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Jun-5-12 Chattanooga, TN It appears to be a tale of mixed messages surrounding Unum Insurance , one of the world's leading providers of disability insurance. The company appears robust and geared for growth, yet many an Unum lawsuit alleges bad faith insurance with benefits unjustly denied or terminated. And as new leadership assumes the Human Resources portfoli... - Doctors Say Health Insurers Dictate Medication Decisions
Drug Costs a Key Factor Physicians across the US are complaining that health insurance companies are mandating which medications they can prescribe, which effectively mandates the decision-making process. Some doctors have reported being bullied by insurance companies, forcing them to prescribe generic medications to patients, because of the costs. The... - Insurance for Eating Disorder Treatment Basis for Lawsuits
Families Resorting to Lawsuits, Even When They Have Health Insurance Families with children who have eating disorders are resorting to lawsuits to get their health insurers to cover the costs of the associated medical treatment. In many states the law does not require that health insurers cover these costs, but instead cover the costs of treating ment... - Insurance companies to pay over $2.1 million settlement in claims lawsuit.
Stamford, CT: (May-16-08) The state of Connecticut brought charges against John Alden Life and Time Insurance, two health insurers, alleging that they violated federal laws when they processed claims involving pre-existing health conditions. Federal officials said that the suit was a result of a state led investigation into the business practices of John... - Minivan driver to pay $536,837 settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Portland, ME: (May-05-08) Wilmot Lewis, husband of 78-year-old Ethel, brought a wrongful death lawsuit against Lori Marston, the driver whose minivan hit Ethel Lewis, killing her. Records of the incident show that the crash initially described by the police to be a hit-and-run, but prosecutors later determined that Marston did stop and render assistance... - Ullico to pay $20 million settlement in insurance lawsuit.
Washington, DC: (Apr-28-08) The US Labor Department brought charges against Ullico Inc. which sparked off an investigation into the company's employee benefit plan. The complaint stated that the company self-dealt with the employee benefit plan, which resulted in the union-owned insurance holding company suffering huge losses. Ullico was first cited in M... - Bentleyville to pay $110,000 settlement in wrongful termination lawsuit.
Bentleyville, OH: (Apr-17-08) Police Sgt. Scott Gessic brought a lawsuit against the village of Bentleyville and new Mayor Leonard Spremulli, alleging that he was wrongfully terminated. The suit was filed in both federal and common pleas court, following Gessic's removal. Village records indicate that the Village Council voted 5-1 Sep. 19, 2007, to dismi... - Acuity Insurance to pay $500,000 settlement in bicycle accident lawsuit.
Madison, WI: (Apr-11-08) G. Vaughn Stone brought a lawsuit against Acuity Insurance, alleging that the insurer refused to cover liability in a bike accident. The suit claimed that Stone had insurance through Acuity when he was hit by a van while riding his bike, leaving him severely injured. Records show that as a result of the crash, Stone suffered mult... - MEGA Life & Health to pay $5.6 million settlement in insurance lawsuit.
Portland, ME: (Apr-04-08) State regulators brought charges against MEGA Life and Health Insurance Co., a unit of specialty insurer HealthMarkets, alleging that the unit overcharged customers in Maine from 2004 to 2007. The company is a division of North Richland Hills-based HealthMarkets, formerly known as UICI, which sells individual health insurance po... - West Marine Products to Settle California Labor Law Violations
Apr-12-23 Santa Clara, CA West Marine Products has likely learned that it doesn’t pay to stiff your employees for overtime pay and meal breaks. After it was hit with to California labor lawsuits , the boating supply products company went after its insurer to cover the lawsuits. West Marine Wage and Hour Violations Back in 2014 Karen Taylor and Paulisa F... - The Money Pit Lives in Englewood Says Home Warranty Lawsuit
Mar-8-12 Englewood, NJ The house at the center of a Home Warranty Lawsuit has been likened to the movie The Money Pit, according to the owners of a 4,883-square foot home in which they can no longer live. The primary difference between cinema and reality in this case—whereas the house in the movie was old and in disrepair, the home at the center of this... - Michigan Patient Billed Over $1,000 for Sitting in the Waiting Room
Feb-23-18 Grand Rapids, MI: Judy Burton did what most people do when they begin suffering unexplained pains while at home on a Saturday evening: she proceeded to the nearest emergency room to get checked out. The Michigan resident told FOX 17 News (11/17/17) that she wound up not requiring treatment after her pains subsided and after about an hour simply left the w... - CEO Severance, Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. agrees to pay former employee $7.15 million settlement
New York, NY: (Feb-23-08) Marsh & McLennan Cos. Inc. (MMC) has been locked in a legal battle with Michael Cherkasky, the executive they brought in to broker a costly legal settlement in 2005, over severance issues related to his resignation. Records show that the former prosecutor, who was head of MMC corporate unit Kroll Inc., before being tapped for the... - Bad Faith Insurance, Infinity Property and Casualty Corp. agrees to $13 million personal automobile liability insurance settlement
Birmingham, AL: (Feb-11-08) A national provider of personal automobile insurance, Infinity Property and Casualty Corporation, brought charges against one of its insurance company subsidiaries, accusing them of bad faith in the handling of a 1993 Florida personal automobile liability claim. Sources close to the case revealed that the related parties had c... - Unum Group Shares Fall Sharply following 4Q Loss
Feb-10-12 Chattanooga, TN Shares of the insurance company Unum Group dropped by a margin of nearly four percent on February 7, a day after the firm reported a $425.4 million loss in its fourth quarter, according to The Associated Press . The news outlet reported that the company noted it lost $1.45 per share in the quarter. During the same period in the prev... - Insurance Practices, AIG pays nine states $12.5 million settlement related to producer compensation and insurance placement
Washington, DC: (Jan-29-08) Nine states brought charges against American International Group Inc. (AIG), over practices related to producer compensation and insurance placement. The suit was filed following an industry wide investigation into producer compensation and insurance placement practices. Though the company denied the allegations and did not ad... - Allstate Insurance Co. agrees to pay $950,000 insurance settlement an airplane's vibrations cause foundation damage
New York, NY: (Jan-07-08) John and Annette Ferranti, a Brooklyn couple, brought a lawsuit against Allstate Insurance Co., alleging that their home was badly damaged by vibrations caused by an Air France Concorde jet. Records show that the Ferrantis sued after Allstate refused to pay for damage to their 12-room concrete and steel house created by vibrations... - Settlement: Real Estate Kickbacks
Hartford, CT: (Dec-10-07) State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's office brought charges against Reiner, Reiner & Bendett, a law firm, Absolute Mortgage Solutions, a mortgage company and Century 21 Access America, a real estate broker, alleging that they engaged in kickback schemes that cheated hundreds of home buyers for mortgage-related services. Sou... - Insurer Investments, Medical Mutual Insurance Co. pays $75,000 settlement for investing in real estate partnerships meant to compensate top executives
Raleigh, NC: (Nov-28-07) The state brought charges against Medical Mutual Insurance Co., the state's largest malpractice insurer, alleging that the company broke state law by investing in real estate partnerships meant to compensate top executives. The suit stemmed from an audit conducted earlier in 2007 by the state department of insurance, which revealed... - Gaming Giant to Settle ERISA Lawsuit for $5.5 Million
Mar-28-23 St Joseph, MO On January 30, the federal district court for the Western District of Missouri gave preliminary approval to a $5.5 million settlement that will end Lipari-Williams v. Penn National Gaming, Inc . In their class action ERISA lawsuit , casino workers claimed that the company reduced their paychecks if they used tobacco in violation of ERISA,...