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A USAA member in McAllen was awarded $1.8 million by Hidalgo County jurors this week after they found the San Antonio insurer acted with “malice” in mishandling a claim from a 2012 hailstorm.
McAllen lawyer and USAA member John Griffith sued USAA Texas Lloyd’s Co. and insurance adjuster AllCat Claims Service of Boerne in 2014 accusing them of undervaluing and underpaying his claim for damages to his home.
USAA spokesman Roger Wildermuth called the accusation of malice “outrageous” and said the company would be appealing the verdict.
“The verdict is the latest example of the litigation abuse that follows hail storms in Texas,” Wildermuth said in an email.
The $1.8 million in damages includes $800,000 to punish USAA for “clear and convincing evidence that the harm to (Griffith) resulted from malice by USAA.”
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