The jury agreed with Michelle Tribble and awarded her damages of more than $370,000 against Allstate. Then Allstate appealed the jury's award to the court of appeals. The appeal lasted almost two years. The appellate court then ruled that the jury's verdict should be reduced to the amount of Michelle's insurance policy issued by Allstate - $50,000.

Michelle incurred court costs of more than $17,000 and attorney fees that exceeded $60,000. Fortunately the appellate court ordered Allstate to pay for these expenses. But not before Allstate dragged Michelle through the system for more than 4 years.

Washington state legislators enacted a law to combat the unfair settlement practices utilized by Allstate Insurance Company in the Tribble case. The insurance industry then spent millions to turn the law into a referendum to be decided by voters this November. If you believe that insurance companies should not be allowed to drag innocent accident victims through the courts and cause unnecessary expense and delays, then you should vote "YES" on Referendum 67.


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Christopher M. Davis is the managing partner of Davis Law Group. He brings over 15 years of practical yet innovative experience to personal injury cases. He practices law in Seattle, WA. You can learn more about Mr. Davis at http://www.InjuryTrialLawyer.com. You can see the CNN story "Keeping them Honest: Insurance Battle" at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IvPW087RiJ8.