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In a case that could be seen as encouraging to last year's hurricane victims, a couple won a $13 million judgement against State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. in Oklahoma for tornado-related damages. 
 
It was part of a class-action suit claiming that State Farm intentionally underpaid policyholders after tornados destroyed their homes in 1999. 
 
Almost $10 million of the $13 million was punitive damages. State Farm denies that they or their engineering inspection company behaved improperly.

Couple Gets $13M in Tornado Damage Suit

WTOP - 5/27/2006 10:38 PM

TULSA, Okla. (AP) - An Oklahoma couple was awarded nearly $13 million in a class-action lawsuit after a jury ruled that State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. intentionally underpaid claims from families whose homes were damaged by tornadoes seven years ago.
 

 
Donald and Bridget Watkins were among 71 policyholders who sued the i
 
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