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Jun-6-15 Bakersfield, CA Just when you think the water situation in California can’t get much worse, fracking in Kern County has resulted in contaminated water that has so far killed one plaintiff’s cherry orchard. A RICO lawsuit filed two days ago claims that Governor Jerry Brown’s office ordered the California Division of Oil, Gas, and Geoth... - Bad Faith Insurance: Looking Out for Number One - And it isn't You
Jun-9-07 Beaumont, TX Freddie and Zohreh Shahrodi know all about what their insurance policy SAYS. It's what their insurer didn't deliver that has the Jefferson County couple up in arms, and battling in court—yet another lawsuit against bad faith insurance. According to an article in the Southeast Texas Record the couple's insurer, Fire Insurance Exchan... - Premium Pain: Are Insurance Companies Breaking the Law?
May-8-07 Bloomington, IL State Farm places a premium on honesty. A giant among insurance firms, the Bloomington, Illinois company employs nearly 70,000 people and boasts that they insure "more cars than any other insurer in North America." "Our success is built on a foundation of shared values—quality service and relationships, mutual trust, integrity an... - INSURANCE DENIALS – MENTAL HEALTH EATING DISORDERS
The California Mental Health Parity Act, enacted in 1999, required coverage of medically necessary treatment for nine enumerated severe mental illnesses as well as serious emotional disturbances of a child. The list was criticized as incomplete, out-of-date and failing to encompass the full range of mental health and substance use disorders. It required, amo... - Insurers Get Hoodwinked Too, but Bad Faith Insurance Still Reigns
Apr-29-15 Los Angeles, CA Without a doubt, there are those who try to pull the wool over the eyes of insurance companies and collect benefits under fraudulent circumstances. For that reason, insurance companies must remain diligent in order to root out the fraudsters while maintaining a welcoming stance for legitimate claimants who have paid their premiums faithfull... - When Insurers Determine What Constitutes “Experimental” Treatment
Mar-8-15 Chicago, IL Anyone who watches the news knows that stories of long term disability denials are all too common. Frequently, policyholders have their insurance claim denied because they do not meet their insurance provider’s standards for “disabled” or because their condition is not covered by a policy. But what happens when the policyh... - Atlas Mining Settles Class Action for $1.25 Million
Atlas Mining Company announced today that it has entered into a settlement agreement settling the class action In Re Atlas Mining Company Securities Litigation pending in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho, Civil Action No. 07-428-N-EJL (D. Idaho). Under the terms of the settlement agreement Atlas will pay plaintiffs $1,250,00... - Washington Long-Term Disability Lawsuit
Jul-14-14 Seattle, WA Long-term disability is supposed to provide policyholders with peace of mind, but that peace of mind can quickly evaporate when the policyholder has their claim unfairly denied . Washington bad faith insurance lawsuits can be filed, depending on the circumstances, to help policyholders ensure their insurance contracts are honored. Unfortunat... - How Disability Insurance Works with ERISA: Disability Attorney Weighs In
Jul-7-14 Seattle, WA For most Unum, or Unum Provident , policyholders, trying to comprehend the role ERISA plays in Unum denied disability claims is like groping in the dark. Disability attorney Chris Roy sheds some light… ERISA is a federal law passed in the 1970s, to give employees security with their benefit packages. With a few exceptions, ERISA go... - State Farm Total Loss Vehicle Undercompensation
Are you a California resident? Are you insured by State Farm? Did you total a vehicle after April 1, 2007? Did State Farm determine the value of your totaled vehicle? If you live in California and State Farm paid a claim for a total loss of your car after April 1, 2007, you might have received less than California law requires for y... - Car Loan Insurance, Service Life and Casualty Insurance Co. and Old United Life Insurance Cos. pay Texas policyholders $15.7 million insurance malpractice settlement
San Antonio, TX: (Oct-25-07) Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott brought charges against Service Life and Casualty Insurance Co. and Old United Life Insurance Cos., two auto credit insurance companies, alleging that they did not provide required refunds to policyholders who had paid off their car loans in advance. These policies were sold to cover vehicle p... - Back and Neck Injury - Neck Injury Compensation, Back Injury Lawsuits
Back and neck injury commonly occurs at work and the injured person may file a back injury compensation claim or workers compensation back injury claim . A neck injury lawyer or back injury attorney can help you with a neck injury settlement or back injury settlement. Back and Neck Injuries Back and neck injuries are often caused b... - $4.9 million settlement in insurance malpractice suit.
Enterprise Life Insurance San Antonio, TX: (May-14-07) Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott brought charges against Irving-based Enterprise Life Insurance Co., accusing the company of not refunding unused insurance premiums to auto loan customers. Abbott sued Enterprise Life and eight other credit insurance companies whose investigations are ongoing. T... - Does California Insurance Rate Hike Mean Anything for Denied Claims?
Mar-30-13 San Francisco, CA Customers who are already fed up with paying high California insurance rates while being denied disability insurance and other insurance claims are likely not happy to hear that rates for at least one insurer are set to increase. Regulators have criticized Blue Shield for its proposed rate hikes, which are no guarantee that more custo... - Will an Appeal Secure California Insurance Claim Help for Couple?
Feb-9-13 Yucaipa, CA A Yucaipa couple who thought they had purchased appropriate insurance and believed they were protected under California insurance law realized too late that the product they had bought was allegedly “junk insurance” and of little use to them in the face of a serious health issue. A jury was little help when Norman and Kathlee... - Massachusetts Casualty Insurance Company Bad Faith Settlement
A Judgment, which is ultimately expected to be worth over $6 Million dollars, was entered on Friday, March 17, 2006, in the case of David Jay v. Massachusetts Casualty Insurance Company (nka Centre Life Insurance Company)("MCIC"), a subsidiary of Zurich Insurance, in the Stark County Court of Common Pleas, Stark County, Ohio (Case No. 2004 cv 00843) ... - A Year After Fatal Shooting, Bad Faith Insurance Plaintiff Still Waits for Her Money
Nov-21-12 Santa Ana, CA It wasn't enough that Sandi Fannin lost her husband, many of her friends and her business in a horrific shooting in the Golden State last fall. Now, according to a bad faith insurance lawsuit, Fannin is allegedly experiencing untoward delays and denials at the hands of her insurer, adding further heartbreak to an already devastating event... - Big Law Employee Sues Unum Group for Denial of Benefits
Jun-22-18 Greeneville, TN: On May 14, 2018, Janet Mitchell, a former employee of the mega law firm Jones Day, filed a lawsuit against both Unum and Jones Day in a Tennessee Federal Court. Mitchell states that she suffers from a constellation of health conditions that prevent her from being able to work, including coronary artery disease, fibromyalgia, osteoarthritis... - Metropolitan Life Insurance Discrimination Settlement
Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. has agreed to a settlement with almost fifty-five hundred customers and former customers in Texas. The settlement comes from allegations towards the company of race-based pricing. The settlement will cost Metropolitan $1.6 million dollars. The payment comes as a part of a larger, national lawsuit against the company. Most o... - Michigan Blueberry Growers Fined for Overtime Pay Violations
Dec-9-10 Grand Rapids, MI The US Labor Department has ordered blueberry farmers and contractors in four Michigan counties to pay nearly $106,000 after an investigation during the summer found overtime pay violations, among others, the Grand Rapids Press reports. The civil penalties against the 18 growers and nine contractors totaled $78,040 while the farme...