Thomas et al v. GEICO Casualty Company et al

  1. March 12, 2024

    Geico Policyholders Lose Cert. Bid In Pandemic Premium Suit

    An Illinois federal judge on Tuesday denied class certification in litigation claiming that Geico profited off the COVID-19 pandemic by charging excessive car insurance premiums, ruling that the policyholders who filed the lawsuit had not shown that their damages model could be calculated on a classwide basis.

  2. March 03, 2023

    Geico Can Appeal Ruling In Pandemic Premiums Suit

    An Illinois federal court on Friday granted Geico's request to immediately appeal a recent ruling denying the insurer's bid to permanently dismiss a proposed class action that accused the carrier of profiting off the COVID-19 pandemic by charging excessive car insurance premiums.

  3. February 06, 2023

    Geico Denied Early Win In Pandemic Premiums Suit

    An Illinois federal judge rejected Geico's early dismissal attempt in a proposed class action alleging it profited off the COVID-19 pandemic by charging excessive car insurance premiums, ruling Monday that since a state agency did not play a role in insurance rate approval, the filed-rate doctrine does not apply.

  4. January 09, 2023

    Geico Says ComEd Win Should End Pandemic Profit Suit

    The Seventh Circuit's reasoning for recently blocking Illinois electricity customers from challenging rates allegedly tied to a bribery scheme should similarly stop a suit challenging Geico pandemic car insurance premiums, the company argued at a Monday hearing.

  5. June 14, 2021

    Judge Says Geico Can't Nix 'Excessive' COVID Premiums Suit

    An Illinois federal judge on Monday denied Geico's effort to certify an interlocutory appeal in a suit alleging Geico has been unfairly profiting off the COVID-19 pandemic by charging "unconscionably excessive" premiums.

  6. July 27, 2020

    Geico Doesn't Owe Taxes For Totaled Cars, 7th Circ. Says

    The Seventh Circuit won't revive a proposed class action accusing Geico Corp. of failing to pay taxes to an Illinois man for his replacement vehicle in a total-loss insurance claim, saying the suit lacked evidence to support his allegations.

  7. July 22, 2020

    Geico Drivers Sue Over 'Excessive' COVID-19 Premiums

    Geico has been unfairly profiting off of the COVID-19 pandemic by continuing to charge "unconscionably excessive" premiums at a time when people are driving — and getting into auto accidents — far less, according to a proposed class action filed in Illinois federal court Wednesday.