LAWSUITS NEWS & LEGAL INFORMATION
Search Results for
Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- Denied Disability Claimant Says “Fight Back”
Jun-8-13 Washington, DC Courtney had to take a month off work due to severe asthma so she applied for short-term benefits, but her insurer, Sedgwick, denied disability . Courtney believed she had a wrongly denied disability claim, fought the appeal, and won. Sedgwick paid her one month’s salary, but not before Courtney did a lot of methodical groundwork... - AAA Central West Jersey, AAA Mid-Atlantic, and Campana Systems Tow Truck Crash Settlement
Middlesex County, NJ: (Jun-12-07) Richard Douglas Cannon filed suit against AAA Central West Jersey and AAA Mid-Atlantic, after a tow-truck driver crashed into his car. Cannon, now 27, was driving from his home in Rahway to the college when his 1984 Ford Mustang broke down in the middle lane of Route 1 on Sept. 6, 2001. A tow-truck driver for E&D Auto Re... - Benfield Group Ltd. Lloyd's of London Business Venture Settlement
London, UK: (Jun-11-07) Lloyd's of London filed a lawsuit against reinsurance broker Benfield Group Ltd., claiming compensation in a failed business venture. The dispute centered on Benfield's role in arranging a policy which triggered a separate court battle between the London insurance market and a group of six insurers in 2005. The 15-month long battle... - Unum Denies Another Fibromyalgia Case, Attorney to Appeal
Jun-3-13 Vancouver, WA Frank didn’t know that a court had already ruled against Unum in a case of Fibromyalgia Disability Denial. But Frank’s attorney is likely aware of the case and has advised Frank to appeal. Frank, age 60, had to cut his career short after a fall two years ago that left him unconscious and hospitalized. Since that injury, he... - Frostproof , FL City Manager Harassment Settlement
Frostproof , FL: (Jun-06-07) Stella Heath, a former assistant city manager, brought a lawsuit against the city, claiming it owed her in unpaid wages and that she was sexually harassed while on duty. The federal lawsuit against the city and former City Manager Elly Johnson was filed in 2005. The civil rights action claimed Heath was retaliated against after... - Whatcom County, WA Teenage Killer Civil Settlement
Bellingham, WA: (Jun-05-07) Nora and Michael Busby, parents of eight-year-old Michael Busby Jr., who was murdered in 2002 by a 16-year-old who was under the supervision of the county's juvenile probation department, filed a lawsuit against the county. The suit claimed that the county was negligent in its treatment of Ryan Alexander, the killer, who was on... - Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc. Investors Settlement
Denver, CO: (May-24-07) A shareholders securities lawsuit was filed against Red Robin Gourmet Burgers Inc., alleging that the Greenwood Village company withheld adverse financial information that resulted in losses for its investors. Red Robin Gourmet Burgers agreed after mediation, to sign a memoranda of understanding to settle the lawsuits. The lawsuits... - John Charman Divorce Settlement
London, England: (May-24-07) A British court upheld a £48 million ($94.7 million) divorce settlement for the former wife of an insurance tycoon, John Charman, head of the Axa Insurance Group, making the case one of the largest payoffs in the country's history. Charman claimed that the award, which was ordered by a lower court for Beverley Charman, his wif... - Cadillac, MI Pepper Sprayed Student Settlement
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... - $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... - Jury Awards Idaho Man $7.96 Million in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
Dec-29-22 Boise, ID Shane Ackerschott hurt his back lifting freight at work, but that wasn’t what put him in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. An Idaho jury found that Ackerschcott became paralyzed from the waist down because of medical malpractice at the urgent care clinic he and his wife, Rebecca, visited. The jury in Ackerschott v. Mountain View Hos... - 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... - Do Consumers Need Home Warranty Insurance?
May-3-13 Sunrise, FL Given the economic crunch many homeowners are under, it is no surprise that many would consider home warranty insurance to make sure they get through tough times. After all, repairs to home systems and appliances can be costly, and purchasing a policy through home warranty companies can help to ease the financial burden. But some customers... - LTD Denial: Understanding "Own Occupation" vs "Any Occupation"
Dec-6-17 Washington, DC: It is said that an educated consumer is the best customer. Were it to be true, then the wary and aware long-term disability policyholder facing long-term denied disability might have seen it coming – and might even have been in a position to prevent the denial from happening in the first place. At the very least, knowing you&rsquo... - California College Educator Paid Below Minimum Wage
Aug-22-22 Cerritos, CA California’s community colleges rely heavily on part-time instructors, and they also rely on cheap labor. Charles, a part-time college educator, says he was paid below minimum wage because prep time and class room set-ups aren’t billable. And he doesn’t qualify for health benefits. “My rate as a part-time instructo... - 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... - “Physicians tell us they are working on how best to remove Essure,” says member of Essure Support Group
Dec-5-17 Moline, IL: To give some idea of the damage Essure has done, Amanda’s support group—Essure Problems-- has grown from 250 women when she joined to over 35,000 members. “We have physicians visit our Facebook page, telling us they once implanted the device and are now trying to perfect their removal technique,” she says. “... - Can Amazon.com Face Workers' Compensation Lawsuits?
Sep-29-11 Allentown, PA Just about everyone is familiar with Amazon.com, the world's biggest bookstore, and anyone who has read the news lately, including the LAS blog is also familiar with mistreated workers at its warehouse. "If the article [published in The Morning Call ] is even half correct factually I think that Amazon is so wrong personally," says atto... - Los Angeles Sweatshops Cited for Wage and Hour Violations
Oct-14-18 Los Angeles, CA In early September 2018, the California Labor Commissioner’s Office fined six garment contractors a total of $573,704 for labor law violations after uncovering a scheme where the contractors operated illegally under one license to avoid complying with California wage and hour laws. But what happens to the workers? Garment workers mak...