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Jul-25-17 Chicago, IL: Recent events involving The Hartford insurance company is demonstrative of the balancing act the insurance industry must maintain between contractual obligations to deserving clients, v. being taken to the cleaners by policyholders attempting to collect benefits they may not, or do not deserve. Somewhere in the middle is the grey area that lea... - California Wildfire Bad Faith Insurance Denial Lawsuits Get New Life
Mar-1-21 San Francisco, CA In May 2020, the California Court of Appeal for the First Appellate District reversed the trial court’s grant of summary judgment to State Farm Insurance Co. Leonard and Patricia Fadeeff challenged the insurer’s denial of their claim for damage to their home in the 2015 Valley Fire. Fadeeff v. State Farm continues to be a... - Wrong-Side Surgery Shouldn't Happen
Oct-25-10 Kansas City, MO Veteran medical malpractice attorney Grant Davis has handled several lawsuits on behalf of people who have been injured when operating room doctors perform what is known as "wrong-side surgery." He thinks carefully and then says, "The truth is that this type of situation has been addressed a great deal. The cure is proper communication... - Oxford Health Insurance offers $50 million in refunds in overcharged insurance lawsuit.
New York, NY: (May-29-08) The state of New York brought charges against UnitedHealth Group Inc's Oxford Health Insurance unit, alleging that it overcharged customers on health insurance policies in 2006. Sources close to the lawsuit stated that as part of a settlement reached, UnitedHealth Group Inc's Oxford Health Insurance unit has agreed to refund $50... - General Casualty Insurance pays $1.27 million insurance settlement in fire damage lawsuit.
Grand Blanc Township, MI: (May-29-08) Grand Blanc Court and Fitness brought a lawsuit against General Casualty Insurance based in Wisconsin, seeking compensation for their business, which was destroyed in a December 2007 fire. Records indicate that Kevin and Annette Kaczmarek, owners of Grand Blanc Court and Fitness announced plans to upgrade fitness equ... - Conseco to pay $2.3 million settlement in insurance lawsuit.
New York, NY: (May-07-08) The Pennsylvania Department of Insurance brought charges against Carmel, IN, based Conseco Inc., alleging that the insurance holding company's long-term care insurance business engaged in trade practices that could prove harmful to consumers. The agency filed suit said that pending claims weren't handled in a timely manner, clai... - Elderly Annuities, Allianz Life Insurance Co. agrees to $10 million insurance malpractice settlement
Sacramento, CA: (Feb-14-08) The state Department of Insurance filed a lawsuit against Allianz Life Insurance Co., alleging that the largest seller of annuities in California targeted thousands of seniors in deceptive annuity sales. The suit accused Minneapolis-based Allianz of deceiving elderly victims into purchasing confusing annuity products that were f... - Condo Association Files Bad Faith Insurance Lawsuit in Miami
Dec-3-09 Miami, FL A condo association in the Sunshine State is making a bad faith insurance claim against its insurance provider for two residential towers in danger of being demolished next year. The Buckley Towers Condominium Association alleges that its bad faith insurance company failed to react in a timely manner to the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma in 200... - Fire Insurance, City of Warren to receive $1 million after US Fire Insurance prevented competitive contract bidding
Warren, MI: (Nov-20-07) The city of Warren brought charges against insurance agent Arthur Dickinson and US Fire Insurance in the late 1990's, alleging that they overcharged the city by awarding insurance contracts under a "contingency commissions" system. The suit claimed that the system prevented competitive bidding for the contracts and was not in the be... - Mortgage Kickbacks, First American Title Insurance Co. agrees to $5 million fine and to close 84 partnerships
Washington, DC: (Nov-18-07) The US Department of Housing and Urban Development and Florida insurance and banking regulators brought charges against a First American Corp. title insurance subsidiary, alleging that the company gave kickbacks for new business. The suit claimed that the company's First American Title Insurance Co. unit illegally used Florida-b... - Pay to Play Insurance, Ace Ltd. pays $4.5 million settlement for bid rigging and price fixing insurance
Miami, FL: (Oct-25-07) Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum and nine other states brought charges against Ace Ltd., a Hamilton, Bermuda, insurance holding company, alleging that company officials were involved in a "pay to play" scandal with other insurance brokers. The charges asserted that ACE had conspired with other insurance brokers after it came to... - Sometimes Both Sides Win in Bad Faith Insurance Law
Oct-3-09 Columbia, SC Sometimes a bad faith insurance claim can go both ways. In one example, with the help of a bad faith insurance lawyer, a plaintiff won his case under the provisions of bad faith insurance law. However, the Court later reduced the punitive damages originally awarded by the jury, which amounted to a cutting of some slack for the defendant. ... - New Orleans Grocer Wins Appeal in Massive Bad Faith Insurance Claim
Aug-18-09 New Orleans, LA A bad faith insurance case involving a grocer from New Orleans turned into a happy ending after an appeals court upheld a 2008 ruling that found in favour of the plaintiff in a lawsuit championed by an insurance bad faith attorney—as most successful lawsuits are, of course. In this case, a bad faith insurance claim was made by... - Westfield Insurance Co. Electrical Explosion Settlement
Bloomington, IL: (Aug-21-07) McLean County brought charges against Westfield Insurance Co. after an electrical explosion on June 15, 2003, caused an estimated $4 million in damage. The explosion occurred on a Sunday morning when the building was closed and no one was injured. Westfield and Hartford Insurance of Illinois, who insure the county, filed suit i... - American National Insurance Co. Car Fraud Settlement
Houston, TX: (May-24-07) The state of Texas filed a lawsuit against American National Insurance Co. (ANICO) over vehicle related insurance policies. The suit discussed the policies sold through auto dealerships for new vehicles by Galveston-based American National. The policies cover payments owed to financing institutions in the event the borrower dies or... - Out of Network Medical Costs Can Add Up Quickly
May-19-09 Oakland, CA When it comes to understanding health insurance, some of the most complex issues may revolve around out of network medical expenses. Out of network charges can be costly and they can be unexpected. That is because many people may not be entirely clear on what constitutes out of network medical care. Even within one facility, various procedure... - Patients Allegedly Over-Billed for Out Of Network Medical Care
May-5-09 New York, NY It is probably little surprise to anybody who has dealt with health insurance companies that once again those companies are being accused of less than honest business practices. This time, those practices involve out of network physicians and the ways that insurance companies decide on reimbursement rates for out of network medical care. ... - Insurance Companies Forcing Policyholders to File Lawsuits to Obtain Benefits
Jul-16-16 Dallas, TX: When you're dealing with a disability or serious illness and are unable to work, the last thing you want to do is fight with your insurance company over denied disability benefits . But that's exactly what denied disability lawsuits allege has happened, over and over again. Policyholders say their insurance claims are improperly denied or de... - United National Insurance Co. and Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association Insurance Co. Upper Merion Insurance Coverage Settlement
Upper Merion, PA: The Board of Supervisors agreed to accept a $55,000 settlement from the two insurance companies for a federal lawsuit involving DNA testing. United National Insurance Co. of Bala Cynwyd and Pennsylvania Manufacturers' Association Insurance Co. of Whitpain had refused to pay $600,000 to the township for a $1.6 million settlement of a 20... - Mosanto and Regulators vs. Consumers
Jul-3-20 Santa Clara, CA The herbicides dicamba and glyphosate have a lot in common. Both are made by Monsanto, both are associated with environmental problems such as chemical drift and both cause health problems, such as cancer. Nobody knows this more than investigative journalist Carey Gillam. And another similarity: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...