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Dec-7-13 Boulder, CO Andrea wound up in the ER with a respiratory issue but left with high anxiety and a severe headache along with a bill for outrageous emergency room overcharges . “Getting slapped with these ER costs just about caused me to hyperventilate,” she says. Andrea arrived at her local hospital’s ER by ambulance after calling 911... - Charges Filed in California Financial Elder Abuse Case
Nov-29-13 Los Angeles, CA With the rate of financial elder abuse reportedly on the rise, states such as California are attempting to prevent elderly financial abuse. To that end, charges have reportedly been laid against a man who allegedly committed elder exploitation by stealing from his aunt. According to the Los Angeles Times (11/26/13), the alleged per... - Emergency Room Charges, Hospital Overcharging Not a New Problem
Nov-26-13 New York, NY It seems that our awareness of high emergency room charges and other bills stemming from emergency room cost is a more recent phenomenon. This is especially true amongst recent allegations by critics that many hospitals will inflate the cost of care for well-heeled patients or those with robust health care plans, in order to offset losses... - Unum’s Proverbial Runaround
Nov-15-13 Jacksonville, FL “I found out firsthand that Unum, or Unum Provident , is the second worst insurance company in the world,” says Herman, who was recently denied Unum long-term disability benefits. “I am still in shock from their bad faith practice, and so are my doctors.” Herman is correct: The American Association for Justic... - ER Overcharges—No Rhyme or Reason
Nov-11-13 Orlando, FL Denise knows firsthand that uninsured patients are charged more than those insured for emergency room visits. She believes that some faith-based, not-for-profit companies that run hospitals actually profit from emergency room overcharges . Denise is referring to Adventist Health , a huge non-profit network of healthcare providers that in... - NCAA, Men's Basketball, Football Players Settle Class Action for $228 Million
A class action settlement was recently approved by a federal judge that will see the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) provide an additional $218 million in financial aid for student athletes to NCAA division 1 member institutions, during the academic year beginning 2007-08 through 2012-13. Additionally, the NCAA will provide $10 million for fo... - Variable Annuities Might Be Unsuitable for Some Elderly Investors
Nov-7-13 Kansas City, MO For investors with a lump sum and wanting guaranteed income, variable annuities might seem like the perfect option. But as many investors are learning, money in a variable annuity might not necessarily mean guaranteed income. For some investors, such as elderly investors or those nearing retirement, variable annuities might be entirely... - Inflated Emergency Room Charges: Is Common Sense on Life Support?
Oct-17-13 Jackson, MS The growing dispute over emergency room charges and other sources of angst over inflated charges for hospital services has opened a chasm of contempt between a hospital franchise and a blue-chip health network. The resulting rift between Blue Cross & Blue Shield (Blue Cross) and Health Management Associates (HMA) is poised to inconvenie... - An Honest Unum Representative Hard to Find
Oct-4-13 New York, NY Carol has harsh words to say about Unum and with just cause. Even though she has been suffering from invasive cancer and has undergone chemotherapy and radiation, Unum , also known as First Unum, the largest disability insurance provider in the US, has denied her disability benefits. “I thought Unum was supposed to change their evi... - What Is the Point of a Variable Annuity That Cannot Be Cashed In?
Oct-3-13 Dallas, TX In the world of investing, there are people who can tolerate a great deal of risk and those who cannot. When it comes to people purchasing a variable annuity , many people purchase the annuity because they believe the annuity to be a safe, guaranteed investment. As such, people who are close to retirement may be purchasing variable annuities,... - ER Charged $1,200 for Nosebleed
Nov-30-21 Kansas City, KS Tony woke up late Saturday night with a nosebleed and not knowing what to do, his son drove him to emergency room at St. Lukes South Hospital. When Tony got the bill in the mail he almost had a stroke--a doctor had simply inserted into his nose a cotton ball sprayed with decongestant, which took a few minutes, but he was billed $1,200. Th... - Emergency Room Charges a Bitter Pill for Man Who Lost Thumb
Sep-15-13 Henderson, NV When Bo Hash suffered an injury to his hand, his first stop was to the Rose de Lima Campus of St. Rose Dominican Hospitals. The rodeo enthusiast had been indulging his passion when a rope tightly wound around his thumb further constricted and lopped off his thumb. The quick-thinking insurance agent put his wayward thumb on ice and brought it... - Kaiser Permanente to pay $300,000 settlement in insurance lawsuit.
San Francisco, CA: (May-15-08) The state Department of Managed Health Care brought a lawsuit against Kaiser Permanente, among others, alleging that the company had the controversial practice of rescinding individual coverage after patients got sick, stating as a cause for denial, that they had pre-existing conditions and therefore did not qualify for cov... - Insurance company offers $400,000 settlement in wrongful death lawsuit.
Mechanicsburg, PA: (May-15-08) The estate of Carol L. Hoy brought a lawsuit against Van C. Baker, 19, of Warrenton, VA, after a crash that resulted in the death of the Mechanicsburg woman. Records of the traffic accident reveal that Carol Hoy, 57, was a passenger in a minivan driven by her husband, George, when it was hit broadside by a car in Manassas, VA... - Katrina victim to get $48 million settlement in insurance lawsuit.
New York, NY: (May-13-08) Pinnacle Entertainment, a casino owner, brought a lawsuit against Allianz Global Risks US Insurance Co., over Hurricane Katrina damage at a former Mississippi casino and its Boomtown New Orleans facility. Court papers indicate that Pinnacle previously received $5 million from Allianz. As part of a settlement reached recently, so... - Swedish Medical Centers Face ER Overcharging Class-Action Lawsuit
Sep-4-13 Seattle, WA Swedish Health Services (SHS) is facing an emergency room overcharges class action lawsuit brought Plaintiff Chad Humphrey who alleges he was grossly and unfairly charged for emergency room medical care at a Swedish Medical Center (SMC). Despite an attempt by Swedish to have the class action dismissed, the judge reading the case recentl... - Insurance company pays $6.5 million settlement in construction lawsuit.
Tampa, FL: (May-05-08) The city brought a lawsuit against Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance Co., the insurer for the Tampa-Hillsborough County Expressway Authority, after the 2004 collapse of two bridge piers on the Selmon Crosstown Expressway. Another suit was brought against Figg Engineering, PCL Civil Constructors and URS Corp., over the constructio... - Call Center Workers File FLSA Lawsuit over Unpaid Wages
Nov-24-21 Chicago, IL On October 19, Maria Guadalupe Amador filed a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective action lawsuit against Kemper Corp., alleging that the insurance giant cheated her and other call center workers out of wages due under federal and Illinois law. Recent lawsuit news coverage has often focused on whether very small (de minimus) amounts of... - Yacht company to pay undisclosed settlement in insurance lawsuit.
Boston, MA: (Apr-17-08) Four insurance companies brought charges against Crosby Yacht, after a fire destroyed $3 million worth of boats and some buildings. The suit was filed in a bid to recover the amounts paid by the insurance companies to their clients for their losses. Court records indicate that in March 2008, the US District Court of Massachusetts... - Denied Disability: Be Aware of the 90-Day Cutoff
Aug-14-13 Aurora, CO Because Ann was so sick (she could barely get out of bed in the morning), she wasn’t aware of a 90-day limit to apply for long-term insurance benefits, which made it easy for the insurance company: They didn’t have to employ their roster of bad faith tactics to deny disability . “Before I got sick, I was getting brain fog...