Campaign The Conn. insurance commissioner has ordered Allstate to stop its practice of discouraging injured accident victims from hiring lawyers. A private class action suit alleges that Allstate is engaging in unfair trade practices and making unreasonably low settlement offers to unrepresented claimaints.
Major insurer is accused of penalizing claimants who dare hire attorneys.
Riverdale Farms Bldg. Campaign By Susan K. Smith, Atty. Full text of Commissioner Reider's letter. Commissioner Reider's action was supported by an opinion of Connecticut Attorney General Richard Blumenthal. The Formal Opinion of the Attorney General concluded first that the statute was constitutional and did not violate the First Amendment.