A federal judge in Macon denied class certification to plaintiffs seeking to hold Allstate Insurance liable for claims it failed to assess homeowners for the lost value they suffered due to the “stigma” of some covered property damage that was repaired. 

The April 7 ruling by Senior Judge Hugh Lawson said the claims by various members of the purported class would be “too factually dissimilar to adjudicate uniformly,” Lawson wrote, and any diminution in value “may vary widely between these types of losses.” 

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