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This website concerns a class action lawsuit entitled Mark Strawn et al. v. Farmers Insurance Company of Oregon, Mid-Century Insurance Co., and Truck Insurance Company, Case Number 99-08-09080, originally brought in the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Multnomah.

On December 5, 2003, following a five-week trial, the jury awarded a verdict of $1,500,000 for compensatory damages and prejudgment interest and $8,000,000 for punitive damages to the plaintiff class. Attorneys for the class are now administering a claims process that will result in a general judgment designating the entitlement of each class member or an eligible healthcare provider to compensatory and punitive damages.

TO SHARE IN THE VERDICT, A CLASS MEMBER OR AN ELIGIBLE HEALTHCARE PROVIDER MUST HAVE RETURNED A PROPERLY COMPLETED STATEMENT OF CLAIM FORM BY DECEMBER 6, 2004. THE DEADLINE FOR SUBMITTING A CLAIM HAS EXPIRED.

The lawsuit was brought on behalf of all persons who had Personal Injury Protection ("PIP") coverage as part of their motor vehicle insurance from Farmers Insurance Company of Oregon ("Farmers"), Mid-Century Insurance Company ("Mid-Century"), or Truck Insurance Company ("Truck"). The insurance companies wrongfully refused to reimburse their insureds ("Claimants") for part of their PIP medical expenses. Essentially, the jury found that the insurance companies failed to keep their promises to pay the usual and customary expenses charged by medical providers between January 26, 1998 and July 31, 1999 and defrauded their PIP claimants. The insurance companies arbitrarily reduced reimbursement for a medical expense when the expense was greater than the 80th percentile of charges by other providers for the same procedure in the same geographic area of Oregon. For an example, see Frequently Asked Questions. The insurance companies identified this type of reduction as Reason Code "RC40" or "B2." The Multnomah County Circuit Court certified this lawsuit as a class action on June 15, 2000.

Articles published In the Press and many answers to Frequently Asked Questions may be obtained by browsing this site.

If you wish to obtain copies of certain documents filed in court, please browse the In the Court section of this site.

For more information About the Attorneys who have established this site, please e-mail us at: ryugler@landye-bennett.com.