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Sort by date 2,601 pages found matching farmers insurance- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. Tornado Insurance Claim Settlement
On May 3 1999, a severe storm in Oklahoma caused several tornadoes that damaged homes and property. Donald Watkins Jr. and Bridget Watkins house was destroyed. As policyholders, they tried to claim structural damages after the storm had settled. They filed a lawsuit against the insurance provider after their claims were adjusted or denied by State Farm... - Stryker Rejuvenate Has a Few Screws Loose
Nov-17-13 Charleston, SC Since undergoing a Stryker Rejuvenate hip implant, Marcellos, age 35, has been walking with a cane. But wait, it gets worse: because he is on Medicaid, he was told he cannot have hip revision surgery for at least 10 years. “After Stryker hip surgery, my right leg was considerably longer than the other and I could barely get out... - City of Seymour, CT Drunk Driving Accident Wrongful Death Settlement
On October 7, 2001 police detective Bailey Cook had been drinking with Kenneth Carey, Matthew Blackwell, John Kevalis and Martin Kevalis Jr. Detective Cook allowed Carey to drive, even though Carey's blood-alcohol level was above the legal limit of 0.10 percent. The men got into a car accident and Kevalis Jr. was the only survivor. Carey's family filed... - Airbag Issues: Newer Airbags Not Necessarily Safer
Nov-10-13 Omaha, NE When it comes to airbag failure , the situation is a bit like the Goldilocks story: the airbag can deploy too early, too late or not at all. The purpose of airbags, to prevent accidental injuries, is for the safety devices to deploy at exactly the right time. Unfortunately, this does not always happen, putting people in the vehicle at risk of... - Adderall Implicated in Child Abuse and a Murder Trial
Nov-7-13 Boca Raton, FL In the past week, Adderall has been implicated in Seth Fontenot’s murder trial and involved in a case of child abuse by a Florida mother. Seth Fontenot allegedly shot three high school students - one student died from gunshot wounds - in February after they tried to break into Fontenot’s vehicle. Prosecutors in the first-d... - The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Terminal and Maturity Annuities Settlement
The Connecticut and New York Attorney Generals filed a lawsuit against the financial services and insurance company regarding the use of expense reimbursement agreements in its terminal and maturity funding group annuity line of business. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of plan sponsors that purchased terminal or maturity funding annuities between January... - Double Whammy: Accutane Bowel Problems and Depression
Nov-5-13 Lake Placid, NY Tony’s son was prescribed Accutane for six months just before it was pulled off the market in 2009. He now suffers from ulcerative colitis and depression. Tony has anger issues that might be helped to some degree by filing an Accutane lawsuit. “When I found out that doctors and the FDA knew about Accutane and its link to depressi... - How Financial Elder Abuse Works
Oct-29-13 Renton, WA Leonard Swenson was a lonely Washington state widower with a house, a truck, $90,000 in savings and a regular income. A trusting man with a limited education, Swenson became a target of devastating emotional and financial abuse . Although the details differ, Swenson’s story is not untypical of the estimated 5 million cases of elder f... - Tucson Unified School District Student Personal Injury Settlement
In February 2004, high school basketball star Joe Kay scored a two handed slam dunk in the final minutes of the game. Fans surrounded him in celebration, but in doing so, trampled him and tore his carotid artery. Kay suffered a stroke that left him paralyzed on one side of his body. The Kay family filed a personal injury lawsuit against the Tucson Unified... - Robotic Surgery: Lots of Hype, but Where’s the Proof of Efficacy?
