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Several days later, the car was found abandoned and burned.<\/p>\n<p>State Farm allegedly investigated the claim and denied it on the grounds that Hampton had listed her engine as being in excellent condition when State Farm contended that the car had suffered an engine failure.  The Company further alleged that Hampton and an acquaintance towed the car after the engine failure and burned the  vehicle.  State Farm took their claims to the district attorney\u2019s office and allegedly pressured prosecutors there to file insurance fraud criminal charges against Hampton and the acquaintance.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.finchmccranie.com\/blog\/state-farm-held-liable\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading State Farm Held Liable\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our serious injury attorneys frequently see cases in which insurance companies refuse to pay valid claims and then turn on their insureds accusing them of fraud. 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