Insurance
Jul. 31, 2002
Court Reverses $10 Million Award
LOS ANGELES -A state appellate court reversed a nearly $10 million award against Allstate Insurance Co. on Monday because the plaintiffs' attorney implied to the jury during closing arguments that low-level fraud was OK - and that the trial court condoned it.
The underlying lawsuit involved a house fire in Lancaster that Allstate refused to cover because it said the Cassim f...
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