On May 6, 2011, NPR gained final approval of a national class action settlement with Allstate and its affiliated companies that write homeowner insurance. The case, originally brought by NPR and co-counsel in 2004, alleged that Allstate and its affiliated companies failed to properly pay general contractor’s overhead and profit when three or more construction
News Year: 2011
NPR Settles BP Oil Spill Claims
On April 19, one day before the first anniversary of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Bay County, Fla., Tourist Development Council approved a $2.6 million settlement with BP PLC–the largest thus far to a governmental agency for tax revenue losses associated with the spill. The deal was reached outside of court and apart from
NPR Receives Final Approval of National Class Settlement With Farmers Valued at Almost $800 Million
On January 24, 2011, NPR received final approval of a class action settlement valued at $794,000,000 against the Farmers’ group of insurance companies. In the case, NPR alleged the Farmers companies failed to properly pay general contractors overhead and profit on structural loss claims where there were three or more trades involved. On behalf of