Cedarview v. State Auto

A Class Action Lawsuit, Cedarview Mart, LLC v. State Auto Property & Casualty. Company, No. 3:20-cv-00107-NBB-RP, has been filed in United Stated District for the Northern District of Mississippi, Oxford Division.

If your Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, and/or Tennessee home was insured by State Auto Property and Casualty Company; State Automobile Mutual Insurance Company; State Auto Insurance Company of Ohio; Milbank Insurance Company; or Meridian Security Insurance Company (collectively, “State Auto”) and you made a claim to State Auto for structural damage to your property between April 2, 2017, through February 16, 2021, this class action settlement may affect your rights.

A Proposed Settlement has been reached in a class action about whether Defendant properly deducted Nonmaterial Depreciation when adjusting certain Structural Loss claims in Illinois, Kentucky, Mississippi, Ohio, and Tennessee.

You may qualify for payment if you timely submit a valid Claim Form. Your legal rights are affected whether you act, or do not act.

Please read this information carefully.

Your Legal Rights and Options in This Settlement

Submit a Claim Form	The only way to get a payment if you qualify.
Ask to be Excluded	You get no payment. This is the only option that allows you to ever be part of any other lawsuit against State Auto over the legal claims in this case.
Object	Write to the Court about why you do not agree with the Settlement.
Go to a Hearing	Ask to speak in Court about the Settlement.
Do Nothing	You get no payment. You give up rights.

These rights and options—and the deadlines to exercise them—are explained in this website.

Current Status

The Court has granted Final Approval of the Settlement Agreement on November 7, 2022. Distribution is anticipated to occur for those who timely submitted a valid Claim Form and qualify for payment in May 2023. You may view the Final Approval Order on the Documents page, under the heading Court Documents.

Thank you for your patience.