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Aug-15-13 Fresno, CA A California woman whose life has been described as “a living hell” blames the insurance underwriter, in association with her former employer, for leaving her high and dry with denied disability insurance for the past eight years. Injured on the job in 2003, she was only paid benefits for two years. In spite of substantial eviden... - CIGNA to Settle Lawsuit Brought by California and Other States
May-26-13 Sacramento, CA CIGNA will pay approximately $70 million to settle lawsuits filed by California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania over the company’s denied disability insurance claims . The lawsuit, which involved long-term disability denials, was filed against CIGNA Health and Life Insurance Company, Connecticut General Life Insu... - Two California Insurance Denials Lead to Health Net Lawsuits
Dec-12-12 Los Angeles, CA A couple of California residents experienced very different outcomes with regard to insurance claims for medical procedures. Both claimants had their insurance claim denied , although one policyholder successfully had her denial overturned with the help of the State of California. California insurance law, similar to federal law and s... - Senate Committee Holds Hearing on Long Term Care Insurance
Jun-14-09 Milwaukee, WI If you have purchased a long term care insurance policy, you have probably already considered the "what-ifs" associated with aging. You have probably already thought about the circumstances under which you might need long term care insurance benefits and have decided that the probability of needing long term care insurance is great enough t... - Long Term Care Insurer Fined
Apr-19-09 Washington, DC If you are reading this article, then you or a loved one has probably had difficulty getting a long term care insurance claim approved. In fact, you may feel that your long term care insurance benefits were denied unfairly. If so, you are not alone. Some long term care insurance companies have faced lawsuits alleging that they unfairly den... - A Big Case of Bad Faith Insurance
Mar-27-09 Cedar Rapids, IA With the flooding season now upon us (Fargo), and the summer hurricane season approaching, the insurance industry is bracing for its own season of payouts. But for every challenge faced by the insurance industry, homeowners face two: dealing with disaster, followed by the potential for bad faith insurance when it is time to collect what... - Long Term Care Insurance Consultant discusses Prompt Pay Law and more…
Jan-7-09 Indianapolis, IN Heather Harley is a long term care health insurance consultant: It is her job to help attorneys and firms—and the public—to better understand health insurance claims and the insurance processes, including Prompt Payment laws. Harley says claims are reviewed on a case by case basis by one or multiple adjustors, depending on the s... - Surviving Insurance Companies After a Car Accident
Oct-30-08 Elmhurst, IL When you are involved in a car accident, you expect that the insurance company will take proper care of you, especially if you were not at fault in the accident. However, many people report having a lot of trouble dealing with insurance companies following their auto accidents. Dellene H. says she has had nothing but trouble getting the insu... - Force-Placed Insurance Class-Action Settlement Approved at $140 Million
Sep-18-15 Miami, FL A settlement deal reached in April between defendants in a Lender Insurance lawsuit and homeowners over Force-Place Insurance premiums that were allegedly inflated was formally approved by a federal judge in Florida September 14. The final bill for defendants Ocwen Financial Corp. and Assurant Inc. will be $140 million. Lenders insurance i... - Toxic Herbicide Paraquat Lawsuit Claims and Risk of Parkinson’s Disease
Jul-15-22 Paraquat is a commercial herbicide widely used in the United States. Farmers have had access to it since 1962, and it is known as "gramoxone" in the country. It is used to control and kill weeds in cotton, potato, sugarcane, soybean, and vegetable varieties. This herbicide contains extremely toxic properties, which can be fatal to humans if consu... - $1.25 Billion Settlement Reached with Black Farmers over Discrimination
Washington, DC: A long-standing class action between Black farmers and the US government reached a $1.25 billion settlement agreement Thursday, making history. The Pigford lawsuit was filed in 1997 and alleged that the African American farmers were deliberately excluded from government programs because of racism and treated unfairly with respect to... - Title Insurance Fraud
Mar-6-07 Washington, DC: Title insurance is an industry that is not well understood, leaving many people who purchase title insurance in the position of being taken advantage of. In fact, according to a CNN/Money article, in 2005 over a dozen title insurers paid tens of millions of dollars to regulators because of seemingly deceptive industry sales practices. ... - California Launches Investigation Into MetLife Death Payment Practices
Sacramento, CA: Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones and California State Controller John Chiang have announced the issuance of a subpoena and joint investigative hearing into the practices of Metropolitan Life Insurance Company (MLIC), also known as MetLife. The hearing will focus on MetLife's practices regarding payment of benefits under life insu... - Sun Life Faces Potential Class Action Over Disability Contracts
Detroit, MI: An occupationally disabled woman suffering from severe back injury has filed a lawsuit alleging that Sun Life Assurance Company of Canada violated insurance reforms issued by the State of Michigan's Insurance Commissioner and applicable to disability insurance contracts delivered within the state. The lawsuit seeks class action st... - Family Farm Suing Over Pollution of Fresh Water Supply in the San Joaquin Valley
Sep-22-14 San Joaquin Valley (September 16, 2014) (Press Release) As oil companies inject underground massive amounts of salt water in the San Joaquin Valley, a consortium of law firms throughout California filed a lawsuit alleging that fresh water supplying the 92-year-old family farm is being polluted by that salt water. Palla Farms owns orchards in the San Joa... - Federal Judge Gives Nod to $300 Million-Plus Force-Placed Insurance Settlement
Mar-23-14 Miami, FL A tentative $300 million Lender insurance settlement that was announced last September and given preliminary approval a month later has been granted final approval by a federal judge in Florida. The settlement not only provides some compensation for plaintiffs embroiled in the Force-Place insurance battleground, but legal experts agree the se... - Consumers Concerned About Junk Insurance
Jan-12-14 Anaheim, CA When patients undergo important medical treatment, they assume that their insurance policy will cover them. So those who undergo lifesaving treatment just to have their California insurance claim denied are usually surprised by the denial. They are also often surprised by the high fees associated with medical care, fees they thought their d... - Pay Increases in 2022 for California’s Guest Farm Workers
Jan-5-22 Sacramento, CA Farmworkers will finally see pay increases in 2022, thanks to winning a California labor lawsuit that will stop the guest farmworkers wage freeze, and also to the USDA’s annual survey results on farm labor. The U.S. Department of Labor proposed a modified formula for calculating minimum wages for agricultural guest workers on... - Debt Settlement, Wavefire.com Inc. pays over $1 million settlement
Calgary, Alberta: (Oct-16-07) Wavefire.com Inc. officials stated that the company had entered into a debt settlement agreement pursuant to which the principal amount of $1,726,096.00 owed to a related party. The settlement was reached after the issuance, as fully paid and non-assessable, of 9,798,010 common shares of Wavefire to the related party at a pric... - Tobacco Companies Agricultural Rehabilitation Settlement
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...