The respondents, former independent claim adjusters, brought a qui tam suit under the FCA alleging that, in the wake of the hurricane (we slay ourselves with our meteorological puns), State Farm misadjusted federal flood claims by attributing wind damage (which State Farm would cover) to flood damage (which would be covered by flood policies issued under the federal government’s National Flood Insurance Program). [read post]

You may read other coverage of this elsewhere, as in attendance were Aric Press of The American Lawyer, Leigh Jones of The National Law Journal, David Lat of AboveTheLaw, and other reporters. [read post]