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Harrisburg, PA: (Aug-22-07) A North Carolina court ruled in favor of Pennsylvania in a suit that stemmed from a 1999 agreement between states and the nation's largest tobacco companies. After a two year long legal battle, a settlement was reached, which includes an $11 million payout to Pennsylvania's tobacco farmers by tobacco companies. Tobacco farmers h... - Insurance Companies in Denial regarding Long COVID
Sep-15-22 Santa Clara, CA Despite government entities recognizing Long Covid as a disability, attorneys are litigating against health insurance companies that deny disability benefits to COVID long haulers. According to guidance by the Justice Department and the Department of Health and Human Services, Covid long haulers can be protected unde... - Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma
There are over 30 types of lymphoma and most of these are classified as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. These cancers are typically found on lymphatic tissues such as lymph nodes or lymphatic organs. The lymph glands protect against infection by filtering impurities that enter the body. Like most cancers, the causes of lymphoma are still relatively unknown... - Plaintiffs Get Settlement in Long Term Care Insurance Lawsuit
May-14-09 Kansas City, MO Consumers who purchased long term care insurance are now fighting back against policies that they say are unfair and unreasonable. Some consumers are fighting back by filing long term care insurance lawsuits, alleging their insurance provider misled them or denied their claims on a questionable basis. Recently, 1 class action lawsuit, fil... - ERISA Violations Lawsuit News & Legal Information
The Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 ( ERISA ) was designed to protect employees from private employers who might mismanage employee benefits plans. Among the items covered in ERISA laws are health benefits, pension plans, and employee stock ownership plans. In cases where ERISA protections are violated, employees can file a lawsuit to hol... - Texas Employment Lawsuits Allege Discrimination
Nov-26-10 Fort Worth, TX Regardless of what state a person lives in, there are certain rights that are granted to all employees across the US. Those rights include the right not to be discriminated against based on certain characteristics. Some Texas employment lawsuits, however, allege discrimination and violations of federal and/or Texas labor law. Employees h... - Recargo por accidentes por parte de State Farm Auto Insurance
Si usted adquirió un seguro de State Farm Auto Insurance en California entre 1997 y 2002, usted debe haber pagado un "recargo por accidentes" ilegal (esto es exclusivamente para los tenedores de pólizas de California). State Farm Auto Insurance presuntamente recargó a los conductores de California una tarifa ilegal adicional por... - "AARP Took Advantage of My Mother"
Feb-14-09 Ottawa, KS Many seniors turn to AARP insurance because they believe AARP protects their interests and fights on their behalf. However, some soon discover that the interests of AARP always come first. AARP health insurance has been in the news recently because of seemingly high member rates. Furthermore, the organization is under investigation for mislead... - Unum Provident's 'Pre-existing Condition' Policy often Bad-Faith Practice
Feb-3-09 Washington, DC: One tactic that Unum Provident employs to deny countless Unum long term disability claims is to invoke the pre-existing conditions clause--usually defined as any health condition you already have --including an injury that happened prior to the effective date of the insurance--when you enroll in a health insurance plan or policy. Or Unum... - AARP Avoids Paying Patient's Medical Bill
Jan-28-09 Shelby, NC Imagine having AARP insurance and being told that your medical procedures are covered, only to find out your insurance has been cancelled. That is what happened to Donna J. (not her real name), who says her AARP health insurance was supposed to cover her eye surgeries. However, when it came time to pay up, the insurance company conveniently fo... - Long term care insurance bad faith lawsuit
More than 34 million people are currently over the age of 65 - and by 2030, nearly one in five people - almost 70 million - will be over 65. Statistics show that the odds of spending 2 or more years in a nursing home are one in three. It is no wonder that an increasing number of people are purchasing long term care insurance. Long-term care insuran... - Law Professor Roger Baron on Subrogation and ERISA Reform
Apr-6-08 Vermillion, SD: Roger Baron is a recognized authority on insurance law and subrogation. He advised attorney Maurice Graham in the controversial Debby Shank litigation in Missouri. In that case, Shank, who suffered severe permanent brain injuries in a traffic accident, was successfully sued by her employer, Wal-Mart, for recovery of nearly $500,000 in med... - Long-Term Disability Attorney Discusses Long-COVID Disability Claims
Apr-27-22 Northridge, CA It’s no surprise that some “long COVID-19” claims are denied by insurance companies: there was even a debate about whether it was real. But long-term disability attorney Brent Dorian Brehm, with Kantor & Kantor LLP has already won “post-COVID-19 syndrome” appeals for his clients. Brehm discu... - Data Breach Class-Action Lawsuit Sprouts in California
Jul-15-16 San Diego, CA: A data breach lawsuit has sprouted up in California, alleging that a phishing scam has resulted in the hacking of wage and tax forms belonging to some 21,000 employees in 13 states. The defendant is Sprouts Farmers Market Inc., an enterprise based in Phoenix, Arizona, with 224 stores across the country. The allegation is that W-2 Wage... - WellPoint Subsidiary Settles but no Responsibility Taken
Nov-12-06 Los Angeles, CA: Blue Cross of California, a subsidiary of WellPoint insurance , has agreed to settle over 70 lawsuits filed after the insurance company illegally cancelled patients' coverage when they got sick. Although the amount of the settlement is confidential, much of the money patients receive will likely go to pay their medical bills, some of w... - Cautionary Tale for Life Insurance Customers
Jun-21-14 Life is a tricky business full of twists and turns that course quietly through the days and months, and then suddenly, in a moment, bad faith insurance changes everything and an unexpected outcome leaves “what-if-only” thoughts looping through the human brain. And so it was for a woman from somewhere in the southern US. She prefers the m... - Filing Bad Faith Insurance Lawsuits
Jun-19-14 Oakland, CA Among the more stressful things a person can go through, having a legitimate insurance claim denied has to be close to the top of the list. After all, the person who submitted the denied disability insurance claim is likely already going through health problems and is probably off work and worried about finances while dealing with health pr... - Kern County Group Files RICO Lawsuit Against Governor and Oil Companies
Jun-3-15 Los Angeles (June 3, 2015) (Press Release) The Committee to Protect Agricultural Water, a citizen organization comprised of farmers and individuals concerned about California’s drinking water, filed a civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) complaint in Federal Court. The RICO Complaint alleges that Governor Jerry Brown’s office o... - Could Unum Insurance Be Changing Its Stripes? Think Again…
Feb-5-13 Chattanooga, TN Unum insurance has long been accused of browbeating policyholders in need of benefits. Over the years there have been accusations and allegations of systematic claim denials and other unsavory tactics that have resulted in financial hardship for the policyholder, fostering many a Unum lawsuit. But could Unum Group be turning things ar... - Bayer’s Biggest Mistake –Buying Monsanto?
Dec-20-18 San Francisco, CA: August 10, 2018 was a bad day for Bayer and Monsanto executives. That was the day when San Francisco jurors determined that Monsanto’s (and now Bayer’s) RoundUp and Ranger Pro caused cancer in a former school groundskeeper who claimed his terminal cancer had been caused by the glyphosate-based weed-killers. Bayer and Monsanto Dea...