Vermont Supreme Court Awards Over $40,000 to Collision Repair Shop in Short Pay Case

Justices reverse Superior Court ruling in favor of Nationwide Insurance in assignment of benefits lawsuit involving over 70 claims.

The Vermont Supreme Court on June 28 reversed a lower court ruling that had overturned a jury award of over $40,000 to a Vermont collision repair facility that had sued Nationwide Insurance for underpayments on claims. The lawsuit, Parker’s Classic Auto Works, Ltd. v. Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company, involved over 70 Nationwide Insurance claims for vehicles repaired at Parker’s between 2009 and 2014.

Mike Parker, of Parker’s Classic Auto Works, Ltd., speaking at the March 20, 2015 Northeast Leadership Meeting