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Feb-16-09 St. Louis, MO In a classic example of bad faith insurance , Allstate has been handed a $1 million judgment by the Missouri Court of Appeals Western District for indiscretions originating from a bad faith insurance claim. The case has kept insurance bad faith attorneys working pretty steadily, up to and including the final judgment in the case. The cas... - With Friends Like AARP, Who Needs Enemies?
Dec-17-08 Miami, FL If you are a senior citizen, or someone approaching retirement, you are probably quite worried about what the future holds for you. After all, your pension may not be secure, your investments have likely lost value and even lobby groups that are supposed to protect you—organizations like AARP, which not only lobbies on behalf of seniors but a... - Better be on your death-bed to collect Conseco Long Term Care Insurance
Dec-10-08 Kingsbury, TX Melinda's 95-year-old mother was denied long term care health insurance because she could remember her name, therefore she was not 'cognitively impaired', which is one stipulation that Conseco life insurance says is necessary to qualify for long term care insurance in an assisted living facility. It was irrelevant that her mother couldn't... - Insurance Lawsuits: Even Honest Rejections of Claims Can Be Costly
Apr-7-16 Birmingham, AL: It’s not uncommon to hear complaints about insurance companies, and with some of the tactics long-term disability companies allegedly use to deny payments, it’s no wonder policyholders get frustrated. Sure, there are perfectly valid reasons for denying an insurance claim, but there are also perfectly valid claims that get de... - California Workers Denied Unemployment Benefits Entitled to Appeal
Mar-16-16 Los Angeles, CA: California workers who have been unfairly denied their unemployment benefits may not realize they are entitled to file an appeal of the denial, and they can obtain legal help in doing so. An appeal can be complicated and requires the claimant to file proper paperwork on strict deadlines. Azad Marvazy, founder and managing partner of Li... - Bad Faith Insurance Appears to be the New Norm
Jul-26-08 Arcadia, FL It's a sorry state of affairs when bad faith insurance is the norm, rather than the exception. Just compare the industry today with yesteryear, and the differences become apparent. Once upon a time, not too long ago, the smart money was on insurance for when catastrophe struck. Sure, you miss the dollars that leave your bank account mo... - Bankrupt and Belly Up
Feb-10-08 Surrey, BC: Gale Winkleman and her partner (let's call him Brad) had a garbage disposal business together in Surrey, British Columbia, until 2000. Then Brad discovered cocaine. He took a lot of cash out of the business and eventually spent it on crack cocaine. Winkelman has no idea exactly how much Brad took -- in cash and crack -- because he did so many... - Motorcycle Student Pays for Instructor's Mistake
Mar-16-08 Broad Brook, CT: A motorcycle accident was the last thing James expected during a motorcycle training course, especially since the instructor was at fault. Yet he found himself with a hefty repair bill and the possible rise in his insurance rates. "Our class had just finished taking a test for the motorcycle safety course," James recalls, "when the... - Gene Frederickson car accident Settlement
A pickup driven by Gene Frederickson but owned by Larry Lorenzen, collided with a vehicle driven by Laurel Pehl. Six people in the Pehl vehicle were injured, and they sued Frederickson for damages. It was determined that Frederickson was negligent, and National Farmers Union Property and Casualty Co. settled the claims for $735,000. Deciding an issue neve... - UnumProvident settles with Two States
Nov-23-06 New York, NY UnumProvident Corp. has settled major lawsuits in the states of New York and California. In the first lawsuit, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced on November 1 that the UnumProvident will stop contingent commission payments, disclose insurance-broker compensation and pay a settlement of $17.4 million. Of that $17.4 mill... - Defective Product Caused Personal Injury
Nov-16-06 Plainfield, CT In August 2006, a pulley system on Penny Lee Palazzo's bedroom window snapped, slamming down hard on her hand and crushing four fingers. Unfortunately for Penny (but the window manufacturer and its insurance company assumes fortunately) the window was built in 1979. "I put my head out the window to call my daughter into the house," says... - Oregon Requires Insurers to Cover Autism Therapy
Dec-22-14 Salem, OR Oregon has become the latest state to require insurers to include autism and other mental health conditions, rather than denying claims for such conditions. Insurance lawsuits have been filed in other states regarding insurers’ refusal to cover applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy and other treatments linked to autism. According t... - Our Home an Asbestos Hazard Site
Apr-26-06 Angelica Frances and her family moved to Sedalia, Missouri and bought a home. Little did they know that soon after moving in, they would be forced to leave. The entire house was contaminated with asbestos. "We arrived in Missouri from California in October, 2005. We were moving here for work and family reasons and bought the property from a real estate/... - Investors Balk at Bayer with Roundup and Monsanto Class Action Lawsuit
Mar-25-22 Santa Clara, CA A group of investors has balked at Bayer with a class action lawsuit claiming they were deceived about the link between Roundup and cancer and the Monsanto purchase that includes over 125,000 Roundup lawsuits. Investors are demanding about $2.5 billion from Bayer, reported Reuters in January. That amount covered lawsuits from ab... - Surgeon Sues Over California Denied Disability
Jul-16-14 Walnut Creek, CA A recent court decision under California insurance law demonstrates just how complex lawsuits alleging denied disability insurance can become. There is also no guarantee that a rider purchased on an insurance policy will automatically provide the benefits associated with that rider, without the courts becoming involved. That’s... - Teacher with Debilitating Injuries Twice Denied Disability Insurance
Apr-30-14 Riverside, CA A school teacher in California who stepped in to help prevent a second fight between two teenage students on school premises and was subsequently injured has launched a lawsuit against the insurance carrier who twice denied disability insurance to the woman. According to a report published in The Desert Sun (3/26/14), plaintiff Melis... - Heatlthcare Fraud and Healthcare Whistleblower News and Information
Employees of healthcare companies who have evidence of healthcare fraud may receive a portion of the money collected in a lawsuit if they come forward as a healthcare whistleblower to uncover illegal activities. Among illegal activities that could be reported are attempts to defraud the government , performing surgeries that are unnecessary, using medic... - Woman Awarded $873,000 in Disability Lawsuit
Mar-6-14 San Francisco, CA A woman who filed an insurance lawsuit after being denied disability benefits has been awarded $873,000 by a federal jury. The jurors disagreed with the insurance company, who argued that there were medications that could help the woman work. According to The Press Democrat (2/18/14), Cassaundra Ellena had to leave her job as a r... - Bizarre Tale of Attempted Murder, Mayhem, Bankruptcy and Bad Faith Insurance
Nov-30-13 Laval, PQ The way home warranty insurance currently works in the Canadian province of Quebec, you would hope that your condo isn’t in a building taller than four stories. Because if it is, under current regulations, you’re out of luck. Home warranty companies, either individually or in concert with government programs, provide implied wa... - Does ERISA Cover Your Health Insurance Complaint?
Nov-1-13 Washington, DC Employees might know that their employee stock plan is covered under ERISA regulations, but they might not know that those same ERISA laws cover their health insurance, if that health insurance is provided through their employment. In fact, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) covers not only employee stock plans and pensi...