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Sort by date 2,601 pages found matching farmers insurance- 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... - $3M Settlement Reached in Bank of America Bad Faith Insurance Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $3 million settlement has received preliminary judicial approval, potentially ending a bad faith insurance class action lawsuit pending against Bank of America (BofA). The lawsuit, brought in April 2013, alleges that BoFA withheld monies due on insurance claims. The suit named BofA and its predecessor, BAC Home Loans Servicing LP,... - 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... - 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... - $31M Settlement Approved in BofA Force-Placed Insurance Class Actions
Los Angeles, CA: Final approval has been granted for a $31 million settlement of seven proposed force-placed insurance class actions alleging Bank of America NA (BofA) illegally forced homeowners to buy excessive amounts of flood insurance. Approved by a federal judge in Oregon, the settlement will see BofA pay $31 million into a settlement fund... - Attorney Discusses Warranties vs Insurance and American Home Shield
Jun-25-12 Olathe, KS Art Chartrand, an attorney with the National Home Service Contract Association, wants to get the record straight regarding some confusion over the American Home Shield Corporation. “There is no such thing as home warranty insurance ,” says Chartrand, “and home warranty companies such as American Shield are not in the insuran... - Syngenta Sues Insurers to Mount Defense, Pay Excess Claims
Jun-30-21 Wilmington, DE On May 17 Syngenta, the manufacturer and distributor of paraquat-based herbicides , filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of the State of Delaware seeking a declaratory judgment that would compel nearly 100 insurers to undertake Syngenta’s defense in the growing number of product-based personal injury lawsuits. The underlying lawsuits... - $19.5M Settlement Reached in Wells Fargo and QBE Force-Placed Insurance Class Action Lawsuit
Miami, FL: A $19.5 million settlement has been reached in a force-placed insurance class action pending against Wells Fargo Bank and QBE Insurance. The lawsuit alleged that Florida homeowners were overcharged for the insurance, and that Wells Fargo unfairly took commission on the insurance, which it assigned to the homeowners through QBE. Force-pl... - California Real Estate Transaction Fees
In all California real estate transactions —including buying a home, selling a home and refinancing a mortgage—there are a variety of fees involved. Unfortunately for California homeowners, some companies slip in excessive, unnecessary or illegal real estate fees , often called junk fees. In some cases, the fees cannot be charged at all; in other cases... - Bank of America Faces Fraud Class Action over Flood Insurance
Charlotte, NC: A consumer fraud class action lawsuit has been filed against Bank of America for allegedly misrepresenting that flood insurance was required for borrowers' housing cooperative units. Filed by plaintiffs Pamela and Mark Lemmer, the lawsuit alleges that Bank of America force-placed flood insurance coverage on the Lemmers' cooperative... - A Tale of Two Bad Faith Insurance Lawsuits
Sep-16-16 Philadelphia, PA: In somewhat of a ‘David and Goliath’ tale, two bad faith insurance lawsuits aptly demonstrate the mindset and motivations of insurance companies, regardless of whether they are dealing with individuals, corporations, or state governance. The individual here is Martha Holland, who has a bone to pick with Unum Life Insura... - Home Warranty Companies Denying Claims on Dubious Grounds
Bad faith insurance lawsuits have been filed against American Home Shield and its subsidiary companies, alleging the companies improperly denied customer claims. Some American Home Shield lawsuits have been settled, including one that alleged the company paid illegal kickbacks to realtors. American Home Shield policyholders who feel their claims were im... - Accident Not Her Fault, Plaintiff Forced to File Bad Faith Insurance Claim
Jun-29-09 St. Louis, MO The proof will come out not in the pudding but in the lawsuit. However, allegations stemming from a bad faith insurance lawsuit and the accompanying bad faith insurance claim filed by a Missouri woman gives one pause to wonder why anyone ever bothers with insurance. That said, there is little doubt as to why the insurance bad faith attor... - Financial Elder Abuse Victimizes Elder's Grandson
Apr-7-09 San Jose, CA J.B. says that he and his grandmother have been victimized by financial abuse. Specifically, his grandmother is a victim of financial elder abuse and this abuse has had a severe impact on J's life, leaving him broke and homeless—living in an extended-stay hotel with the help of a non-profit organization and relying on doctors to provide hi... - The AARP Temple Leaving Many Seniors Out in the Cold
Jan-12-09 Washington, DC When sales of some AARP supplemental health insurance policies were suspended pending an investigation, the furor has turned a perhaps unwelcome spotlight on the American Association of Retired Persons. And the closer they look, a lot of people are not happy with what they see. AARP has done well for itself as both a lobby group, and a... - PNC Bank NA Settles Forced-Place Insurance Lawsuit for $32.3 Million
Feb-7-16 Miami, FL: Plaintiffs embroiled in a Lender insurance lawsuit against PNC Bank NA will have the opportunity to avoid the rigors of a trial and still receive what has been described as an excellent compensatory agreement following final approval of a settlement worth $32.3 million. The settlement will benefit some 130,000 plaintiffs who allege they w... - Mass Tort Suits Proceed Against Syngenta for Genetically Modified Corn
Nov-27-15 Syngenta is prohibited from appealing a federal judge’s ruling that allowed corn industry plaintiffs to continue multidistrict litigation, claiming the company tainted large shipments of U.S. grain with genetically modified seeds. The court recently issued the coordination order for the MDL proceeding. Cargill filed its suit against Syngenta Seeds i... - Lawsuit Uncovers Governor Had State Workers Develop Maps for Personal Oil Holdings
Nov-10-15 Los Angeles (November 5, 2015) (Press Release): The latest bombshell in a RICO lawsuit filed June 3, 2015 against Governor Brown, oil companies, and a Kern County public official claims “Governor Brown diverted state resources to create a map of his personal oil holdings and then threatened his newly appointed State Oil & Gas Supervisor Steve Bohlen with... - Billions in Settlement Dollars from Force-Place Insurance Lawsuits
Dec-4-15 Miami, FL: A Force-placed insurance lawsuit against Nationstar Mortgage and Ocwen Loan Servicing LLC has been settled for a combined payout of $217 million. According to the Daily Business Review (11/11/15), the Ocwen share of the settlement was approved in September for $77 million in a New York court, while the Nationstar settlement, valued at $140...