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May-8-07 Montgomery, AL: A lawsuit was recently filed against Allianz Insurance Company , alleging it sold annuities to seniors without telling them they may not have access to their savings for up to15 years. This constitutes elder abuse as well as fraud. How can this happen to our senior citizens? LawyersandSettlements.com interviews consumer lawyer Dee Miles. ... - ConAgra’s Tainted Peanut Butter Multimillion-Dollar Fine a Warning to Food Manufacturers
May-23-15 Seattle, WA Attorney Bill Marler has been a pioneer in the food safety and litigation business for 22 years. He’s represented thousands of food poisoning victims, including more than 100 people sickened by salmonella-tainted Peter Pan peanut butter produced by food manufacturer ConAgra in 2007. After an eight-year investigation by the US Atto... - SEC Files Securities Lawsuit
May-7-15 Indianapolis, IN The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed a securities lawsuit against an Indianapolis firm, alleging the company was involved in a Ponzi scheme. The SEC has laid charges against several people for alleged securities fraud in which principals in the firm used investments to pay themselves and cover previous offerings. A... - Canadians Are Targets for Emergency Room Overcharges
Apr-28-15 Chico, CA After Jonathan crashed his motorbike on a northern California racetrack, he was ambulanced to a nearby hospital where x-rays showed he had a broken clavicle. After his return home to Canada, emergency room charges soon followed. “I knew something was wrong with my shoulder and I slipped in and out of consciousness for about 10 minute... - Oxford Insurance: Poor Decisions affect Patients' Health
Nov-10-06 Oxford, MA: While other insurance companies are settling their lawsuits, Oxford Insurance is still in arbitration in a suit brought by a group of New Jersey doctors. Along with Oxford Insurance, Cigna Healthcare, United Healthcare, and Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield were all named in the lawsuit which was filed in 2002 on behalf of at least 40,000 New... - Blue Cross Insurance Leaves Patient with the Bill
Sep-29-06 Torrance, CA Eve H. thought she had covered all her bases when she signed up for Blue Cross insurance. Although she had occasional minor pain for which she took Glucosamine, she made sure Blue Cross was aware of her situation to avoid any trouble from the insurance company. After she was approved for Wellpoint Blue Cross insurance , Eve decided to... - Family of Las Vegas man denied cancer treatment awarded $200M verdict in insurance bad faith lawsuit
May-11-22 Las Vegas, NV (April 26, 2022) A jury awarded $40 million in compensatory damages and $160 million in punitive damages to the family of a Las Vegas man who died after being wrongfully denied a specific type of cancer treatment. Sierra Health and Life, a UnitedHealthCare Company, denied Bill Eskew’s claim for proton beam therapy (PBT). Sandy Eskew, th... - Washington Insurer to Cover Developmental Disabilities
Nov-9-14 Seattle, WA Regence BlueShield will settle two Washington insurance lawsuits and has agreed to cover neurodevelopmental disability therapies, according to reports. This makes the insurance company the third of the three largest to face insurance lawsuits concerning neurodevelopmental disability therapy. The settlement, which was announced following a s... - Texas Power Grid Failure
Below-freezing temperatures in Texas that caused widespread property damage, business closures, injuries and deaths have led to lawsuits against Electric Reliability Council of Texas Inc. (ERCOT) and Houston-based utility CenterPoint Energy Inc. Texas residents and businesses have filed gross negligence and willful misconduct claims and potential class actio... - More Denied Disability Lawsuits against Unum
Nov-1-14 New York, NY It isn’t surprising that long-term disability (LTD) coverage has seen a six percent decline from 2009 to 2013, given that Unum, or Unum Provident , the top disability insurer in the US., is still wrongfully denying long-term disability benefits, according to its policyholders. Last week an Unum lawsuit was filed by a New York polic... - Insurance Companies Reluctant to Pay Claims
Feb-20-06 Carey Johnson (not her real name--she requested anonymity due to an ongoing issue with her insurer) has been disabled since 1991. She has also been battling with her insurance company for the past 15 years for compensation that is due her. Carey never knows from one month to the next if her disability check will be in the mail. She suffers from [ fibromy... - Mutual Fund Losses - Mutual Fund Lawsuits - LawyersAndSettlements.com
Potential mutual fund lawsuits against various mutual fund companies, are being investigated, alleging investors suffered serious mutual fund losses as a result of their financial advisors' actions. In some cases, allegations about mutual fund fraud have been made, while in other cases, investors claim mutual fund investment advice that was given was... - Forced Arbitration, Stock Drop Disputes and ACA Repeal Loom Large for ERISA Lawsuits in Latter Half of 2019
Jul-12-19 Washington, DC It’s semiannual prognostication time for ERISA lawsuits , and in our crystal ball, we see a mysterious stranger, great fortune and heartbreak. No, actually, not. But relying on our lesser powers, we suspect that, for the next six months, three issues will loom large. These include the impact of forced arbitration clauses, the future vi... - Will Idaho Long-Term Denied Disability Improve or Suffer from Social Security Woes?
Jul-30-14 Washington, DC The state of Idaho is not alone as it relates to Aetna and Idaho long term denied disability lawsuits . A denied disability lawsuit against Aetna Life Insurance Co. in another state that was discharged following a decision by the Fifth US Circuit Court of Appeals resulted in the loss of LTD benefits for the insured. According to court... - UnitedHealth Files Lawsuit against California Insurance Commissioner
Jul-30-14 Los Angeles, CA Usually insurance companies are the defendants in insurance lawsuits that involve allegations of mishandled claims, but UnitedHealth has filed a California insurance lawsuit against the California insurance commissioner. The lawsuit alleges California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones is abusing his power and has sought punishment again... - California Denied Insurance: Appeals Frequently Successful
May-13-14 Pasadena, CA When patients have their California insurance claim denied , they can often feel frustrated and believe there is no point in appealing the decision. When they do appeal their denied disability insurance and their appeal is denied, they may want to give up entirely, rather than undergoing another fight. But according to some reports, policyh... - Judge Finds Insurer Guilty of Bad Faith
Apr-20-14 Los Angeles, CA News of bad faith insurance does not surprise a lot of people any more, but news of a company acting egregiously and hiding evidence might come as a bit of a shock. A lawsuit in Massachusetts against an insurer shows that insurance companies, even national companies, can allegedly act in bad faith when denying a disability claim or avoi... - Experienced Birth Injury Attorneys Discuss Lawsuits and Settlements
Sep-23-23 Los Angeles, CA The day your child is born should be one of the happiest days of your life. Sadly, medical complications may arise during childbirth that put your baby’s health at risk. When a doctor or a medical professional or medical facility fails to handle the situation properly, your infant may suffer injuries or illnesses resulting in permanen... - Canadian Sues, While US Disco Diva Says “I Will Survive” in Court
Oct-22-13 Green Brook, NJ Given the cost and complexity of construction, it’s little wonder that home warranty insurance is such a valued level of protection for the homeowner. Sadly, that protection is often more perception, given the realities homeowners encounter when the unforeseen occurs. Case in point is a new home built in central Canada, in the... - Employee 401(k) Lawsuit Claims GE Inflated Stock Value
Jan-15-19 Albany, NY On December 14, 2018, Adele Vargas filed a class action ERISA lawsuit against General Electric Company (“GE”) and Jeffrey Immelt, its former CEO. She alleges that GE improperly manipulated its earnings and inflated its stock price. As a retirement plan sponsor, it failed in its fiduciary duty to GE employees who invested in the comp...