CRAWFORD'S AUTO CENTER v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTO.

No. 17-12583.

945 F.3d 1150 (2019)

CRAWFORD'S AUTO CENTER, INC., et al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit.

December 20, 2019.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Bloch , Silver Golub & Teitell, LLP, STAMFORD, CT, John William Barrett , Steven Bloch , Bailey & Glasser, LLP, CHARLESTON, WV, Allison P. Fry , Allison P. Fry , Attorney at Law, JACKSON, MS, Patricia Mulvoy Kipnis , Bailey & Glasser, LLP, HADDONFIELD, NJ, David Francis Sorensen , Berger & Montague, PC, PHILADELPHIA, PA, for Plaintiffs-Appellants.

Michael P. Kenny , Elizabeth Helmer , Alston & Bird, LLP, ATLANTA, GA, Brent Robert Austin , Daniel D. Birk , Michael L. McCluggage , Eimer Stahl LLP, CHICAGO, IL, Hal Kemp Litchford , Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, ORLANDO, FL, for Defendants-Appellees STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY, STATE FARM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, STATE FARM INDEMNITY COMPANY, STATE FARM GUARANTY INSURANCE COMPANY.

Michael Hiram Carpenter , Carpenter Lipps & Leland, LLP, COLUMBUS, OH, for Defendants-Appellees NATIONWIDE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ALLIED PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, AMCO INSURANCE COMPANY, DEPOSITORS INSURANCE COMPANY, NATIONWIDE INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, COLONIAL COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, NATIONWIDE AFFINITY INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, NATIONWIDE AGRIBUSINESS INSURANCE COMPANY, NATIONWIDE PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, NATIONWIDE MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE.

Dan W. Goldfine , Ian M. Fischer , Jamie L. Halavais , Husch Blackwell, LLP, Joshua Grabel , Lewis Roca Rothgerber Christie, LLP, PHOENIX, AZ, for Defendants-Appellees GEICO ADVANTAGE INSURANCE COMPANY, GEICO CHOICE INSURANCE COMPANY, GEICO CASUALTY COMPANY, GEICO SECURE INSURANCE COMPANY, GEICO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, GEICO COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, GEICO INDEMNITY COMPANY, GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE'S INSURANCE COMPANY.

Jeffrey S. Cashdan , King & Spalding, LLP, ATLANTA, GA, Michael R. Nelson , Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP, The Grace Bldg, NEW YORK, NY, for Defendant-Appellee PROGRESSIVE UNIVERSAL INSURANCE COMPANY.

Richard L. Fenton , Jacqueline A. Giannini , Mark L. Hanover , Dentons US, LLP, CHICAGO, IL, Bonnie Lau , Morrison & Foerster, LLP, SAN FRANCISCO, CA, for Defendants-Appellees ALLSTATE CORPORATION (THE), ALLSTATE INSURANCE COMPANY, ALLSTATE COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, ALLSTATE FIRE AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ALLSTATE INDEMNITY COMPANY, ALLSTATE NEW JERSEY PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ALLSTATE PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY, ENCOMPASS INDEMNITY COMPANY, ESURANCE INSURANCE COMPANY, ESURANCE PROPERTY & CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY.

Michael Edward Mumford , Baker & Hostetler, LLP, CLEVELAND, OH, for Defendants-Appellees LIBERTY MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY, INC., LIBERTY MUTUAL GROUP, INC., THE FIRST LIBERTY INSURANCE CORPORATION, LIBERTY COUNTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, TEXAS, LIBERTY MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, LM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, PEERLESS INSURANCE COMPANY, SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA, SAFECO INSURANCE COMPANY OF ILLINOIS.

Before WILLIAM PRYOR, MARTIN, and KATSAS, Circuit Judges.


Plaintiffs Crawford's Auto Center, Inc. and K & M Collision, LLC are two auto body collision repair shops located in Pennsylvania and North Carolina. They brought this class action suit against dozens of insurer defendants, alleging claims under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"), 18 U.S.C...

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