Craig and Elizabeth Gutierrez seek court order to release State Farm roof-damage investigation results
Craig and Elizabeth Gutierrez are petitioning a court for a writ of mandamus to force Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner Glen Mulready to release the results of a state investigation into State Farm's roof-damage claims. The homeowners from Oklahoma City and State Farm are in a dispute over a 2024 hailstorm that resulted in a denied roof replacement. The Gutierrezes argue that the department has missed a statutory deadline and that Mulready is delaying the report for political reasons. Attorney General Gentner Drummond, a gubernatorial candidate, criticized the delay, alleging that Oklahomans are paying the price for the failure to meet the statutory duty. Commissioner Mulready dismissed the case as frivolous, stating that the independent examiner has not yet submitted a final report. He argued that a slower pace is necessary to ensure the findings are strong enough to withstand scrutiny, rather than producing a rushed report to satisfy a press release or private lawsuit.