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Bad Faith Insurance covers a wide range of practices undertaken by companies in the insurance industry to prevent you from obtaining money for valid insurance claims. A bad faith insurance claim , for example, may involve complaints that the insurance company repeatedly lost paperwork, sent you for unnecessary doctor's appointments or ignored informat... - California Judge Certifies Discrimination Class Action Suit for Female Attorneys
Dec-31-15 A California federal judge certified a class action against Farmers Insurance for current and former female attorneys who alleged they were discriminated against based on their gender. Lynne Coates, who had worked for Farmers for a total of nine years, filed the original complaint. In the complaint, she alleged violations of the Federal Equal Pay Act... - HSBC Force-Placed Insurance
HSBC Mortgage Corporation faces a lawsuit alleging abusive practices in its use of force-placed insurance . Plaintiffs in the lawsuit allege that premiums on force-placed insurance policies used by HSBC were unreasonably high and involved illegal kickbacks for unnecessarily placed policies. Several force-placed insurance lawsuits have been filed agains... - Syngenta Lawsuits Continue to Grow
May-11-15 Kansas City, KS The number of Syngenta Lawsuits emerging from the Syngenta GMO Corn Seed debacle involving rejected shipments from China is demonstrative of the ordinarily harsh realities of farming. It’s a tough life, exposed as one is to drought, floods, pests and other natural disasters. Oddly enough, Syngenta genetically modified seed is desi... - Corn Farmers Case against Syngenta’s GMOs Could Take Years
Mar-27-15 Minneapolis, MN American corn farmers could be waiting a long time for the courts to resolve their claim that giant Swiss agribusiness company, Syngenta, misrepresented the facts when its CEO said in 2012 that Chinese import approval for Syngenta’s genetically modified corn , known as Agrisure Viptera MIR 162, was imminent. Agrisure Viptera MIR... - Syngenta Facing Lawsuits Over Genetically Modified Corn Seed Sales
Mar-23-15 Los Angeles, CA Syngenta, a Swiss agrochemical company, is facing dozens of lawsuits brought by US farmers alleging unfair business practices regarding its selling of genetically modified corn seed. According to lawsuits brought by more than 30 farmers in the the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Syngenta allegedly sold the seed to US... - Discrimination and the USDA
Oct-23-08 Washington, DC The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has come under fire by the Government Accountability office (GAO) for dropping the ball with regard to discrimination. Sadly, in spite of how far we have come in America and with an African-American currently in the race for the White House, employment discrimination , and employee racial discriminati... - Attorney Doug Nill: Against All Odds
Aug-25-08 Minneapolis, MN There's little doubt that chemical maker BASF hoped that attorney Doug Nill and his class action suit--on behalf of hundreds of American farmers--would just shrivel up and die. The corporate giant hired a crew of lawyers and sprayed courtrooms from Minnesota to Washington D.C. with a cloud of motions for more than a decade. "They had squ... - What Type of Insurance Coverage Does Your Small Business Actually Need?
Nov-18-24 Santa Clara, CA There are a lot of responsibilities that come with running a small business, especially when it comes to protecting what you've built and being a new business owner, insurance may not always be the first thing you think about. But, whether you're a new business owner or have been at it for years, knowing which insurance coverage y... - Zurich Insurance Agrees $455M Settlement in Farmers Class Action
London, UK: Zurich Financial Services Group and its subsidiary, Farmers Group Inc, have settled a nationwide class action lawsuit that is pending in Superior Court in Los Angeles. Under the terms of the settlement, $455 million will be made available to up to 13 million policyholders. The suit alleged that the class, consisting of policyholders who he... - $1.51B Deal Agreed in Syngenta GMO Corn Seed MDL
Santa Cruz, CA: A $1.51 billion settlement has been agreed between Syngenta AG and a nationwide class of plaintiffs who allege the chemical company should have delayed the release of its genetically modified corn seed until Chinese authorities, who represent a major corn market for US farmers, approved importing the GMO corn. The settlement deal f... - More Than 1,800 Syngenta Lawsuits Reportedly Filed
Nov-7-15 Kansas City, KS: More than 1,800 Syngenta lawsuits have reportedly been filed by farmers across the US against Syngenta. The lawsuits allege the biotechnology company’s genetically modified Agrisure Viptera and Duracade seeds contaminated US corn shipments, making them unacceptable for export to China. Although Syngenta reportedly filed a motion... - Defendants in Syngenta Lawsuits Pushing for Federal Jurisdiction
Apr-7-15 Kansas City, KS Given the positioning by the defendants in some of the Syngenta lawsuits currently in the pipeline, it appears as if Syngenta is trying to lay the blame on China for delaying the approval of Syngenta GMO corn seed rather than admitting, an assertion plaintiffs are making, that Syngenta jumped the gun on promoting the genetically modifie... - The Standard Long-term Disability Lawsuit Information & Legal News
Like other insurance companies, the Standard Insurance Company has faced claims of wrongly denied insurance claims and using questionable tactics to deny legitimate claims. In cases where Standard Insurance —or any insurance company—has wrongfully denied or delayed payment of an insurance claim, policyholders have the right to have that dec... - Attorney Charles W. Shipley Speaks on Messing with Farmers and the Environment
Mar-25-08 Tulsa, OK LawyersandSettlements heard from Tulsa attorney Chuck Shipley recently when he alerted us to a recent $21 million class action verdict against OK Foods of Fort Smith, Arkansas on behalf of 300 chicken farmers. When we spoke to him, he was just back from a week off. We didn't need to ask many questions! LawyersandSettlements (LAS): Where have... - State Farm And Other Companies Charged Accident Surcharge
Apr-9-07 Los Angeles, CA: Residents of California who purchased their auto insurance from State Farm between 1997 and 2002 may have unknowingly paid an illegal accident surcharge on their policies. The surcharge is also known as a "Non-Verifiable Accident Record Surcharge" or a "persistency discount." The surcharge was tacked on to policies for people who w... - Bayer Cropscience Faces More Lawsuits
Sep-13-06 Little Rock, AR Bayer has been handed yet another lawsuit since the August 18th 2006, announcement by the U.S. Agriculture Department that LLRICE 601 , engineered by Bayer , had been found in long grain rice storage bins in Arkansas and Missouri. LLRICE601 has not been approved for human consumption. LLRICE 601 (also referred to as "Liberty R... - Farmers Insurance won't honor its Auto Policy?
Feb-18-06 Minnie Kaplan, from South Beach, FL is frustrated. She was involved in a car accident a few years ago. The police and insurance investigators found the driver of the vehicle that hit her completely liable, yet she is still waiting to be compensated for her medical bills. Clearly, her insurance company, [ Farmer's Insurance ], has acted in bad faith. K... - Universal Life Insurance Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Some insurance companies are under scrutiny for their universal life insurance policies and practices that may violate US regulations. These companies are alleged to have made substantial changes to their universal life insurance policies , increasing premiums by drastic amounts and making it difficult for policyholders to continue with the policy or find... - Idaho Long Term Disability Insurance Fraud Lawsuit
Residents of Idaho who have their Idaho insurance claim unfairly denied may be able to file a denied disability insurance lawsuit or a bad faith insurance lawsuit against their insurer. Depending on the circumstances of their insurance, they may either have to file an appeal or they may be able to file a lawsuit right away. Lawsuits and appeals have b...