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Jan-13-12 New Orleans, LA The insurance industry in general and Unum in particular appear to be more inclined toward the mining business, rather than the insurance business. Mining, as in mining the depths for reasons to deny or discontinue benefits to policyholders. Many a Unum lawsuit makes such an allegation, and there appears to be plenty of examples. Lin... - Qualified Attorney Important for Florida Workers’ Compensation Claims
Aug-25-17 Tallahassee, FL: It comes as no surprise that any Florida worker requiring Workers’ Compensation for a job-related injury only to experience the headache and heartbreak of a Florida denied workers compensation claim , resorts to a Florida workers comp lawsuit. In fact, legal experts note that Florida is such an employer-friendly State; a good lawy... - Unum Lawsuits Face SSDI Offset Snag
Aug-13-17 Phoenix, AZ: On August 7, 2017, a federal judge in Arizona denied a long term disability plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment based, roughly speaking, on the sheer worthlessness of his LTD ride, according to Lexis Legal News . The decision is more bad news for Unum lawsuit plaintiffs, who have long struggled with similar issue... - Monsanto v. Scientists over Glyphosate as a Probable Carcinogen
Dec-11-17 Oakland, CA: As Monsanto Roundup lawsuits continue to percolate at the behest of plaintiffs alleging the popular herbicide and its primary ingredient causes non-Hodgkin lymphoma, details have emerged with regard to an intense campaign by the manufacturer to discredit scientists. Monsanto Roundup is a widely-used weed killer deployed by farmers, gard... - Beware of the Unum Questionnaire
Jan-17-11 Chattanooga, TN While it has been noted that Unum has been improving its customer satisfaction ratings—this, according to Zacks Investment Research—there are still those who harbor frustration with the life and disability insurance juggernaut. To that end, blogger Linda Nee, a former Unum employee, shares the situation of one Unum insurance... - Southern California Attorney Answers Dog Bite Questions
Jan-10-11 Dog bite injury lawyer Kip Scott and the Personal Injury Law Center team have over a decade of experience assisting people in the southern California area who have suffered a personal injury from a dog attack. The firm has recovered millions of dollars on behalf of their injured clients. There are more than 60 million dogs in the US, and 40 perc... - The Best Strategy for Dealing with Proof of Disability Letters
Jun-7-17 Minneapolis, MN Individuals dealing with social security, workers compensation benefits , or short or long term disability claims are often faced with a flurry of forms. Answering an insurance company’s request for information in what is usually referred to as a Proof of Disability letter can be terrifying. There is every reason in the wo... - An Award-Winning Employee Culture at Unum Can’t Stop Lawsuits
May-27-17 Philadelphia, PA: Unum Group, which calls Chattanooga home, may hold a place amongst the Top 500 employers in the US as ranked by Forbes . However, such lofty plaudits have not stopped a Unum lawsuit from a woman who claimed Unum insurance stopped her benefits without just cause. The plaintiff in the case is Melissa Maiellano, who filed her Unum di... - Unum Policy Holder Ignored
Oct-26-10 Newcastle, VA Most complaints Lawyers and Settlements receives about Unum concerns long-term disability denial. In Dave's case, his Unum insurance claim didn't even reach that stage. "Unum has totally ignored me," he says. Dave was fired from his job—ironically, he sold insurance—and suffered a severe depression, so much so that it took... - Potentially Fatal MRSA Bacteria Has Entered Food Chain
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is urging federal agencies to check for methacylin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in meat sold across the country. The highly infectious bacteria was recently found in farm workers and pigs in Iowa and Illinois by an assistant professor and her graduate students. In fact, they found that more than 70 percent of... - Got Chinese Drywall? Check Your Insurance Policy
Jul-10-10 Miami, FL If you have Chinese drywall in your home and your homeowners insurance policy is up for renewal, read the fine print. A Virginia judge recently issued a ruling that will make insurance coverage more difficult to obtain and likely more expensive for homeowners with toxic drywall. A Florida couple was recently awarded $2.4 million in da... - Century Foods to pay $2.5 million settlement in property lawsuit.
Sparta, WI: (Mar-18-08) Coulee Area Renewable Energy LLC. (CARE) brought a lawsuit against Century Foods International, over the proposed buyout of the 83.7-acre Sparta ethanol plant site. CARE brought charges in Monroe County Circuit Court in December 2007, claiming that Century Foods and Hormel Foods Corp., breached terms of an October 2007 settlement... - Hackettstown Livestock Auction pays $40,000 personal injury settlement after an escaped cow causes a car crash
Belvidere, NJ: (Feb-7-08) Stephen Van Campen of Independence Township, a former Warren County Community College trustee, brought charges against the city and Hackettstown Livestock Auction, after he sustained injuries when an escaped cow collided with his car. Records show that the cow escaped May 18, 2003 from the Hackettstown Livestock Auction building o... - Salmon River, US Government to pay $170 million to restore the San Joaquin River
Washington, DC: (Nov-15-07) The Natural Resources Defense Council filed a lawsuit against the US government in 1988, over restoring salmon to the San Joaquin River. The 19-year-long suit reached a settlement when a key US House committee approved legislation to implement a controversial water settlement, aimed at restoring salmon to the river. The deal was... - Smithfield Foods Inc. Hog Farm Damage Settlement Fund
Kansas, MO: (Jun-13-07) Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon brought charges against Smithfield Foods Inc., who bought Kansas City-based Premium Standard Farms in May 2007 in a deal valued at $800 million. The suit was over environmental damage caused by Premium Standard's hog farms in the state. Nixon reached an agreement with Smithfield Foods that will pr... - Smithfield Foods Hog Waste Pollution Settlement
Raleigh, NC: (Mar-13-07) Smithfield Foods, the world's largest pork producer, reached a settlement in an environmental protection lawsuit filed by the state of North Carolina in 2000, in which it agreed to pay the state $50 million over 25 years to improve the environment. The money was offered after hog waste lagoons overflowed and polluted rivers and s... - Monsanto Loses Labelling Battle in California – Tentatively
Feb-3-17 Fresno, CA: Opponents and families involved in lawsuits against the makers of the chemical herbicide known as Roundup are hailing a “tentative decision” by a California judge based on written arguments to allow glyphosate to be added to the “list of chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer” under... - The Conseco Trust and the Milliman Report
Feb-21-09 Sandpoint, ID In Part 3 of a series of articles about Long Term Care Insurance (LTCI) and Conseco in particular, consultant Martin McBirney discusses the near term prospects for the block of policies Conseco recently placed into an independent trust and what can be done to help mitigate the damage that will soon take place. For the past 3 years, McBirn... - Slip and Fall - Slip and Fall Injury, Slip and Fall Accidents, Slip and Fall Attorney
A Slip and Fall injury often occurs from a slip and fall accident due to dangerous conditions, from the environment to the supermarket to your home. It is in your best interest to talk with a slip and fall attorney who can help with your slip and fall claim and possibly a slip and fall settlement. Slip and Fall Accidents In a slip a... - Long Term Health Care Insurance: An Expert Consultant Weighs In: Part II
Nov-21-08 Sandpoint, ID In Part 2 of a series of articles about Long Term Care Insurance (LTCI) and Conseco in particular, consultant Martin McBirney discusses the possible demise of LTCI. For the past 3 years, McBirney has focused on expert consulting work for plaintiff's attorneys regarding unfair claim denials and excessive rate increases. Long Term Care I...