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San Bernardino, CA: (Sep-16-07) Colonies Partners filed a lawsuit against the San Bernardino County Flood Control district, regarding a flood control basin at one of Colonies Partners's large development sites in Upland. The county settled in November 2006 with a $102 million payout. The San Bernardino County Flood Control district then sued Travelers Insu... - The Many Faces of Unum Insurance
Jun-5-12 Chattanooga, TN It appears to be a tale of mixed messages surrounding Unum Insurance , one of the world's leading providers of disability insurance. The company appears robust and geared for growth, yet many an Unum lawsuit alleges bad faith insurance with benefits unjustly denied or terminated. And as new leadership assumes the Human Resources portfoli... - American International Group Polluted Groundwater Insurance Settlement
Lodi, CA: (Sep-08-07) The city of Lodi brought a lawsuit against American International Group, one of its insurance carriers, over the clean up costs of the city's polluted groundwater. In a settlement reached, American International Group agreed to a $2.5 million payout to resolve the claims. American International Group will pay the money in two payments... - Unum Denies Depression
Sep-28-10 Nortonville, KS Sharon paid into a health insurance policy with Colonial Life, a subsidiary of Unum , for almost 20 years. Despite being physically disabled from a motorbike accident, Sharon taught school for all this time—until she was diagnosed with depression. And to make her mental disability even worse, Unum Provident denied her Unum long-ter... - State Legislatures on Track to Reform Workers' Compensation for First Responders
May-6-17 Denver, CO: Many state legislatures in the US spent the first quarter considering reform proposals that increased coverage for first responders who suffer mental stress injuries, according to Business Insurance . "Several states took up legislation aimed at increasing coverage for first responders by lowering the bar for receiving benefits for ment... - St. Joseph's Health System Facing Patient Data Breach Class Action
Santa Rosa, CA: A privacy class action lawsuit has been filed against St. Joseph Health System, which operates Santa Rosa Memorial, Petaluma Valley and Queen of the Valley hospitals, for allowing private patient data to be searchable online for 31,800 patients across the system' California hospitals, including about 10,000 patients locally. Th... - Hartford Accident and Indemnity Lodi Groundwater Contamination Settlement
Lodi, WI: (Aug-14-07) The city of Lodi brought charges against Hartford Accident and Indemnity, one of its insurance carriers, in an ongoing groundwater contamination case. In a settlement reached, Hartford Accident and Indemnity agreed to pay the city of Lodi $4 million. This brings the city's total to $4.8 million in recent settlements from insurance com... - 5 Ways a Lawyer Can Assist You As a Car Owner
May-31-24 Santa Clara, CA Despite all the positives that can come with owning a car, car ownership still comes with some responsibilities--from ensuring the automobile is roadworthy to obtaining and renewing the necessary license and beyond. Understanding how to navigate the automotive legal landscape is another crucial aspect to consider, and at times it might fe... - Xcel Energy Inc. IRS Tax Settlement
Denver, CO: (Jun-20-07) Xcel Energy Inc. filed suit against the US government in April 2004 to establish the right to deduct the interest expense that it had accrued from 1993 to 1994 on policy loans related to insurance policies. The suit stemmed from a dispute over corporate-owned life insurance policies purchased on the lives of employees of Xcel subsid... - Dr. Sean Nisivoccia Chiropractor Fraud Settlement
Newark, NJ: (Jun-19-07) The State Office of the Insurance Fraud Prosecutor and the State Board of Chiropractic Examiners filed suit against Dr. Sean Nisivoccia, alleging that the chiropractor illegally had office tests conducted by technicians, including a 15-year-old boy. New Jersey Manufacturers Insurance Co., one of the plaintiffs, claimed that the test... - New Study Indicates Monsanto’s Roundup Linked to Infertility
Jul-17-24 Santa Clara, CA A new study has found glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s Roundup , in human sperm: it found that more than 55 percent of sperm samples from a French infertility clinic contained high levels of glyphosate. Researchers warn that glyphosate can contribute to infertility, damage DNA in the sperm, and could cause health probl... - Two Brooklyn Health Care Agencies Settle Fraud Lawsuits
Apr-28-22 Brooklyn, NY Two Brooklyn Home Care Service agencies failed to cheat both the federal government and their health care aids and now they have to pay nearly $7 million in back wages and Medicaid payments following two settlement agreements with New York Attorney General Letitia James. In its news release (March 25, 2022), the Justice Department s... - Lawyers Predict Unprecedented Amount of PFAS Lawsuits
Jul-15-24 Santa Clara, CA Chemical companies making PFAS , also known as ‘forever chemicals” are advised to “do what you can, while you can, before you get sued”, but the battle has already begun for some manufacturers. For instance, 3M agreed to pay water utilities nationwide at least $10 billion for cleanup costs and at least thirty state... - $250,000 settlement in defamation and harassment lawsuit.
Billings, MT: (May-17-07) William A. D'Alton, a Billings lawyer, filed suit against the city, claiming that he was harassed and defamed by city employees. The nearly four-year-old lawsuit, which involved 10 parties, numerous claims and seven law firms, racked up hefty costs. While a current figure was not available, the city's insurance companies had spent... - Negativa a proporcionar beneficios del Seguro de Salud a Largo Plazo
Más de ocho millones de clientes en Estados Unidos han comprado pólizas de atención médica a largo plazo y la cifra crece, la generación nacida entre 1945 y 1964, después de la Segunda Guerra Mundial, están a la vuelta de la esquina. Estos seguros constituyen un negocio multi-millonario, que otorga grandes ga... - No Surprises Act to Eliminate ER Overcharges?
Jun-15-21 Santa Clara, CA Although the “No Surprises Act” will be in effect January 1, 2022, the first regulations are slated for July 2021. If all goes according to plan, patients to emergency rooms will no longer be hit with outrageous ER overcharges or receive surprise bills in the mail, mainly due to out of network treatment. According to Law36... - Fraud and deceptive trade practices charges settled with a $9 million payout.
Philadelphia, PA: (May-14-07) The Pennsylvania attorney general's office and state Department of Insurance filed charges against Bermuda-based property and casualty insurance company Ace Ltd., accusing it of having deceptive trade practices. The suit alleged that Ace participated in a scheme with various insurance brokers to falsify quotes in order to ea... - Allstate Corp. Wind Insurance Settlement
New York, NY: (Apr-16-07) Robert Weiss filed a lawsuit against Allstate Corp., the largest publicly-traded home insurer in the United States, claiming that the winds from the August 2005 hurricane blew his house down and the Northbrook, IL insurer owed him nearly $600,000. Winds are covered by private insurers, while storm surge is covered by federal flood... - Hydranautics, Indian Harbor Insurance Desalination Plant Settlement
Clearwater, FL: (Apr-17-07) Tampa Bay Water filed a lawsuit against Hydranautics, the manufacturer of membranes that remove salt from sea water at the plant, two engineering companies and an insurance carrier over a troubled desalination plant. The suit stemmed from the plant that opened in 2003 but never functioned properly. Though the plant produced drin... - California Suspends Worker Layoff Notifications. Did Velodyne Take Advantage?
May-4-20 San Jose, CA Siers v. Velodyne Lidar is a class action lawsuit brought under the provisions of the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) and provisions of California labor law that afford employees similar protection against sudden and precipitous layoff. According to Benjamin Siers, Velodyne terminated a third of its workf...