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Oct-11-17 Washington, DC: Amongst the millions of vehicles, 19 deaths globally and scores of horrific airbag injuries attributed to the Takata defective airbags recall, there appears to be little evidence that one manufacturer in particular, Hyundai, had been ensnared by the grievous Takata airbag debacle. While Hyundai has been waging a quiet war, since last year o... - Department of Defense Testing for Veterans’ Hearing Loss Falls on Deaf Ears at 3M
Mar-23-23 Santa Clara, CA A federal judge in the 3M defective earplugs MDL is not buying into 3M’s interpretation of medical testing records recently produced by the Department of Defense. 3M hired an economic consulting firm to analyze the DOD data to ensure the company a positive outcome, rather like insurance companies hiring their own medical exper... - How Disabled Do You Have to Be to Satisfy Unum?
May-6-11 Cincinnati, OH How disabled does one need to be in order to qualify for long-term disability (LTD) in Unum's eyes? That seems to be the question after a woman from Ohio, suffering from obvious physical challenges, was denied LTD benefits by Unum. The woman has had no choice but to take Unum to court, in an attempt to restore benefits she—and her... - Jury Awards Plaintiff $4 Million in Unum Disability Insurance Case
Mar-10-11 Los Angeles, CA A Los Angeles Superior Court jury recently awarded $4.2 million in damages to the plaintiff in an Unum disability insurance case, reports the National Underwriter Life and Health Insurance News . According to the news provider, Laura Kieffer claimed in her lawsuit that that she had been wrongfully denied her disability benefits by P... - Did Legal Maneuvering Work in Unum's Favor?
Mar-8-11 New York, NY A complicated series of events appears to have stymied what may have otherwise been a legitimate claim against Unum by a group of plaintiffs alleging the undue termination and denial of their claims due to the defendant's alleged quotas for revenue and profit. The class-action lawsuit was dismissed by a Federal Judge in New York, primarily... - Airbag Recall: My Subaru Passengers in the Back Seat
Aug-9-17 Vancouver, BC: I drive a Subaru because it consistently gets top marks in safety from Consumers Reports and the insurance industry. It constantly gets "top safety pick” by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. And it looks good. But all these years that I’ve been driving a Subaru, it never occurred to me that there was a risk of airba... - "Unum Is Like a Bernie Madoff Scheme"
Feb-3-11 Glendale, CA Health insurance providers—with the exception of Unum, or Unum Provident —recognize fibromyalgia as a condition that qualifies for disability benefits. Even though Kathryn is disabled, Unum says she isn't disabled enough! "I wouldn't be surprised if Unum was run by Bernie Madoff," said Kathryn. "I first applied for short te... - Insurer Canceling Policies on Defective Chinese Drywall Homes
Jan-28-11 Punta Gorda, FL Homeowners who face problems with Chinese drywall received more bad news: the public insurance company in Florida has said it will suspend policies on homes with extensive Chinese drywall problems. For homeowners already suffering health problems and financial troubles because of the defective Chinese drywall, the announcement is anothe... - One Man's Battle with a DePuy Pinnacle Hip Replacement
Jan-23-11 Washington, DC His name is Juergen Schaberick and his life has been turned upside down thanks to the DePuy Pinnacle . His failure to bounce back from what would ordinarily be a routine hip replacement procedure has cost the man his job, his health insurance and his livelihood. In an e-mail to LawyersandSettlements blogger Hunter West, Schaberick reco... - Embarq Yanks Retirees' Benefits
Jan-13-11 Durham, NC They might be retired, but that doesn't mean they're going to lie down and take it. A group of former employees, whose retirement benefits were covered by a contract with the communications giant Embarq , have launched a national class action to have their medical and life insurance benefits restored. In the summer of 2007, retired teleph... - Federal Appeals Court Rules in Favor of Unum Insurance
Jan-9-11 Carson City, NV A federal appeals court recently ruled in favor of Unum insurance in the case of a former Las Vegas gaming employee looking to collect disability insurance, the Las Vegas Sun reports. The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Unum Life Insurance Co. of America, which was refusing to continue paying disability insuranc... - Legal Wrangling Over Cost of Asbestos Settlement Continues Long After Victim Dies
Jul-1-17 Phoenix, AZ: Litigation surrounding the death of an underground pipe worker allegedly exposed to asbestos, demonstrates what often goes on behind the scenes that serves to shift the focus away from the victim, and onto defendants seeking to cover their financial losses. Many an asbestosis lawsuit has alleged failures on the part of employers and those... - COVID Long-Haulers Prepare for Wrongly Denied Disability Claims
Feb-17-21 Washington, DC COVID long-haulers, who suffer from debilitating COVID symptoms long after an initial infection, have had their complaints dismissed as “malingering.” The cruelest cut of all, though, may be the financial blow that lands when long term disability benefit claims are denied. As yet, there are few reported COVID related long term de... - Jackson National Life Insurance Agrees $24M Settlement In Elder Financial Fraud Class Action
San Francisco, CA: A $25 million settlement has been proposed, which, if approved, would settle the proposed consumer fraud and elder financial abuse class action pending against Jackson National Life Insurance Co. The insurer has agreed to pay the settlement which would end the litigation and bring economic relief to over 44,000 elderly customers in C... - California Supreme Court Says Proposition 22 is a Done Deal
Feb-11-21 San Francisco, CA A lawsuit filed by rideshare drivers and the Service Employees International Union seeking to overturn Prop 22, which exempts gig workers from key California labor law AB5, will not be heard by the Supreme Court. But it’s not over yet: the court suggested that plaintiffs could still file their case in a lower court. The lawsuit... - Keep Appealing Unum and Don't Give Up the Fight
Nov-13-10 Colorado Springs, CO Jimmie, a long-haul truck driver, welcomes the opportunity to talk about how Unum denied his claim and later reversed its decision, but not before making his family's life a living nightmare. "The more the word can be spread about this insurance company and how it employs bad-faith tactics, the better," says Jimmie. "Through my exp... - Woman Allegedly Files False Claim for Disability Benefits with NY Government, Unum
Nov-9-10 Ogdensburg, NY A woman in Ogdensburg, New York, has been accused of committing fraud relating to Unum disability insurance , according to the Adirondack Daily Enterprise . Karen L. Davis, 52, is accused of collecting disability benefits from 2005 onward despite continuing to work. According to the source, Davis told the state insurance department th... - Checkbook Accounts: Unum Gets a Reality Check
Sep-2-10 Washington, DC In 2008 the US First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Unum after three beneficiaries of an employer-sponsored plan sued the insurer when they were mailed checkbooks, arguing that their policies with Unum stated they would be paid "in one lump sum." According to the 8/6/10 edition of the Wall Street Journal Unum and plaintiffs law... - Denied Workers Compensation Claims Always Deserve a Second Opinion
Apr-14-17 Los Angeles, CA It is not unusual for an insurance company to deny a worker compensation claim. However, the words “claim denied” are not always the final outcome and it’s well worth asking a few more questions before accepting that decision. Attorney Jeff Stern from the firm of Mallery & Stern in Los Angeles is a workers com... - Unum Accused of Denying Claims While Giving Away Millions
Apr-8-17 Pensacola, FL: Unum Group appears to be talking from both sides of its mouth, in denying what are held to be legitimate disability claims by the plaintiff in an Unum lawsuit, while at the same time stretching its philanthropic muscles for the benefit of others through charitable giving. Such charity and empathy however do not appear to be extended to d...