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Total Loss Car Accident Class Action Lawsuits

Is Your Car Totaled? Total Loss Auto Accident?

Is Your Car Totaled? | Total Loss Lawyer

Did you have a vehicle (owned or leased) totaled while covered under an auto insurance policy in the last 5 years?

Were you involved in a total loss car accident and not fully reimbursed by your insurance company? You might be eligible to join a total loss car accident class action lawsuit.

Insurance companies may not be reimbursing their policyholders for the full value of their total loss vehicle, according to recent consumer allegations.

Total loss car accident class action lawsuits filed against insurance providers claim that the companies violate their own contracts by failing to reimburse policyholders for sales tax, title transfer fees, tag transfer fees, and more after a total loss car accident.

Consumers taking action against insurance companies argue that they are owed hundreds to thousands of dollars.

Class action claims have been filed against insurance companies such as GEICO, but other insurance companies may also be guilty of underpaying their policyholders following a total loss car accident.

If you were insured under an auto insurance policy, experienced a total loss car accident, and were not reimbursed for sales tax and other fees by your insurance company in the last 5 years, you may qualify to join a total loss car accident class action lawsuit investigation.

See if you qualify by filling out the free form on this page.

Total Loss Car Accident Overview

Following a car accident, an insurance adjuster investigates the crash and the damage to the totaled vehicle to make a determination regarding reimbursement.

If the insurance adjuster finds that the loss of value or repair cost exceeds the insured value, the insurance company may deem the vehicle a “total loss” or “totaled.”

What happens next depends on individual policies and insurance companies, but policyholders are often offered the fair market value of the car as of the day of the accident.

Insurance Total Loss Car Accident Class Action Lawsuit

Several total loss class action lawsuits have been filed against GEICO alleging that the insurance company fails to pay costs associated with a car accident total loss including sales tax and title transfer fees.

Plaintiffs claim that costs such as sales tax and title transfer fees are included in GEICO insurance policies and that failure to pay these costs is a breach of contract.

The total loss car accident class action lawsuits argue that sales tax and other fees “are components of ‘actual cash value’ under the policy.”

Policyholders argue that costs such as sales tax and title fees are mandatory when purchasing or leasing a replacement vehicle to replace a total loss vehicle.

Sales tax varies depending on each state but can be hundreds to thousands of dollars. Adding fees to this total means that the lack of reimbursement can cause significant financial strain on policyholders.

For example, the GEICO policyholder who filed an insurance total loss class action lawsuit in Florida was forced to pay a minimum of $75.25 to transfer her title and 6 percent of the replacement car’s value in sales tax. The total was around $1,500.

Need Help After Your Car Is Declared a Total Loss? Contact Our Lawyers Today

If your car has been declared a total loss due to a recent accident, you may be entitled to more than just the market value of your vehicle. Shamis & Gentile specializes in handling total loss car accident claims and class action lawsuits against insurance providers who fail to reimburse policyholders for essential costs such as sales tax, title transfer fees, and tag transfer fees. Contact us for a free consultation to learn more about how our total loss car accident lawyers can assist you.

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