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April 11, 2006

Katrina victims charge insurer destroyed data

  • U.S. Sen. Trent Lott's lawyers are among those who say State Farm has fraudulently denied claims.
    • By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN
    Associated Press Writer

    BILOXI, Miss. — A lawyer for U.S. Sen. Trent Lott said Monday that State Farm Insurance Co. is destroying documents that could show the insurer has fraudulently denied thousands of claims by Lott and other policyholders whose homes were destroyed by Hurricane Katrina.

    Zach Scruggs, one of Lott's attorneys, says his client has a "good faith belief" that several State Farm employees in Biloxi are destroying engineering reports that gave conflicting conclusions about whether wind or water was responsible for storm damage.


     
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