Straus v. Allstate Insurance Co.

Plaintiffs brought this class action seeking injunctive relief and monetary damages from defendant Allstate Insurance Company. Plaintiffs maintained that in settling and offering to settle collision claims Allstate breached its contract of insurance by subtracting the deductibles specified in the policies from the actual cash values of the insured vehicles. The trial court denied plaintiff Noparstak’s motion for summary judgment and granted Allstate’s motion for summary judgment against the named plaintiffs and against the entire class.

Plaintiffs are each insured under automobile insurance…