# Just the Facts in Ballard Case 

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Responding to a lawsuit filed against the company by Melinda Ballard alleging libel as a result of a defamatory and false statement, Farmers Insurance Group of Companies said it has only stated the facts of their claim to the media. The company added it would be happy to discuss any of the details of this matter at any time.

Ballard is a Farmers claimant who received a $32 million dollar award in Travis County over water leak claims on a home that Farmers says she purchased in 1990 for $275,000 at a foreclosure auction.

Ballard recently filed a lawsuit alleging that Farmers falsely accused her of committing insurance fraud in connection with those water damage claims.

Farmers asserted it is confident of winning its appeal of the original Ballard lawsuit over water damage claims.

Sources:
- Insurance Journal (http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/newswire/southcentral/2002/11/08/24248.htm)