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Jul-3-13 Naples, FL The need for home warranty insurance is a given, to protect the homeowner from shoddy workmanship on the part of a contractor or subcontractor. To that end, much has been written about home warranty companies and corresponding lawsuits when home warranty companies stoop to bad faith insurance practices to the detriment of a homeowner facing... - Seniors: Beware of Long Term Disability Care Insurance Scammers
May-31-12 Tallahassee, FL It's one of the most unsavory crimes against a vulnerable segment of society— taking advantage of seniors . To that end, the Chief Financial Officer (CFO) for the state of Florida announced in May the arrest of Neal Seth Smalbach, 49, under suspicion of grand theft in the misrepresentation of details relating to financial products t... - Jury Gives $12M Award in Bad Faith Insurance Lawsuit
Nov-27-11 Albuquerque, NM The jury in a bad faith insurance lawsuit has given the family of a man injured in a car crash $12 million dollars, after finding that Progressive Insurance Co., practiced bad faith insurance. According to the Albuquerque Journal (10/ 29/11), Martin Vigil was driving a truck on November 4, 2002, when he lost control of the vehicle... - Denied Insurance Coverage for Proton Beam Therapy
Feb-24-21 Santa Clara, CA Proton beam radiation therapy (PBRT) is purportedly a safer and more effective cancer treatment than x-ray or photon-based treatments and less invasive than surgery, but some insurance companies deny coverage, which has led to bad faith insurance lawsuits . Despite doctors recommending proton therapy treatment to treat cancer, some insu... - Settlement Proposed in Nationwide Insurance Class Action
Washington, DC: A federal court has preliminarily approved a settlement with Nationwide Insurance that resolves allegations brought in a federal class action lawsuit, that the insurer improperly reduced or denied insurance benefits to residents in Delaware. If you submitted personal injury protection ("PIP") medical expense claims to Nationwid... - Bad Faith Insurance: Stall, Delay and Deny
May-27-09 Tampa, FL Say you go to the Winn-Dixie to buy three quarts of milk. You hand over your money at the checkout; the attendant smiles and takes two quarts you've just bought away from you. Your purchase has just been reduced and you leave with one quart, having paid for three. Sadly, that scenario plays out in the long-term-care insurance industry every day... - Mothers Denied Long Term Care Insurance
Dec-19-08 Sacramento, CA People rely on long term care insurance to provide help if and when they are unable to help themselves. Policy holders are entitled to have the costs of assisted living, managed care or home health paid for by their health insurance company if they suffer from serious and chronic physical or mental illness, disability or impairment. Yet ma... - Report: Unum Insurance Among the Worst
Apr-28-16 Portland, OR: If you went only by television commercials, you’d think most insurance customers were satisfied with their insurance experience, happy with the service they received and the claims process. Of course, it’s in their best interests for insurance companies to make themselves look good: customers won’t buy their policies if repo... - Should You Report an Accident From an Uber Ride in Florida?
Sep-27-24 Miami, FL If you’ve been in an accident while riding in an Uber in Florida, you might be wondering what steps you should take next. Florida's laws around rideshare accidents can be complicated, and it’s essential to handle the situation carefully. Reporting an Uber accident can be crucial for your safety, financial security, and lega... - Defense Base Act Benefit Denial Lawsuit News & Legal Information
The Defense Base Act (DBA) is a federal law that provides Worker’s Compensation and Death Benefits for civilian employees working outside the United States on U.S. military bases or under a contract with the U.S. government for public works or for national defense, according the United States Department of Labor. The DBA is designed to provide injured... - LandAmerica Financial Corp. Group Inc. agrees to $3.5 million settlement in unfair insurance practices lawsuit.
San Jose, CA: (Jan-16-08) The Department of Insurance and Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner brought lawsuits against several LandAmerica companies, alleging unfair practices in rating and underwriting, including failure to follow their own rates, resulting in premium overcharges for many consumers purchasing residential title insurance policies. The c... - Hartford Insurance Co. Town Hall Fire Insurance Settlement
Griswold, CT: (Aug-16-07) The town of Griswold brought a lawsuit against Hartford Insurance Co. over an insurance policy on the old town hall, which was destroyed by a fire in early 2006. A claim was filed after the old town hall, located at 32 School St., was gutted by a blaze on Jan. 3, 2006. It was later discovered that the building's insurance policy h... - Oregon Long-Term Disability Denials
Aug-7-14 Salem, OR Regardless of whether you live in Oregon, California or New York, there is a chance you could have your long-term disability claim denied. Insurance companies such as Unum, CIGNA and others have faced lawsuits alleging they improperly denied legitimate insurance claims. When an Oregon long-term insurance claim is denied, residents may be able t... - Settlements Reached in Multiple Force-Placed Insurance Lawsuits
Mar-15-14 Miami, FL Banks and mortgage lenders who thought their use of force-placed insurance on homeowners would be an easy way to increase profits might be thinking twice, following numerous settlements in force-placed insurance lawsuits. According to reports, settlements have been reached in lawsuits filed against Bank of America, HSBC Holdings Plc, Citigrou... - Car Accident Insurance Claim Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Insurance claims can be overwhelming, time-consuming and confusing. Car accident victims may face severe, long-lasting injuries, lost wages, high medical bills, and car repair bills. A car accident victim needs to know their rights and a skilled lawyer can help facilitate the process and ensure that the victim is properly compensated. Car accidents invol... - Supreme Court Hears Case Involving Statute of Limitations in ERISA Denied Claim
Oct-17-13 Washington, DC The Supreme Court has heard the arguments involving an ERISA denied claim regarding the statute of limitations in such insurance claims. Unfairly denied insurance claims can result in a lawsuit being filed, but when those claims involve ERISA-covered insurance, when the statute of limitations begins is an important question. Insurance... - Unum Named Second-Worst Insurance Company in US
Sep-8-13 Chattanooga, TN It may come as no surprise to some people who deal with companies like Unum that Unum is listed as the second-worst insurance company in the US. Unum lawsuits, alleging the company engages in bad faith insurance practices regarding Unum disability claims, have been filed against the company. In 2012, the American Association for Justice... - Amputees Prosethetics Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Amputees in many states may not have the cost of their new, permanent limbs covered by their insurance plans. This has sparked a nationwide campaign by amputees and the prosthetics industry to get Congress and the individual states to demand more comprehensive coverage for prosthetics, especially those that are now enhanced with microprocessor technology. La... - Taking Action on a Denied Disability Claim
Mar-20-13 Nashville, TN When insurance policyholders have their claims denied or delayed for bad faith reasons, they often feel helpless. After all, it is them versus their insurer, who has deep pockets and little reason to approve a claim. The good news for policyholders is that there are steps they can take if their claims are denied for illegitimate reasons... - Amputees Fighting for Insurance Coverage Get Tips from Blue Cross Antitrust Lawsuit
Sep-20-18 Wilmington, DE As amputees fight for insurance coverage for advanced, microprocessor- assisted prostheses, it can help to look at other insurance lawsuits that describe a similar pattern of claims denials. LifeWatch Services v. Highmark is actually an antitrust lawsuit dealing with telemetry cardiac monitors. Nonetheless, a recent opinion in the T...