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In January 2005 a Norfolk Southern train ran into parked rail cars, derailing them and releasing a toxic cloud of chlorine gas. Nine people were killed in the spill, hundreds were hospitalized and thousands were evacuated. Avondale Mills filed a lawsuit against its insurance company to cover personal injury lawsuits related to the train crash. The texti... - 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... - St. Paul Travelers Cos. Asbestos Settlement
Congoleum, a bankrupt maker of sheet and tile flooring, is a defendant in more than 100,000 asbestos related lawsuits and had 18 insurance policies with the insurance company. St. Paul Travelers has agreed to pay $25 million to a trust for people who were injured by exposure to asbestos. (May-09-06) Legal Help If you have a similar problem and wou... - Medtronic Infuse: Painful and Tragic Consequences
Sep-4-12 Denver, CO Since having a Medtronic Infuse bone graft six years ago, Libby was prescribed Fentanyl patches and oxycontin for severe pain. Unfortunately, one of the drugs prescribed to take away her pain, took away her son as well. “The saddest part of all is that Joshua stole one of my Fentanyl patches a year ago, overdosed and died,” sa... - Can Unum Make You Apply for Social Security Benefits? Long term Disability Lawyer Answers.
Aug-27-12 Dallas, TX When Reverend Bob Hutchinson filed for Unum long term disability benefits he was approved—after all, he had fractured his spinal column and medical reports stated he was completely disabled. But nine months later, his Unum rep phoned. “She said, ‘We need to get you on your social security disability now,’ and I am sti... - NFL Hit Heavy with Brain Injury Lawsuits—Counters with Breach of Contract Suit
Aug-16-12 Los Angeles, CA On the heels of more than 140 brain injury lawsuits filed against The National Football League (NFL), the league filed a lawsuit of it's own on August 15, 2012 against approximately 36 insurance companies for breach of contract. The complaint, which was filed in California state court in Los Angeles, claims that insurers such as Fire... - LandAmerica Financial Corp. Illegal Title Rebate Settlement
The Department of Insurance accused LandAmerica of setting up a captive reinsurance company to funnel illegal rebates to banks, builders and real estate agents to direct business back to the title companies. The lawsuit claimed LandAmerica was engaged in illegal title insurance rebating. LandAmerica has agreed to pay a $4.5 million settlement; $2.6 mill... - 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... - Unum’s Bad Faith Practices Worsened Disability
Jul-24-12 Las Vegas, CA John loved his job in the printing industry; having to quit and collect disability was the last thing he thought about—or wanted. Thankfully, John was covered by Unum insurance for long-term disability benefits, but Unum continually cut him off. “I would get a denial letter instead of my monthly payment, without any notice,&rd... - John F. Ames Wrongfull Death of Neighbor Settlement
The Caroline County lawyer and cattle farmer lived next to 74-year-old Perry Brooks for nearly 15 years and the two became longtime rivals. In April 2004, one of Brook's bulls wandered onto Ames' property, so he went to retrieve it from his neighbor. Ames claimed Brooks came at him with a 3-foot stick and acted in self defense by shooting Brooks. Brooks... - Uber and Lyft Drivers Strike, California Misclassification Lawsuit Drags On
Aug-10-21 Los Angeles, CA California Uber and Lyft drivers last month joined forces nationwide for a 24-hour strike to protest poor working conditions due to misclassification, along with the right to organize. Meanwhile, a California misclassification complaint filed by a Lyft driver is dragging in California state court. Misclassification “Like Concrete... - Insurer Takes Outpatient Clinics to Court Over Inflated Billings
Jun-24-12 San Jose, CA The propensity for hospitals to inflate emergency room charges is a symptom of a much larger problem filtering through the nation's health care system: apparent greed. While some hospitals pad emergency room fees and other charges as a simple act of survival, or to offset losses incurred from treating the poor, other institutions carry out... - Western and Southern Life Insurance Co. Racial Discrimination Settlement
A lawsuit was filed against the insurance provider for allegations of race based underwriting practices. "Premium differentials in life insurance rates based on the race of the uninsured, particularly African Americans, has existed and may continue to exist in the marketplace." Western and Southern has agreed to a $400,000 settlement. (Dec-20-05) [ W... - ABM Industries to Settle Janitors’ Wage Lawsuits for $140 Million
Jul-30-21 San Francisco, CA On July 8, ABM Industries entered into a written agreement to settle the consolidated lawsuits, ABM Industries Overtime Cases (also known as the “Bucio case”), pending in the Superior Court of California, County of San Francisco. Filed in 2006, the lawsuits allege that ABM’s prior timekeeping and payment... - State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Settlement
Attorney Generals from nearly all states across America have reached a settlement with the insurance company regarding thousands of improperly re-titled vehicles. The case alleged State Farm never issued a 'salvage' title for vehicles designated a 'total loss', meaning that they had been wrecked, flooded or stolen. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance... - Home Warranty Lawsuits Allege Bad Faith by Companies
Apr-20-12 San Diego, CA When people make significant purchases, such as appliances, for their homes, they often buy home warranty insurance to ensure their purchases are protected. But home warranty lawsuits allege that some of the companies offering this "protection" are not at all interested in providing peace of mind to their customers. The lawsuits allege th... - Hospital Overcharging and Bogus Fees Cost New York Taxpayers Millions
Apr-18-12 New York, NY The habit for some hospitals to inflate emergency room charges for those patients with a capacity to pay (to make up for those patients who don't) has an already over-taxed society seething with rage. With the overall US economic recovery continuing along its anemic path and Americans—many unemployed or underemployed—watching t... - Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority Metro Rail Contract Settlement
Eight years ago, the transport authority filed a lawsuit against Argonaut Insurance Co. claiming breach of contract and breach of the covenant of good faith and fair dealing regarding the construction of the Metro Rail System from 1986 to 1996. Argonaut filed a counterclaim lawsuit against the LA County MTA for unpaid deductibles and expenses. Argonaut... - A New Way for Unum Lawsuit Plaintiffs to Fight Biased Medical Review
Mar-5-18 Washington, DC: Unum lawsuits frequently claim the insurance behemoth relies on unfair, inadequate or biased medical review to deny long term disability benefits. If and when the case goes to trial, courts tend to defer to whatever the plan administrator decided. A plaintiff could get depressed. New DOL rules may change that, however, because th... - First American Corp., Fidelity National Financial Inc., and LandAmerica Financial Group Inc. Referral Kickback Settlement
The California Insurance Commissioner filed a lawsuit against the three title insurers for allegedly paying kickbacks for referrals. The companies allegedly practiced captive reinsurance, where builders, lenders, and agents set up subsidiaries to share the risk of writing a title insurance policy. In the settlement First American Corp. has agreed to pay...