Report: Tuscaloosa County homeowners sue insurance companies over tornado coverage

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- Dozens of homeowners in Tuscaloosa County have sued their insurance company over how much they offered to pay after the April 2011 tornadoes greatly damaged the area, according to a report by the Tuscaloosa News.

In one case, two dozen people are in a class action lawsuit filed last month against Cotton States Insurance. There have been 13 suits filed in the county since the April 2011 tornadoes, representing 39 plaintiffs.

According to the report, other suits have been filed against State Farm, Access Insurance, Met Life, Baldwin Mutual, Foremost Insurance, Nationwide and Allstate.

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