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Sort by date 2,601 pages found matching farmers insurance- Long-Term Disability Insurance: Denial Is Job One
Jun-17-16 Bloomfield, CT: It seems readily apparent that following closely on the heels of collecting premiums paid faithfully and consistently by policyholders, the next most-important priority of the insurance industry is to deny benefits considered to be appropriate and deserved. And in the arena of Wrongly Denied Disability Claims , the following dissertation... - Unum Provident Goes Against ERISA Rights
Dec-18-08 Elizabethtown, PA: Jay had an Unum Provident policy with his employer and received short term disability for five months (in July 2006) before he qualified for Unum's long term disability benefits. After six months receiving health insurance benefits from Unum, he was told to apply for social security—the insurance company expected him to return to wo... - Car Accident: Don't Settle for Less
Dec-13-08 Saint Cloud, FL Sometimes it doesn't pay to accept a car crash settlement right away. Ann and her son were involved in a rear-end collision that didn't seem like a serious car accident at the time, but they are both feeling the repercussions two years later. Now, Ann is thankful to her attorney that she will finally have her day in court. "My 15-year... - "Byetta is my Dirty Little Secret"
Nov-17-08 Cleveland, OH Although Deborah has not suffered acute pancreatitis from taking Byetta , she is concerned about long-term damage. Deborah was prescribed this drug off-label to lose weight but didn't know about Byetta pancreatitis until recently. And she is concerned about her health record. "I don't want Byetta on my health insurance profile because of... - When Wrongly Denied Is the Status Quo
Apr-14-16 Baton Rouge, LA: The disability insurance industry has long suffered from a reputation that suggests routine denials of legitimate disability claims and bad faith insurance dealings, in spite of plaintiffs and policyholders having paid their premiums faithfully and having maintained their policies in good standing. Some disgruntled consumers turn immed... - Is Unum Provident Still a Hungry Vulture?
Oct-22-08 Chattanooga, TN It's been awhile since Unum Provident was pilloried in the press, the subject of investigative reports by 60 Minutes and Dateline: NBC for dubious practices with regard to the provision of Unum long term disability and Unum life insurance. Indeed, Unum's corporate web site extols the virtues of 'people serving people.' Just don't ask L... - A Tale of Two Long Term Disability Denied Lawsuits
Mar-31-16 Houston, TX: Derek Williams has a bone to pick with Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. (MetLife), and as do a number of others in his position, he’s doing his picking in the court of law. Williams, a client of MetLife through his employer, accuses the insurer of denying long term disability benefits to which he is entitled and has launched a Long term... - Insurance Company Breached Its Duty to Defend Even After Settlement
Mar-18-16 The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that an insurance company breached its duty to provide a defense of an insured even though there was a settlement. The court ruled that even if a settlement is reached, the insurer was responsible for defending the covered party until the maximum liability limit was paid on the plaintiff’s claim. The plaintiff, Ke... - Anthem Policy Holders Awarded $90M Settlement in Insurance Class Action Lawsuit
New York, NY: A $90 million bad faith insurance class action settlement has been approved by a federal judge payable to former Anthem Inc, policyholders. The class of plaintiffs for the lawsuit includes 700,000 claimants in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Connecticut, who alleged they were underpaid by Anthem when it converted in 2001 from policyholde... - UNITE HERE Dispute with Sky Chefs Back on the Plate
Jan-18-24 Los Angeles, CA UNITE HERE International Union's California labor lawsuit against Sky Chefs Inc. is back on the plate. The Ninth Circuit ruling in December reversed U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson's dismissal in May 2022 of the Union's lawsuit which challenged unilateral wage and benefits changes made by the airline catering company on its... - Attorney Brian S. Kabateck On Technology Litigation and Righting Old Wrongs
Apr-20-08 Los Angeles, CA: Brian S. Kabateck, founding partner of Kabateck Brown Kellner, LLP, specializes in consumer class action and mass torts. His client list includes the likes of Michael Jackson, Ed McMahon, José Conseco, and Lou Ferrigno. As we'll see, it also includes the victims of genocide from almost a century ago. LawyersandSettlements (LAS): You r... - The Predatory Pricing Policy of Harvoni as a Modern-Day Scrooge
Dec-26-15 Washington, DC: In the wake of a congressional inquiry into prices and pricing strategy inherent with hepatitis blockbuster drugs Harvoni and Sovaldi, comes damning insight into the workings of a manufacturer pricing a drug through the stratosphere - its expectations for a backlash and its plan for damage control. The revelation should provide added fodder... - First Unum: Read the Fine Print
Mar-5-08 Baltimore, MD Imagine her dismay when Deborah Hamlet got a bill from First Unum , stating that she has to repay $64,000 of her long-term disability benefits because she collected social security benefits. "I read in my policy that once I received social security benefits, my Unum benefit would be reduced, not cut off," she says. Hamlet has repeatedly a... - Fidelity National Title Insurance Faces Class Action over Kickbacks
Los Angeles, CA: Angry homeowners have filed a federal consumer fraud class action lawsuit against Fidelity National Title Insurance and other major title insurers alleging the companies kicked back fees to real estate agents for real estate settlement services. According to the lawsuit, lead plaintiff Matthias Hildebrandt claims Fidelity Natio... - What to Do if Pulled Over for a DUI
Jan-4-24 Santa Clara, CA Not only is drunk driving considered to be a criminal offense in all 50 states, but there’s also a zero-tolerance policy for anyone under the age of 21 who’s caught driving with even trace amounts of blood alcohol concentration. To avoid getting on the wrong side of the law, the best course of action is to avoid drinking and d... - Harvoni Treatment Denied Lawsuit Accuses Insurer of ERISA Violations
Oct-25-15 San Francisco, CA: Yet another Gilead Hep C Denied Insurance Claim Lawsuit was quietly rolled out in July, accusing a noted health insurer of violating the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and other violations of a contractual nature, related to the alleged withholding of Harvoni treatment for hepatitis C. According to court documents... - Duane Morris Lawyer Charges Firm with Discrimination, Employee Misclassification
Oct-3-24 Oakland, CA On July 31, Megan Garland filed a class action lawsuit in the Northern District of California alleging that BigLaw firm Duane Morris discriminated against attorneys of color and female attorneys in violation of the California labor code . Garland v. Duane Morris alleges that the firm promoted women and people of color primarily to sal... - First Unum wasn't Born Evil
Nov-17-07 Portland,OR Once upon a time, there was nice insurance company called Unum Provident; it had a good reputation and quality product. The people who worked there believed in honesty and integrity. But a bunch of nasty managers decided to produce favorable profits at the expense of its policy holders. The happy company morphed into First Unum and became th... - Virtual At-Home Call Center Employees File Class Action Lawsuit against Apple
Santa Clara, CA: On December 8, 2011, an employment class action lawsuit was filed against Apple alleging that Apple devised an illegal scheme of classifying at-home call center employees as independent contractors in order to avoid paying Apple's share of payroll taxes and other business related expenses through the use of a Yellow Dog Contract. ... - Premera Data Breach Lawyer: Companies Must Face Consequences for Failing to Protect Identifying Information
Jul-10-15 New York, NY When retail stores have suffered data breaches , the incidents have been big news, but data breaches at insurance companies can be even more harmful. Gary Graifman, partner at Kantrowitz Goldhamer & Graifman in charge of consumer class-action litigation, says Premera policyholders whose information was accessed in a recent data breach c...