Allstate Pays N.Y. Homeowners $995K for Plane Vibration Damage

January 9, 2008

  • January 10, 2008 at 12:41 pm
    Anonymous says:
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    After a three-week trial, which included testimony of six engineers and a noise expert from the Port Authority, the jury took five hours to return its verdict, Wilkofsky said. He said Allstate settled with the Ferrantis on Dec. 21. Boy this story smell of bad faith. I guess I will read the count papers on this one.

  • January 9, 2008 at 1:39 am
    ad says:
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    Boy, does this one smell. He’s the contractor AND the period of time before he reported it. Sounds to me like Allstate was given the shaft.

    This reminds me of a false claim in Kenner, LA, where the woman claimed that the loose bricks in her home were caused by a plane crash. The homeowners insurance denied, but after some time, I saw in the newspapers where she ended up collecting some money from the airline.

  • January 9, 2008 at 3:12 am
    AMC says:
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    What “smells” about this claim is that Allstate took all these years to finally relent, and pay $995,000. Insurers don’t pay this kind of money unless a claim is 100% legitimate, and the value is substantially higher in value. Too many insurers play this “hold the money” game, and eventually pay, but end up paying far less than the real value of the claim. The delays monetarily favor the insurers.

  • January 9, 2008 at 3:36 am
    clareinsguy says:
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    Hey AMC, I have a crack in my house. I think an airplane went by once, I don’t remember but I think it was big and loud. Will you pay for my crack? It will only cost $1MM.

  • January 9, 2008 at 3:38 am
    DesertRat says:
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    Will Allstate now subrogate this to Air France’s carrier?

    This is also going to be an interesting case in terms of precedent.

    How many thousands of homes are near airports with a high volume of “heavy” traffic (747’s and such) where vibration is a normal occurrence?

    My area is on the edge of an Air Force supersonic test corridor and 5-10 sonic booms a day are not uncommon at times. These shake every building out here when they occur, sometimes quite severely.

    Does this award now set a precedent for homeowners to file claims for stucco cracks, ill-fitting windows, foundation cracks and the like simply because they live in an area with high volume air traffic? What about homes near railroad tracks?

    How many class actions will now spring up as a result of this?

  • January 9, 2008 at 3:39 am
    Oscar says:
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    Ok you wondered what all of the mold industry people would do next? It’s off to the Big Apple to work plane vibrator claims.

  • January 9, 2008 at 3:50 am
    Nobody Important says:
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    You must be joking AMC. Insurers pay millions of dollars of money they don’t owe to stay out of court. Jackpot juries and predudiced courts are to be avoided at all possible. Also, the legal costs for cases lasting for years and years are huge. This may or may not be a valid loss, but it may just be cheaper than a huge unjustified judgement, punitive damages and ten years worth of legal costs. I have seen $50,000 claims fought with $500,000 legal expenses. That’s the real legal world.

  • January 9, 2008 at 4:07 am
    PlanoTex says:
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    In Texas the mold problem ended at the same time that the policy changed. No coverage = no more mold. Just like magic! Hillary is from New York now so she will fix this. Wonder if Bill or Hillary have any mold or plane vibrator issues?
    New York needs Hillary now more than ever.

  • January 9, 2008 at 4:25 am
    Suspicious says:
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    I’m with Desert Rat. I live near a Vulcan plant and my house shakes like crazy whenever they are blasting rocks. Unfortunately there are at least several hundred houses near this place. Some there for 30 years and there is a subdivision with 300 homes being built now. I did not find out the plant was there till after I moved in several years ago. Really this area should have been zoned all commercial if you ask me. Can I sue for the cracks in my ceiling and along the walls? My neighborhood has only been in existence for four years and as soon as people move in, a quarter of them stay one year, six months and then they’re out. This is also true of the KB homes across the street from the plant. Every other house has a “FOR SALE” sign. The shaking is pretty nerve-racking sometimes. It has to be affecting the foundation. The property appraisals only go up a couple of grand a year if that tells you anything. I love the close proximity to the interstate and the fact that the fire department is practically behind my house.

    Just wondering because this could truly be precedent setting to the point where you have lawsuits on a grand scale like the mold debate, Big Tobacco, etc.

  • January 9, 2008 at 4:40 am
    Walter says:
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    Hey Plano Taxas, I cant wait till Bush is run out of office, then that criminal can come back and live with your redneck sorry but back in Texass. You rednecks can have him.



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