$8M Settlement Reached In Class-Action Suit Against Progressive Insurance

Two Springfield law firms have settled a federal class-action lawsuit against Progressive Insurance that has the potential to see a payment of more than $8 million to 4,300 Massachusetts residents in an ongoing dispute over auto insurance coverage.
The two firms, Alekman DiTusa LLC and Connor, Morneau and Olin LLC, filed suit against Progressive Direct Insurance Company, claiming that between 2008 and 2010, the insurance company deceptively had customers agree to an $8,000 deductible for injury claims resulting from car accidents.