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Nov-16-18 Los Angeles, CA On September 14, 2018 Marisa Finnerty filed a long term denied disability lawsuit against the Life Insurance Company of North America (LINA), alleging that she had been wrongly denied benefits under her employer, Quest Diagnostics’, long term disability and group life insurance plans. Two things stand out about this lawsuit. It’s... - Unum’s Denial of Opioid Overdose Deaths
Nov-15-18 New Orleans, LA : The giant insurance company Unum—also known as First Unum -- typically denies accidental death benefits (as do most other life insurance companies) by excluding in their policy coverage for deaths related to prescription overdose or for medical or surgical treatment of a sickness or disease. But Unum’s denial didn’t s... - Legislators Trying to Temporarily Stall California Fracking
Apr-21-13 Sacramento, CA A California fracking lawsuit initiated at the beginning of the year seeks enforcement of existing California laws that require oversight of an increasingly controversial method of oil and gas extraction. The lawsuit, filed January 24 in Alameda County Superior Court, suggests the required oversight is not happening and that existing law... - California Issues Insurance Directive on Discrimination
Apr-17-13 Sacramento, CA California’s Department of Managed Health Care has issued a directive to ensure there are no violations of California Insurance Law when it comes to denying insurance to transgendered people. The directive is aimed at guaranteeing a person has access to health care regardless of his or her gender identity or expression. Discriminat... - Hydraulic Fracking Hits the Big Screen
Jan-16-13 Hollywood, CA: The debate surrounding hydraulic fracturing water contamination elevates to a new pitch this month with the release of two films, one a presumed blockbuster from the fertile minds of actors Matt Damon and John Krasinski, and the other a documentary that appears to support the ideals behind fracking and debunks many of the concerns of cri... - Illinois Employment Labor Law
Illinois labor law lawsuits allege violations of Illinois state labor laws including overtime pay and minimum wage violations. The rights of employees in Illinois are protected by a number of laws including the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, the Illinois Equal Pay Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)... - Pennsylvania labor law | Pennsylvania employment law | Lawyersandsettlements.com
Pennsylvania labor law lawsuits allege violations of Pennsylvania state labor laws including overtime pay and minimum wage violations. The rights of employees in Pennsylvania are protected by a number of laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). Possible violations of Pennsylvania employment l... - Anthem Refuses to Cover Emergency Room Care After the Fact
Jul-18-18 Sacramento, CA Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield denies emergency room coverage for patients whose symptoms later prove to have been non-life threatening. This has been a long-standing practice, but it is now official policy in six states. Are California patients protected under California insurance law ? It’s not entirely clear, but the lawsuits are... - SuperStorm Sandy Bad Faith Insurance Claims
Nov-10-12 New York, NY In Part 4 of our series on SuperStorm Sandy Scams, we’re focusing on insurance claims for business--small businesses in particular. Rotting stock, no electricity, damaged buildings, roads and infrastructure, can spell huge financial losses for business owners. Sorting out your insurance claim only adds to the headaches in many cas... - Peanut Butter Recall Expands as Salmonella Infections Increase
Sep-28-12 Los Angeles, CA In light of the recent salmonella outbreak potentially linked to Trader Joe’s Creamy Salted Valencia Peanut Butter, Sunland, the manufacturer of Trader Joe’s (TJ’s) peanut butter, has pulled dozens more peanut and almond products. The company has issued a voluntary recall of 76 different products made in the same li... - Fracking and Legal Recourse: Attorney Weighs In
Sep-25-12 Bradford County, PA Depending upon how you look at it, fracking may be good news--if it doesn’t affect you personally. It helps with the global climate because burning gas emits less carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than burning coal. And by supplying 30 percent of America’s natural gas, it’s arguably better for national security. B... - $600,000 Settlement with LINA and CIGNA for Claims Handling Violations in California
The California Department of Insurance has announced a settlement agreement with Life Insurance Company of North America ("LINA") to resolve allegations of disability insurance claims handling violations. In addition to paying a fine, LINA agreed to make changes in its claims handling policies and procedures, and to review previously closed claim... - Zurich Price-Fixing Class Action Settled for $150 Million
A $150 million settlement has been approved in the class action against Zurich Financial Services and insurance broker Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. The suit alleged that the defendants engaged in price fixing between 1994 and 2005. Estimates suggest that there may be 3.79 potential class members who qualify as beneficiaries of the settlement. Under the... - Allstate Settles Bad-Faith Insurance Suit for $4 Million
Allstate Insurance Co, has agreed to settle a bad-faith insurance lawsuit brought by Metropolitan Business Management, a property management firm, for $4 million. MBM alleged that Allstate refused to defend it in a lawsuit over a Malibu property sale. The buyer of the Malibu property had alleged that MBM and conspired with the seller to prevent the sal... - High Court Sides With Plaintiff in Unum Lawsuit
Aug-8-12 San Francisco, CA An Unum lawsuit that originally went in favor of the defendant was reversed by a higher court, which found fault with some of the practices and procedures of Unum insurance, and remanded the case in favor of the plaintiff. Plaintiff Leah Bilyeu was employed by Morgan Stanley, but alleging she suffered from various medical condition... - New Home Warranty Lawsuits and Horror Stories
Jun-13-12 Fort Lauderdale, FL Home insurance to protect one's investment from fire, flood and other forms of catastrophe is a given regardless if a home is new, or used. However, new homes usually feature an enhanced level of protection for the consumer, separate from their home insurance policy--a home warranty that the home is built properly according to updated c... - ER Overcharges Outrageous
Apr-26-12 Houston, TX Last New Year's Eve, Vladimir's son wound up in the hospital ER room complaining of severe abdominal pain. Now Vladimir has ER overcharges amounting to almost $100,000. Wait, it gets worse! His son had a perfectly good appendix removed and he is still experiencing abdominal pain! "As soon as we got to ER the doctor suspected appendicitis... - Texas Woman, Disabled, Files Unum Lawsuit
Mar-6-12 McKinney, TX An Unum lawsuit filed in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas pits Unum insurance against a policyholder with a litany of medical problems verified by the plaintiff's medical team. The lawsuit stems from Unum's denial of long-term disability benefits in spite of, it has been alleged, rather obvious medical reasons that s... - Securities Lawsuit Trends in 2011
Jan-10-12 New York, NY A look back on trends in 2011 securities lawsuits shows that 2011 was not much different from previous years. The number of securities fraud lawsuits filed was reportedly in line with other years, while the payouts from securities fraud litigation was the third highest on record. The number of lawsuits linked to the credit crisis is now de... - Diagnosed with Lyme Disease, Plaintiff is Denied by Unum Disability Insurance
Feb-14-18 San Diego, CA: A medical professional who could no longer fulfill the functions of her occupation due to a diagnosis of Lyme disease, had her long term disability benefits claim denied by her LTD provider. Plaintiff Laura Wakil holds that Unum unfairly denied her LTD benefits that were rightfully hers' according to the terms of her policy, and she is takin...