Settlement Structure: Claims Made
Active: Closed
Closed Settlement Statement:
According to court documents, the claim submission deadline has passed. Please contact the claims administrator if you have any questions.
Case Summary:Encompass Insurance has agreed to a settlement in a case alleging that it did not take all damage into account with accident payouts. The complaint claims that when certain cars have damage to their structural systems and bodies, they can never be returned to their pre-accident condition, and that this damage causes a diminishment in value. Encompass, the complaint alleges, failed to pay adequately for this loss under its Washington policies’ uninsured or underinsured motorist property damage (UIM PD) coverage, which the complaint claims is a breach of insurance policy contracts.
Docket Number:15-2-10639-8
Company: Encompass Insurance Company
Filing Deadline: October 2, 2017
Objection Deadline: July 7, 2017
Exclusion Deadline: July 7, 2017
Final Approval Hearing: August 18, 2017
Proof of Purchase:No, but you should be in Encompass’s records as having received an accident payout during the appropriate period.
Eligibility:You may be eligible if you had an Encompass policy issued in Washington and Encompass paid to have your vehicle repaired under its UIM PD coverage, and
- The accident occurred between July 28, 2009 and March 10, 2017,
- The repair estimate totaled at least $1,000,
- Your vehicle was no more than six years old (model year plus five years) and had less than 90,000 miles on it at the time of the accident, and
- Your vehicle suffered damage to its structure or deformed sheet metal, or required body or paint work.
Varies, but expected to be several hundred dollars. Awards will be figured by a formula using your repair costs, total repair costs of all class members, and the portion of the settlement paid to class members. Not everyone who received a notice will be eligible to receive an award.
Total Settlement Amount: $242,400
Class Representative Proposed Incentive Fee:$7,500
Law Firms:
Law Office of Scott P. Nealey
Law Offices of Stephen M. Hansen PS
Claim Form: Zarelli Settlement Claim Form
Case Name: Zarelli v. Encompass Ins. Co.
Settlement Website: Zarelli Settlement Website Claim Form
Claims Administrator:
Epiq Systems
Zarelli v. Encompass
Epiq Systems Inc., Claims Administrator
P.O. Box 4655
Portland, OR 97208-4655