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Jan-5-09 New York, NY When a construction crane toppled in New York City last March, 7 people died and dozens were injured. Hundreds, if not thousands were traumatized emotionally and may now live in fear at the thought of a construction crane—a familiar part of the city horizon—toppling onto them. Today a rigger is expected to be saddled with a number... - "My Job Was to Terminate and Deny Claims," says Former Unum Claims Handler
Jun-7-11 West Newfield, ME "When I was transitioned to the Unum claims department, I thought my job was about giving policy holders quality service and paying their claims on time," says Linda Nee, a former UnumProvident, now known as Unum , employee. "But after two months in this position, my boss told me that I'd have to deny $270,000 in financial reserves and... - Christmas Car Crash Drunk Driver Alleged to Have 3 Times the Legal Limit
Dec-29-08 Oxford, MA It's enough to make you shake your head. People just don't get it. It's one thing to have a glass of wine with dinner and, after several hours and a few cups of coffee, drive home. It's quite another to have so much Christmas cheer that you're a Christmas car crash away from endangering someone's life in a winter car accident. And the holiday... - Class Action Contends Author's Story Untrue
May-31-11 Great Falls, MT Millions of people around the world were inspired and swept up by the story of American Greg Mortenson and his selfless efforts to build schools for children in remote regions of Afghanistan and Pakistan. But, a class-action suit for fraud filed in Montana, where Mortenson lives, alleges the adventures documented in Mortenson's best-sel... - The Grinch Lives in San Mateo, and Commits Financial Elder Abuse
Dec-23-08 San Mateo, CA In what has to be one of the strangest financial elder abuse cases in recent memory a San Mateo, California psychic has been charged with attempting to defraud an elderly woman out of thousands of dollars in a case that is nothing less than fear-mongering. Financial elder abuse law will hopefully see to it that Janet Adams never again commi... - Client Wishes for Stockbroker Arbitration
Dec-20-08 Westville, IN Karen P. (not her real name) hopes she has the opportunity to file a stockbroker arbitration claim against her financial advisor. Although she may not have been a victim of outright stockbroker fraud, she does feel she was misled into putting her money into mutual funds when she really wanted a money market investment. "My husband and I... - Unum Provident Goes Against ERISA Rights
Dec-18-08 Elizabethtown, PA: Jay had an Unum Provident policy with his employer and received short term disability for five months (in July 2006) before he qualified for Unum's long term disability benefits. After six months receiving health insurance benefits from Unum, he was told to apply for social security—the insurance company expected him to return to wo... - Woman Found Guilty of Financial Elder Abuse
Dec-16-08 Lakeport, CA In a move that shows how horrified the public is about financial elder abuse, a jury convicted a woman of one count of felony financial abuse and one count of felony elder abuse and neglect. The victim's story shows how far some people are willing to go to make money off those who cannot care for themselves. The senior was the victim of fina... - Bernard Madoff: Investors Entrusted Billions to This Con Artist
Dec-16-08 New York, NY His website, once a proud stop on the virtual financial services highway, today features just one paragraph: "Honorable Louis L. Stanton, Federal Judge in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, has appointed Lee S. Richards of the law firm Richards Kibbe & Orbe LLP receiver over the assets and accounts of Be... - How Will Neuberger Sale Affect Mutual Funds?
Dec-12-08 New York, NY Now that the dust has settled and Lehman Brothers' Neuberger Berman group has been sold, investors are left wondering what effect the sale will have on their mutual funds. While Neuberger officials say that Neuberger mutual funds and other investments are stable, investors are left to wonder if that really is the case, or if they are just be... - Burn Injury Victim with New Face Soon to Be Home
May-14-11 Boston, MA Dallas Wiens suffered a horrific burn injury in 2008 when he came into contact with a high-voltage power line while helping to paint the exterior of his church. The young father, literally, lost his face. Various images on the Internet and video posted on YouTube show a faceless Wiens without eyes, nose, lips or eyebrows—just a swath o... - Fracturing Contamination Found in Landmark Study
May-12-11 Durham, NC Critics of the mining process for natural gas known as "fracking" (fracturing) received a boost with the publication of a landmark study that suggests a definitive link between the process of fracking and contamination found in area groundwater. Even with the study, the debate over hydraulic fracturing water contamination is expected to cont... - Fly Ash the Latest Win for the Billy Murphy Firm.
Nov-29-08 Baltimore, MD The Murphy Firm has a long and distinguished list of achievements in the history of the American legal system and the $45 million settlement it just negotiated on behalf the small community in Maryland represents yet another milestone. The settlement still needs to be certified, but the 250 people of Gambrills have every reason to believe the... - Variable Annuities: Financial Advisor Victimizes Senior
Nov-22-08 Las Vegas, NV To say that Mark D. is mad that his mother's money was put in variable annuities would be a massive understatement. He is furious that a financial advisor took advantage of his mother for the commission associated with a variable annuity sale, denying his elderly mother access to money she desperately needed and could not afford to lose. ... - Consumer Fraud Not Affected by Economic Slowdown
Nov-13-08 Worthington, OH Consumer fraud is rampant in this country, and will continue to be so as long as people are too busy, too distracted or perhaps too naïve to do anything about it. And as morally wrong as it is, the pursuit of the almighty buck takes no prisoners when it comes to moral fortitude. If you think you can get away with it you do—especially i... - White House Looks to Eliminate Darvocet Overdose
Apr-25-11 Washington, DC The Obama administration is looking to limit prescription drug abuse such as Darvocet overdose , which has become one of the fastest-growing drug problems in the US, reports CNN . According to the news provider, the problem has become so serious that the administration is releasing a plan to combat the issue. "The toll our nation's... - Unum—The Outlaw Insurance Company
Apr-13-11 Seattle, WA In 2008 the American Association of Justice (AAJ) named the "Ten Worst Insurance Companies in America" and explained how they raise premiums, deny claims and refuse insurance to those who need it most. No surprise that Unum ranked second. And judging from the number of First Unum policy holders who have been denied their long-term disabilit... - Withholding Paychecks a violation of the California Labor Law
Oct-29-08 Simi Valley, CA Withholding an employee's pay check is, without a shadow of doubt, a violation of the California Labor Law , so why do some people think they are above the law? What right does Geraldine's boss have to not pay her in a timely manner and then have the audacity to shortchange her? Geraldine prepares income tax returns and worked for a sm... - Stock Losses Aren't Always Caused by the Stock Market
Oct-27-08 Wooster, OH If there is one segment of the population most hurt by the global economic crisis and stock market losses , it is seniors who may have been duped through imprudent stock market financial advice, and now have incurred stock losses at a time when they are ill-equipped to replace those funds. Tomorrow, of course may tell a different story. Bu... - Woman Sues BP Over Alleged Violations of Texas Labor Law
Apr-5-11 Galveston, TX A woman has filed a Texas labor law complaint against BP Products North America Inc. for allegedly discriminating against her due to her gender and age, the Southeast Texas Record reports. According to the news source, Texas City resident Ann Wagenfuhr filed the lawsuit on March 23 in the Galveston Division of the Southern District o...