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Motorcycle accidents are serious events that can change a person's life. Motorcycle accident injuries are often catastrophic, including brain injury, spinal cord injury and lost limbs. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), in 2006, motorcyclists made up 11 percent of total traffic fatalities, 13 percent of all occup... - Chinese Drywall Plaintiffs Suffer Insurance Setback
Dec-30-10 New Orleans, LA While victims of defective Chinese drywall are getting some satisfaction from lawsuit settlements, and repair funding from suppliers, distributors and contractors responsible for installing the defective product into scores of homes, a judge ruled a week before Christmas that there will be little help for homeowners through their existi... - In Spite of Recent Accolades, Unum Continues to Be Criticized
Nov-5-10 Chattanooga, TN Anyone who thinks of the insurance industry, and Unum in particular, as having a Jekyll and Hyde personality can be forgiven in light of recent events and allegations both supporting and decrying the company. In recent years Unum Insurance has been battling a reputation of unfairness to its policyholders by way of alleged inappropriaten... - Complicated TVM Mesh Lawsuit Settles
Apr-27-17 Los Angeles, CA: A transvaginal mesh lawsuit that has gone through a plethora of twists and turns akin to a country road appears to be in the final stages of resolution after a federal judge in California gave the thumbs-up to a proposed $12.25 million settlement. Upwards of 2,710 class members will share in $10.58 million, with the remainder going to... - Unum Subpoenaed by New York Attorney General
Aug-5-10 Chattanooga, TN The insurance company Unum was recently subpoenaed by New York's attorney general, Andrew Cuomo, in connection to allegations of fraud over how insurers pay benefits on life insurance after the policy holder passes way. Cuomo and his office are investigating a number of insurance companies over the practice of retaining funds from li... - Types of Damages in Personal Injury Lawsuits
Nov-25-24 Santa Clara, CA Personal injury lawsuits often involve compensatory and punitive damages. Compensatory damages cover economic losses, like medical bills and lost wages, and non-economic losses, like pain and suffering. Punitive damages may be awarded for egregious misconduct to punish the defendant and deter similar behavior. Understanding these types of... - Unum Insurance Client Cries Foul over Alleged Unum Stonewall Tactics
Jul-18-10 Chattanooga, TN : There is little doubt that Unum has been working to move beyond a reputation tarnished by various accusations that the insurance company, also known as Unum Provident and First Unum, systematically denied the claims of long-term disability insurance clients. However, accusations remain. Witness the plea for help penned by a blogger who... - Exactech Files Bankruptcy
Nov-24-24 Santa Clara, CA Exactech has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in the US Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. The medical device manufacturer will sell its assets to investors due to "unsustainable liabilities associated with knee and hip litigation related to the packaging recalls we voluntarily initiated between 2021 and 2022.&rdq... - Health IQ Slammed with Proposed California Labor Law Class Actions
Jan-26-23 Santa Clara, CA Health IQ has been slammed with two (so far) proposed California labor class actions alleging the Medicare broker insurance company terminated between 700 to 1,000 employees in December without a heads-up. By not giving workers notice, Health IQ violated the California's Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), accord... - Fighting Back Against the High Cost of Insulin
Mar-5-17 Seattle, WA It’s almost a century since two Canadian researchers discovered insulin could save the lives of diabetics . They believed that no one should profit from their remarkable discovery and sold the patent to the University of Toronto for $1. Changes to the production of insulin and expiring patents have changed all that. Today, insulin is... - Benefits Plan Manager Pleads Guilty to $1 Million Fraud
May-9-10 New Haven, CT An employee savings plan under the provisions and protections of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is valued in that employees of such an employee stock plan or employee 401K attempting to put funds away for retirement have recourse in the event of unnecessary risk, mismanagement or misappropriation by those in a positio... - Couple Sues Health Company, Alleges ERISA Not Applicable
Apr-10-10 Denver, CO A lawsuit recently heard by an appeals court alleges that ERISA does not govern their insurance plan and that, as a result, the plaintiffs should be allowed to sue their insurance company. According to the 4/07/10 issue of the Durango Herald, Stephen Dobbs worked for the Southern Ute Indian Tribe. His son had a rare skull condition and r... - NY Judge Won't Reassign Unum Disability Lawsuit Over Question of Impropriety
Feb-2-17 New York, NY: A New York magistrate judge presiding over an Unum disability lawsuit alleging that First Unum Life Insurance improperly terminated a woman's disability coverage refused to remove herself from the case after the plaintiff's attorney questioned whether that judge had represented the insurer six years ago while a partner at Proskauer Rose... - SEC Filing Reveals Unum Bad Faith Insurance Class Action Settlement
Nov-26-16 Los Angeles, CA: Often couched in the financial fine print of regular filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are details pertaining to legal action brought against the submitting corporation. To that end, Unum Insurance (Unum Group) revealed in its 10-Q report filed back in late July that a settlement had been conclusively approved, b... - Businessman charged with financial fraud in two states
Sep-27-09 Bismark, ND Raymond Arjmand is reportedly facing several financial fraud lawsuits that involve properties he owns in California and North Dakota. Arjmand owns the Gateway Fashion Mall in Bismark, as well as the Woodland and County Fair Fashion Mall, both located in California. The businessman is reportedly facing financial fraud charges and is accused... - It Doesn't Pay to be Honest with Unum
Jun-24-09 Andalusia, AL: " Had I known that Unum [also known as Unum Provident] long term disability benefits was going to be a loan, I would have gone to a bank," says Elaine. "My interpretation of disability insurance is this: when you become disabled, insurance pays your benefits." But Elaine says that wasn't the case with Unum health insurance. "In 2005... - Former NFL Player Files Insurance Lawsuit
Aug-10-16 Charlotte, NC: It's not just the little guy who has his long term disability insurance claim denied by insurance companies. Even professional athletes who suffer debilitating injuries can fall victim to insurance company denials. Now, a former NFL player who had his career ended prematurely by a concussion has filed a lawsuit against an insurance compa... - Sen. Warren Raises the Alarm over Catalent/Novo Nordisk Merger
Nov-1-24 Washington, DC On October 10, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan, urging the FTC to closely review a proposed merger between Novo Nordisk and Catalent. Catalent is one of the very few suppliers that provide specialized development and manufacturing services to GLP-1 manufacturers. The letter urge... - Long Term Care Health Insurance? More likely Living with the Kids
Mar-14-09 Seattle, WA Increasingly, the families of policy holders are finding that their parents' long term care insurance is being denied. There could be multiple reasons, but one thing is certain: the insurance companies weren't prepared for so many claims. There are more people living longer and they are in need of assisted living or nursing home care. But the... - Unum Can't Translate its own Policies
Mar-7-09 San Francisco, CA: Richard bought an Unum health insurance policy back in the 1980s, which included Unum long term disability, and he never missed a payment. The Unum (also known as Unum Provident) policy Richard bought insured that he could receive benefits if he was unable to work in his specific profession—something akin to a ballerina taking out an...