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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... - 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... - 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... - FDA recalls All Custom Ultrasonics Automated Endoscope Reprocessors
Washington, DC: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has ordered Custom Ultrasonics to recall all of its automated endoscope reprocessors (AERs) from health care facilities due to the firm' continued violations of federal law. The identified violations could result in an increased risk of infection transmission. The agency also issued a safet... - 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... - 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... - Former Employee to Have Day in Court
Jan-15-09 Escondido, CA In June, 2008 LawyersandSettlements interviewed Benny J. regarding Guitar Center's alleged California labor law violations. Benny has been unable to return to work since that time but he will soon have his day in court and his lawyer is confident Benny will win his case and receive back pay—a substantial amount. The lawsuit ste... - 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... - Insured Californians Getting Gouged by Out-of-Network Providers
Jun-16-20 Santa Clara, CA Back in 2017, a law was passed to protect Californians against surprise medical bills for non-emergency care. Before that, AB1611 was proposed: it was supposed to protect against emergency room overcharges but California consumers are still getting gouged by out-of-network providers. Two years after California’s surprise-billing... - Erik Abrahamson: Personal Injury Lawyer Spotlight
Jan-29-21 Tampa, FL With over 100 years of combined experience, Abrahamson & Uiterwyk handles virtually every type of personal injury claim—no case is too big or too small. Mr. Abrahamson prides himself on offering professional and compassionate representation to all clients, regardless of their potential case value. As a prior accident vict... - California Wage Theft Rampant
Feb-16-23 Santa Clara, CA At least three class action lawsuits alleging wage theft violations have been filed in California courts within the last month. Vitamin Shoppe, Hyatt Regency Long Beach and Lowe’s are accused of violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and California labor laws. And each lawsuit blames understaffing for labor violation... - Neurologist Tells Patient Reglan Caused Tardive Dyskinesia
Oct-28-10 Phoenix, AZ Ron suffers from a rare condition called cyclic vomiting syndrome and was given Reglan for the past 10 years, until he developed symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease. Only recently did he connect the dots—his neurologist diagnosed Tardive Dyskinesia as a result of Reglan and other stomach drugs. "The tardive dyskinesia [TD] didn... - 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... - 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... - Ovarian Cancer Survivor Blames Power Morcellator
May-9-17 Victorville, CA If Margaret knew that the FDA in 2014 had warned health providers of cancer risk in laparoscopic power morcellation surgery, she would have opted for a “traditional” hysterectomy. Two years later she finished her last round of chemotherapy to treat ovarian cancer. Margaret’s gynecologist advised her to have a lapa... - Philips CPAP Machines – More Wrongful Death Lawsuits?
May-27-22 Santa Clara, CA With the FDA suspecting 124 deaths from recalled CPAP sleep apnea machines , more wrongful death lawsuits could be filed against Philips Respironics. Since Philips recalled millions of its CPAP, BiPAP and mechanical ventilators, the FDA has received more than 21,000 adverse health reports connected with the machines’ toxic foam. He... - Veterans May Receive More Disability Pay Linked to Agent Orange
Sep-7-10 Dallas, TX In what might be welcome news to veterans who receive VA disability benefits , the list of conditions approved for benefits is about to get longer. The change concerns VA benefits and how they are given to veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange. The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will add more health problems to the list of conditi... - Advice from Woman Denied Unumprovident Benefits
Oct-10-08 Silver Springs, NV "This is extremely important for anyone who has been denied their benefits," says Frances, " and I welcome the opportunity to let LawyersandSettlements readers know: When Unumprovident (also called Unum ) denies you the first time, write your appeals as thoroughly as possible because when you go to court, you can only present the info... - 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...