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Jun-16-09 Skokie, IL If the postings at consumeraffairs.com are any indication, current and former policyholders of Unum Insurance (also known as UnumProvident) are still having trouble collecting benefits. Unum has been scattershot with prior allegations of claims denials, various delaying tactics and other measures—and if the posted musings of Joseph, of S... - NFL Dreams Dashed by Shoulder Pain Pump
Jun-13-09 Blue Ash, OH He said his doctor told him that it was akin to throwing acid on a painted wall. Analogies aside, Matthew McKeown is a young man with a dream in tatters after a shoulder pain pump manufactured by I-FLOW used after a shoulder injury is alleged to have destroyed his shoulder. His dream was to play in the National Football League (NFL)—an... - California Labor Law: More on Overtime for IT Workers
Jun-4-09 San Jose, CA According to the California Labor Law , most IT workers are entitled to California overtime for computer professionals. Job duties trump job descriptions and many employees are not performing managerial tasks, thus making them misclassified as exempt. The California labor code states that tasks performed determine whether or not IT profession... - Law Firm Takes Google to Court
Jun-3-09 New Haven, CT: So what do lawyers do when they feel they have been dealt with unfairly? Well they go to court, that's what they do. Stratton & Faxon, a personal injury firm in New Haven, Connecticut is more than a little perturbed about Google selling its hard-earned firm name to one of its competitors. "Basically every time someone searched our firm... - "Thanks to Unum, I Crashed Before the Recession"
May-31-09 Amarillo, TX Sharon wonders if you have to be on your death bed to collect long term disability benefits from Unum . First she had a skin disease then her kidneys shut down. She was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, lung disease and more. She has also been in the hospital 9 times with pneumonia. Yet Unum Provident only paid her short term disability be... - Chinese Drywall Class Action Lawsuits
May-30-09 Sarasota, FL: Chinese Drywall class action lawsuits have been filed in Florida (where most of the problems have occurred) and more recently in North Carolina and Virginia. Homeowners allege that the Chinese Drywall has damaged their homes by corroding metal--and it is making them sick. It is estimated that more than 100,000 homes may have been buil... - Hydroxycut Litigation Starts Packing On Heavyweight Attorneys
May-29-09 Hackensack, NJ: Balkin & Eisbrouch have been hammering away in the mass torts field for more than a decade and it shows. The list of dangerous drugs alone that David Eisbrouch has worked on literally goes from A to Z. From Accutane to Zyprexa, Eisbrouch has represented hundreds, if not thousands of people and won significant awards on behalf his clients. A... - Firm Turns the Tables on Debt Collectors
May-26-09 Albany, NY Strict rules protect people who fall into debt from bill collection agencies that use unscrupulous tactics. Unfortunately, there are also armies of debt collectors that routinely break the law. Attorney Chris Gleason, who specializes in bankruptcy and debt repayment issues, says the bad economy has led to some egregious examples of bill colle... - Attorney Has 'Watertight Case' Against Window Manufacturer
May-22-09 San Diego, CA: Attorney Stuart Eppsteiner is pretty sure he has a slam dunk multi-million dollar class action lawsuit that could benefit thousands of homeowners with leaky aluminum windows in California. Viking Industries, a subsidiary of Pella Windows, has already admitted in the depositions that the windows leak, but it's the debate over the how many wi... - Investors Get Settlement In Stock Broker Arbitration Claim
May-22-09 Kansas City, MO Most investors do not have a choice as to whether or not they go through stock broker arbitration to settle claims of stock broker fraud and other unethical dealings. The truth is that people involved in stock investing rely on their brokers for sound financial advice. Unfortunately, they do not always get it, resulting in stock broker ar... - Unum Frowns on Fibromyalgia
May-2-09 Seattle, WA: Tracy suffers from fibromyalgia—a chronic disorder that includes debilitating fatigue, sleep disturbance, joint stiffness and many more symptoms. But Unum sees fibromyalgia syndrome as a "non disease", possibly due to a lack of objective laboratory tests or medical imaging studies to confirm the diagnosis. But for Tracy and many others, it... - Surrogacy Company and Financial Agents Sued for Breach of Contract
Apr-30-09 Sherman Oaks, CA Dozens of would-be parents and the women who were acting as surrogate mothers in California have been left in the lurch after the company that made the arrangements and its financial holding company allegedly misappropriated thousands of dollars. Attorney Ted Penny, a Los Angeles litigator with expertise in consumer protection law, has la... - Shareholders Just Won't Stand for this Anymore
Apr-28-09 San Diego, CA , Attorney Darren Robbins and a small army of lawyers at Coughlin, Stoia, Geller, Rudman & Robbins have brought dozens of corporations and their naughty executives to their knees on behalf of shareholders who "got mad as hell and refused to take it anymore" when execs "chowed down" on money that didn't really belong to them. The firm is a not... - Consumer Fraud Scams: What's Old Is New Again
Apr-13-09 Nashville, TN The scam is as old as time itself and consumer fraud is growing with the development of new ways to lead the consumer down the garden path. Little wonder that the Consumer Protection Act has become a dog-eared reference for all kinds of scams that attempt to do an end run around fair play and consumer protection. And while the Internet... - Fort Wayne Police Union Suing for Overtime Pay
Apr-11-09 Fort Wayne, IN An interesting unpaid overtime case is unfolding in the state of Indiana involving police officers in Fort Wayne and a police department that's trying to save some money. In the process, the department might be shooting itself—figuratively—in the foot. Here's the story. For the past number of years Fort Wayne police officers have be... - Fire Accident Aided by Building Codes?
Apr-9-09 Graham, WA Fire accident —any fire accident—is a tragedy, measured by loss of property and irreplaceable mementoes and sometimes, loss of life. Even when an individual survives, a fire injury can be devastating with lasting effects. Recent fire accident investigations in Washington State however have put the focus not on the specific origins of a fire... - Workers Compensation Can be a Complex Issue
Mar-30-09 Gaithersburg, MD What is an injury, anyway? A broken leg? Sure. Wrenched back? Of course. The loss of a limb? That goes without saying. But what about emotional injuries? Workers compensation law is there to protect workers from injuries while on the job, and those injuries need not always be physical. Workers compensation is a requirement of employers,... - Shoulder Pain Pump Patient Anxious for Diagnosis
Mar-28-09 Northglenn, CO Russell E. has endured 3 shoulder surgeries, all involving the use of the shoulder pain pump. After the first surgery did not appear to work, Russell had to go through 2 more surgeries, procedures he now thinks may not have been necessary. Russell now believes that the shoulder pain pump caused the shoulder pain following his first surgery... - Auction Rate Securities Brokers "Lie"
Mar-17-09 Miami, FL Like many other people who purchased auction rate securities, David S. (not his real name) says he was lied to about the liquidity of his investment. Investors say they were told that there was a solid auction rate securities market, based on which they purchased the securities. However, they learned too late that the auction rate securities we... - Unum Leaves Policy Holders High and Dry
Mar-15-09 Seattle, WA Even though Unum Provident promised to clean up its bad faith practices act a few years ago and reassess about 200,000 denied disability claims (ordered by the Department of Labor), it apparently still employs tactics to deny policy holders. For some people, Unum's tag line, "We can protect your income and help to preserve the lifestyle of yo...