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Sep-24-18 Santa Clara, CA: Prosthetics with a variety of microprocessors are the new “wearable technology” and they’re making headlines. Companies have designed the devices with accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetometers, state-of-the-art and cutting edge technology. But they aren’t available for every amputee who wants this advanced prosthetic limb techn... - Insurance Provider Faces Penalties in California Overtime Law Case
Mar-9-13 Colton, CA Earlier this year a California service provider was called to the carpet for violating overtime pay laws and failing to maintain adequate payroll records involving employees at its 13 locations in the state. According to a statement from the US Department of Labor (DOL 1/11/13), Premier Insurance Services sells a variety of insurance poli... - Unum Lawsuit Plaintiff Wins Re-instatement of Unum Disability Benefits
Mar-1-13 Sacramento, CA An Unum lawsuit has recently been settled in favor of the plaintiff, who suffers from fibromyalgia and a horrific disease known scientifically as avascular necrosis but commonly referred to as “bone death.” The plaintiff, Tracy Mondolo, was reported to have been previously diagnosed with leukemia and underwent the rigors o... - Hurricane Ike Victims Fight for Compensation
Windstorm Insurer May Not Pay for Water Damage Hurricane Ike victims living on the Texas coast have been told that they may not receive compensation from the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) for water damage resulting from the hurricane's storm surge. The TWIA has said that it intends to pay Gulf Coast policy holders for wind damage,... - Overturning ERISA and the Supreme Court Update
Feb-3-13 Washington, DC Last November, Matt Wessler, an attorney at Public Justice, argued an ERISA case before the Supreme Court that will impact every ERISA insurer in the country and almost 200 million Americans covered by the ERISA plan. Here’s the issue in U.S. Airways v. McCutchen : When an employee is injured and recovers compensation from the... - Home Warranty Lawsuits: Not All Appliances Created Equal
Jan-8-13 Minneapolis, MN When it comes to home warranty insurance , not all warranties and not all appliances are created equal. As with any type of insurance, customers claim that some home warranty companies practice bad faith insurance. Meanwhile, some appliance companies have been accused of misleading consumers about the nature of their appliances, putting... - 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... - Insurers Facing More Asbestosis Lawsuits
Dec-21-12 Washington, DC Just last year there were reports that asbestosis lung disease and asbestos lawsuits were decreasing, having peaked about a decade ago. Not so, according to The Wall Street Journal (12/17/12). The insurance industry says previous estimates fell short to the tune of 10 billion dollars. Asbestos was widely used right into the 1970s, a... - 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... - Customers Complain About Home Warranty Companies
Oct-25-12 Oklahoma City, OK Customers wanting peace of mind about their appliances and home repairs often turn to home warranty companies . Home warranty insurance, covering appliances, electrical repairs and plumbing issues, can provide important coverage in case something breaks down. But home warranty lawsuits, alleging bad faith insurance on the part of some... - 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... - Home Warranty Companies Accused of Shady Tactics
Sep-21-12 Sacramento, CA When home owners make important purchases, they rely on home warranty insurance to protect them from outrageous costs that can arise when those purchases fail to work as promised. Home warranty lawsuits, which allege customers have had valid insurance claims denied, have been filed against multiple home warranty companies, seeking to for... - 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... - 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...