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Cadillac, MI: (May-22-07) The mother of a student who was pepper-sprayed by a police officer at school, filed a lawsuit against the city of Cadillac. Police officials stated that the Cadillac Junior High student refused to leave the school's cafeteria and attempted to strike at the officer, though the suit claimed that the girl was only trying to avoid the... - How Can Litigation Funding Help A Pending Lawsuit?
Jan-4-13 Samantha suffered permanent brain injuries in a head-on automobile accident. She was not at-fault and the at-fault drivers did not have adequate insurance coverage. Samantha had underinsured motorist benefits on her insurance policy, but her insurance company was refusing to pay the claim. She filed a lawsuit, but it was dragging on and she had bills to pay... - $94 million settlement in hurricane damage insurance lawsuit.
Baja California Sur, Mexico: (May-17-07) The Mexican company Grupo Fertinal S.A. and certain affiliates filed charges against Seguros ING S.A. de C.V., the Mexican insurance subsidiary of The Netherlands' ING Group, over a dispute concerning the amount to be paid for damages to Fertinal's mines caused by Hurricane Juliette in 2001. In an earlier settle... - Durham, NC Police Cruiser Accident Personal Injury Settlement
Durham, NC: (May-14-07) Linda Jones filed a lawsuit against the city after a speeding Durham police cruiser struck her down, causing injuries that have left her dependent on a cane in order to walk around. Her suit claimed that Officer Joseph Kelly was grossly negligent when he slammed into her. The city contested Jones' claim, alleging that Kelly was acti... - William and Elizabeth Cure Well Contamination Settlement
Martinsville, IN: (May-01-07) The city of Martinsville, in conjunction with the Environmental Protection agency, filed suit against William and Elizabeth Cure, owners of the building where Masterwear drycleaners was located. The industrial laundry and dry-cleaning business was accused of well contamination, leading to high levels of PCE (perchloroethylen... - NASA Space Shuttle Columbia Wrongful Deaths Settlement
Orlando, FL: (Apr-16-07) An out of court settlement was reached between NASA and the family members of the astronauts who died on the space shuttle Columbia in 2003. Investigations showed that Columbia was brought down in 2003 because a piece of insulating foam broke off the shuttle during liftoff and caused damage. Searing gases penetrated the shuttle upo... - For Many, a Hurricane Sandy Lawsuit for Christmas
Dec-7-12 New York, NY When Hurricane Sandy made landfall at New Jersey and New York state, the last things on resident's minds was the potential for a Hurricane Sandy power outage lawsuit or any other form of litigation. When such a storm threatens you prepare as best you can, hope for the best and respond to whatever befalls you. However, litigants in a Hur... - Assurant Inc. Health Care Insurance Claims Settlement
Hartford, CT: (Mar-29-07) The Connecticut Insurance Department filed suit against Assurant Inc. accusing it of wrongly denying claims based on patients' medical history. The suit alleged that Assurant improperly used people's pre-existing health conditions as the basis to deny or delay claim payments. The company paid some claims late and in some cases fai... - Unum Group in the Black, Leaving Claimants Feeling Blue
Nov-29-12 Chattanooga, TN On November 1, Unum Insurance announced triumphantly that its Q3 earnings were up, beating analysts expectations in terms of profits and income. Based in Chattanooga, Unum Group grew its after-tax operating income to $224 million, which is $1 million more than the same period a year ago. However, it is doubtful if that bit of good ne... - An Interview with the Legal Funding Expert
Nov-28-12 In the battle for money damages in personal injury lawsuits, insurance companies have significant economic advantages over injured plaintiffs and often use a plaintiff’s economic hardships to their benefit. Settlement avoidance techniques can result in a desperate plaintiff accepting an offer far below case value. Simply stated, the typical plaintiff lacks... - Philips CPAP Sleep Machines: Investors Over Individuals?
Sep-1-21 Santa Clara, CA Philips “regretfully” told its investors of a foam problem with certain sleep and respiratory care products, including DreamStation CPAP Machines, but consumers weren’t told of the serious problem until the recall—issued 49 days after investors knew. Consequently, CPAP sleep machine lawsuits alleging failure to war... - “My Zimmer NexGen Knee Attracted a Life-Threatening Infection”
Nov-25-12 Los Angeles, CA Nanette has spent the last few years in pain and bewilderment, which all began when she had a Zimmer NexGen knee replacement. Nanette, age 56, had a Zimmer knee replacement in March 2009, and her recovery seemed to be on track. She went to physical therapy and did everything by the book: after a few weeks she graduated from a walker... - Son, 13, Says Revocation of Benefits Killed His Disabled Father
Nov-12-12 Larkhall, SCOTLAND Suspected bureaucratic bungling or heartless posturing is no respecter of any one particular location in the world. It appears to happen everywhere. And when people come forward with apparent wrongly denied disability claims , the resulting blood boil can often be felt half a world away… Witness the story of Brian McArdle, a... - Royce and Mary Evans Gavilan Fire Damage Settlement
Fallbrook, CA: (Feb-07-07) Multiple lawsuits filed in the Superior Court over the cause of the Gavilan fire that ravaged Fallbrook in 2002, reached joint settlement in 2006 according to court records. The lawsuits claimed that embers left over from a cleanup effort on Evans Ranch caused the Gavilan fire. However, ranch owners denied the allegations, a... - MBIA Inc. Securities Fraud Bond Settlement
Armonk, NY: New York State and federal regulators filed a securities fraud and misuse of finite reinsurance lawsuit against MBIA Inc. The investigations into the financial guarantee insurer alleged use of sham reinsurance transactions in 1998 to mask a $170 million bond loss incurred on its guarantee of bonds issued by a bankrupt unit of Allegheny Healt... - GE Capital Bank PPI Fraud Settlement
The Financial Services Authority clamped down on GE Capital Bank for rogue sales of payment protection insurance (PPI) policies. The bank also failed to have adequate systems and controls for selling insurance. Investigations revealed that insufficient sales training and unsatisfactory customer service were just few of GE Capital Bank's failings. A fine... - Allstate Insurance Co.
Reading, PA: When she was fired May 7, 2002, the Philadelphia office of the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed the lawsuit on behalf of Joyce Johnson-Clayter, 50, of Reading, PA. When African American Johnson-Clayter was working as a customer service representative at Encompass Insurance, a division of Allstate, her lawsuit claimed that he... - First American Title Insurance Co. Real Estate Incentives Settlement
Orange County, CA: First American Title Insurance Co. has quietly agreed to pay $10 million to settle allegations by California regulators that the company illegally drummed up business by making cash payments and other inducements to real estate professionals that included free software, tickets to rock concerts, chartered fishing trips, riverboat dinn... - Why You Need an Estate Plan
Jun-21-18 Santa Cruz, CA: Inheritance lawyers have heard it all at this point: you don’t need a Will or a trust fund because you are not rich, own everything with a spouse, have wandered through the house putting little yellow sticky notes on the pictures and the silverware describing who should get them, and besides, you’re young and go to the gym. D... - YUM! Brands Recruiter Files ERISA Lawsuit over Misclassification
Aug-16-21 Los Angeles, CA On July 9, Tim Alders, formerly an Executive Recruiter for YUM Brands Inc. and Taco Bell Corp. filed an ERISA lawsuit alleging that the fast-food conglomerates deprived him of pension and other benefits by deliberately misclassifying him as an independent contractor, rather than an employee. Tim Alders v. YUM, Inc. is neither a standard...