insurance Co. The lawsuit contained numerous causes of action including bad faith and violations of the Washington Insurance Fair Claims Act. Shortly after filing the lawsuit, Allstate settled my client’s case for roughly 4 times what her actual damages. It is truly unfortunate that lawyers are necessary in order to have an insurance company provide the coverage that their insured has paid premiums for. So much for being in good hands.
