Personal Auto

Rejected Settlement Costs Insurer $1M in Attorney Fees

"The defense turned what should have been a straightforward matter—one that should have been settled very early on—into an exceedingly complicated and expensive one," said attorney Todd L. Wallen.

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South Florida lawyers took a $100,000 settlement snub from an insurance company, and turned it into a seven-figure payout for their client.

The litigation unfolded after Progressive Insurance Co. failed to settle a claim by a Coral Gables woman injured in a 2017 rollover car crash caused by what she alleged in court records was a driver under the influence of heroin.

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