Allstate Cheating on Claims Made By Poor, Elderly, Disabled

A recent filed class action alleges that Allstate made concerted efforts to systematically deny claims made by people who were the least able to fight for themselves.  The lawsuit alleges that Allstate hired the firm of McKinzie& Co. to revamp its procedures for handling claims. McKinzie & Co. has the dubious honor of being a "key architect that made Enron a Wall Street darling." The "McKinzie documents" are at the core of the lawsuit, and are also the main subject of a new book called From Good Hands to Boxing Gloves. 
The suit seeks to compensate those who were victims of Allstate systematized stalling tactics and upholding claims processes. The majority of the McKinzie documents are under a protection order, however attorney's involved in the case state that the documents indicate nationwide fraud.

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