Oct-20-13 Bermuda Dunes, CA When Teresa Hershey of California talked to her doctor about a proposed hysterectomy, the potential for having the surgery undertaken with the aid of a DaVinci surgical robot sounded like a good idea at the time. “It sounded good,” she told Bloomberg News (10/8/13). “[My doctor] sold me on it.” The 41-year-old re... - Accutane Down the Toilet
Oct-13-13 Grand Blanc, MI The acne treatment drug Accutane has been linked to a litany of side effects, from depression to bowel problems. The latter seems to be the most common, and also a serious side effect. It can lead to Accutane inflammatory bowel disease, Accutane Crohn’s Disease and Accutane Ulcerative Colitis - cause for concern for Cindy. And th... - Small Businesses Sue AIG Over Workers’ Compensation Insurance Scheme
Oct-10-13 Lawsuits in California, New York, New Jersey Allege Decades-Long AIG Fraud ALTON, Ill. (Oct. 9) (Press Release): Small businesses in California, New York and New Jersey this week initiated coordinated class action lawsuits in federal courts on both coasts against American International Group (“AIG”), its subsidiary companies and former CEO Mauri... - Avoid the Financial Hurdles during a Pending Lawsuit with Litigation Funding
Oct-4-13 It is stressful enough when you or a family member is seriously injured, without worrying about losing everything. When things are at their worst, many plaintiffs turn to litigation funding . “I was seriously injured in an auto accident and unable to return to work. I needed surgery to repair a ruptured disk, but the defendant was contesting liabilit... - Stryker Rejuvenate Revision Surgery: More Questions Than Answers
Sep-30-13 Columbus, OH Sam’s surgeon wants to replace his current Stryker Rejuvenate hip with another Stryker hip. But Steve doesn’t think that’s a good idea after learning of the Stryker Orthopedics Rejuvenate Modular Hip System Recall. “How can I know if this device will work better than the one I already have?” asks Sam. &ldq... - The Variable Annuities Landscape Is Changing. Are You Being Shortchanged?
Sep-27-13 Washington, DC With the largest single demographic in America slipping into retirement, never has there been a more compelling issue than that of retirement income. And part of that equation for hundreds of thousands of Baby Boomers includes the Variable Annuity . More than a tax-deferred investment account, the product also offers retires a living bene... - PG&E, Davey Tree Surgery Co. and Western Environmental Consultants Inc. Yankee Hill FIre Settlement
On the morning of September 6, 2001 a 100-foot pine tree fell onto three backup power lines which ran into PG&E's Poe Powerhouse. The tree sparked several fires which swept through the Yankee Hill area and burned over 8,000 acres of land. It took 2,100 firefighters six days to contain and put out the fire. It destroyed three commercial structures, 47 ho... - Tenet Healthcare Corp. Medicare and Medicaid Over Billing Settlement
The Florida attorney general filed charges against the hospital chain for allegedly over billing Medicare and Medicaid. The lawsuit claimed Tenet violated racketeering laws by inflating profits in the federal elderly Medicare health program and over billed Medicaid, the federal health insurance program for the poor. Tenet Healthcare Corp. has agreed to... - Senator Sides with US Navy Veteran Denied Disability Compensation Due to Same-Sex Issue
Sep-17-13 Hartford, CT To deny disability insurance based on sexual preference is a violation of the law, yet the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) apparently disagrees with the Supreme Court. A denied disabilities lawsuit filed against the VA in 2010 is back in the spotlight: a few weeks ago a US Senator joined the veteran plaintiff to demand that the VA get... - State of Hawaii Family Abuse Settlement
On Labor Day 1997 an ice-addicted mother repeatedly shook and beat her four year old son Reubyne Buentipo Jr. The little boy was left clinically blind and comatose. Reubyne's father filed a lawsuit against the state claiming it was negligent in allowing the boy to be returned to his mother despite reports she was physically abusing him. Reubyne is now 1... - Remy Inc. Plant Workers Termination Settlement
In March 2003, 350 hourly workers lost their jobs when the Delco Remy America plant in Anderson suddenly closed. A federal suit was filed against Remy seeking supplemental employment pay and insurance for a year after the layoffs. Remy has agreed to a $5.25 million settlement that will award each former employee a $15,000 settlement check. (Feb-09-06) ...