2 sisters sued their insurer after it offered $5,000 to fix their wrecked home after a storm. They won $18 million.

• A jury awarded sisters $18 million in damages from an insurance company after their home was flooded.
• The sisters sued American Reliable after being offered just $5,000 for repairs.
• According to their attorney, the house was unliveable, with the heating system destroyed.

The home of two California sisters was badly flooded during a February 2019 rainstorm but when they filed a claim with their insurance company, American Reliable, they were offered just $5,000 for repairs.

Last month, a jury awarded the pair $18 million, after they took the company to court.