Sampson v. National Farmers Union Property & Casualty Co.

¶1 Dolores Sampson and Beverly Cybulski (a/k/a Claimants) were injured when their car was struck by a car driven by an insured of the National Farmers Union Property and Casualty Company (NFU). Sampson and Cybulski offered to settle their respective bodily injury claims for the total sum of $125,000.00. NFU rejected the offer. Subsequently, Claimants retained an attorney. After Sampson and Cybulski had incurred approximately $43,500.00 in attorney fee and costs, NFU settled for the previously-demanded sum of $125,000.00. Sampson and Cybulski brought this action in the Thirteenth Judicial…