GEICO Seeks To Appeal UCL Class Certification In COVID Premium Credit Suit

Mealey's ( November 16, 2022, 2:15 PM EST) -- SAN FRANCISCO — GEICO petitioned the Ninth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals for permission to appeal a “deeply problematic” ruling certifying a class of automotive policy holders who say GEICO violated California’s unfair competition law (UCL) by profiting from a premium giveback program initiated during the COVID-19 pandemic, writing that certification was based on a flawed expert report that should have been excluded....