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Mar-31-16 Houston, TX: Derek Williams has a bone to pick with Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. (MetLife), and as do a number of others in his position, he’s doing his picking in the court of law. Williams, a client of MetLife through his employer, accuses the insurer of denying long term disability benefits to which he is entitled and has launched a Long term... - WellPoint Accused of looking for loopholes
Aug-14-06 At least twenty-three lawsuits have been filed in California alleging that WellPoint and its subsidiaries Blue Cross and Blue Shield illegally dumped patients with pre-approved claims, leaving them financially devastated. The insurance giants are accused of creating a "retroaction review department" whose sole duty is to scour over existing claims, looki... - Insurance Company Breached Its Duty to Defend Even After Settlement
Mar-18-16 The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that an insurance company breached its duty to provide a defense of an insured even though there was a settlement. The court ruled that even if a settlement is reached, the insurer was responsible for defending the covered party until the maximum liability limit was paid on the plaintiff’s claim. The plaintiff, Ke... - Anthem Policy Holders Awarded $90M Settlement in Insurance Class Action Lawsuit
New York, NY: A $90 million bad faith insurance class action settlement has been approved by a federal judge payable to former Anthem Inc, policyholders. The class of plaintiffs for the lawsuit includes 700,000 claimants in Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky and Connecticut, who alleged they were underpaid by Anthem when it converted in 2001 from policyholde... - Legion Insurance Co. et al. Phillipsburg Insurance Claims Settlement
Phillipsburg, NJ: The town of Phillipsburg filed a lawsuit against Legion Insurance Co., Aldwyn Group Inc., Health Choice Inc., Benefit Services LLC, Richard Ames, THU Enterprises Inc., and Westport RE. Back in 2000, the town was self insured and used third-party carriers to pay claims over $20,000. The lawsuit claimed Legion refused to pay $656,000 in... - $6 Million Settlement in California Insurance Lawsuit
Jul-16-13 Los Angeles, CA The Los Angeles City Attorney announced a settlement in a California Insurance lawsuit filed against Anthem Blue Cross. The California insurance law claim alleged the insurance company illegally canceled coverage for more than 6,000 policyholders. According to The Associated Press (6/20/13), the lawsuit was filed in 2008 and initia... - New cases of annuity fraud are a reminder to be wary
Apr-29-06 If you're considering purchasing or transferring annuities, be aware of the risks. A new class action lawsuit was launched against Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (NYSE: AZ). The complaint alleges that the company enticed people to purchase its annuities using false advertising. The buyers of the annuities say they never received a bonus Alli... - Home Warranty Complaints Top Popular Online Resource
Oct-28-14 Toronto, ON Most people know Angie’s List as a straight-up and popular resource for getting the scoop on service providers: which ones are good, and those you may want to avoid based on member reviews and other criteria. And members have a lot to say about home warranty insurance . A common theme appears to be that home warranty companies will... - Attorney Brian S. Kabateck On Technology Litigation and Righting Old Wrongs
Apr-20-08 Los Angeles, CA: Brian S. Kabateck, founding partner of Kabateck Brown Kellner, LLP, specializes in consumer class action and mass torts. His client list includes the likes of Michael Jackson, Ed McMahon, José Conseco, and Lou Ferrigno. As we'll see, it also includes the victims of genocide from almost a century ago. LawyersandSettlements (LAS): You r... - Nurse Says Unum Ordered Her Back to Work, but She Might Kill Someone!
Oct-5-14 Richmond, VA Constance worked as a nurse for 32 years, until her fibromyalgia caused her to make errors on patients’ hospital charts. HR at the hospital contacted Unum, or Unum Provident on her behalf and, to make a long story short, Constance began collecting Unum long term disability (LTD) payments. According to Constance, Unum told HR that... - The Predatory Pricing Policy of Harvoni as a Modern-Day Scrooge
Dec-26-15 Washington, DC: In the wake of a congressional inquiry into prices and pricing strategy inherent with hepatitis blockbuster drugs Harvoni and Sovaldi, comes damning insight into the workings of a manufacturer pricing a drug through the stratosphere - its expectations for a backlash and its plan for damage control. The revelation should provide added fodder... - New Jersey Sues Home Warranty Insurance Provider
Sep-19-14 Edison, NJ While the insurance industry may tell you they suffer from a bum rap from consumers who constantly complain about claim denials, the existence of so many examples to the contrary suggesting a reputation for serial denials after happily collecting premiums is more than just a perception. Home warranty insurance is one sector where many exampl... - Denied Disability Lawsuit Filed
Sep-10-14 Honolulu, HI The mother of a young boy with autism has reportedly filed a denied disability lawsuit against Hawaii’s Department of Human Services alleging her son has been denied important treatments that would help him with his autism. The lawsuit is not the first to be filed alleging people with autism are treated improperly when it comes to in... - First Unum: Read the Fine Print
Mar-5-08 Baltimore, MD Imagine her dismay when Deborah Hamlet got a bill from First Unum , stating that she has to repay $64,000 of her long-term disability benefits because she collected social security benefits. "I read in my policy that once I received social security benefits, my Unum benefit would be reduced, not cut off," she says. Hamlet has repeatedly a... - Fidelity National Title Insurance Faces Class Action over Kickbacks
Los Angeles, CA: Angry homeowners have filed a federal consumer fraud class action lawsuit against Fidelity National Title Insurance and other major title insurers alleging the companies kicked back fees to real estate agents for real estate settlement services. According to the lawsuit, lead plaintiff Matthias Hildebrandt claims Fidelity Natio... - What to Do if Pulled Over for a DUI
Jan-4-24 Santa Clara, CA Not only is drunk driving considered to be a criminal offense in all 50 states, but there’s also a zero-tolerance policy for anyone under the age of 21 who’s caught driving with even trace amounts of blood alcohol concentration. To avoid getting on the wrong side of the law, the best course of action is to avoid drinking and d... - FDA Stalls Formaldehyde Hair Relaxer Ban
Jun-28-24 Santa Clara, CA When it comes to regulating products, hair relaxers in the U.S. are like the wild west. Despite the FDA announcing a proposed ban for April 2024 on hair straighteners containing formaldehyde (it has missed that deadline), and despite the EPA announcing that exposure to formaldehyde is an “unreasonable risk to human health”, no... - Duane Morris Lawyer Charges Firm with Discrimination, Employee Misclassification
Oct-3-24 Oakland, CA On July 31, Megan Garland filed a class action lawsuit in the Northern District of California alleging that BigLaw firm Duane Morris discriminated against attorneys of color and female attorneys in violation of the California labor code . Garland v. Duane Morris alleges that the firm promoted women and people of color primarily to sal... - 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... - First Unum wasn't Born Evil
Nov-17-07 Portland,OR Once upon a time, there was nice insurance company called Unum Provident; it had a good reputation and quality product. The people who worked there believed in honesty and integrity. But a bunch of nasty managers decided to produce favorable profits at the expense of its policy holders. The happy company morphed into First Unum and became th...