If your a resident of Arizona, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada, Ohio, South Dakota, or Wisconsin and were injured in automobile accident while drivers or passengers in an automobile insured by American Family between the dates of July 25, 1990 through February 25, 2013 you might be a member of the American Family Auto Insurance Medpay class action lawsuit. The lawsuit is entitled East Washington Chiropractic, P.C., et al. v. American Family Mutual Insurance Company and is in the jurisdiction of the Circuit Court of Madison County, Illinois. The lawsuit claims that American Family made improperly low payments using biased computer software programs on claims submitted through its automobile Medpay coverage. Cash payments are possible to qualifying class members who file timely claims. The defendants in the lawsuit are defined as American Family Mutual Insurance Company, American Standard Insurance Company of Wisconsin, American Family Insurance Company, and American Standard Insurance Company of Ohio. Class members will be represented by the following attorneys: Mr. Bradley M. Lakin, Mr. Robert W. Schmieder II, Mr. Mark L. Brown and Mr. Anthony L. Martin. The attorneys will seek compensation no greater than $150,000 to represent the class members. American Family denies any actions of wrong doing but has agreed to settle to avoid a lengthy court trail. MedpayClassAction.com provides more details about the case.
A class member can request a claim form online at the Medpay Class Action class administrators website by providing their name and address. The user can obtain the claim form by mail or download it online.
All claim forms are due no later than September 17, 2013. A settlement fairness hearing will be held on July 19, 2013. All objections to the American Family Auto Insurance Medpay Lawsuit Settlement must be made by June 5 2013. All objections must be mailed to: Clerk of the Court at the following address: Clerk of the Circuit Court, Madison County Courthouse, 155 North Main Street, Edwardsville, Illinois 62025.
