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Aug-28-17 Miami, FL: The legal machinations involving three insurers duking it out in court over Florida premises liability is overshadowing the suffering of a Florida woman who has undergone various amputation procedures involving her lower extremities following a snakebite on the grounds of her Miami-area condo. Patricia Young was a resident of Silver Shore... - Two Unum Lawsuits Filed Within Days of One Another Claim Unfair Denial
Jul-9-17 Los Angeles, CA: Two lawsuits against Unum Group within days of each other both allege unfair denial of disability benefits. The Unum disability insurance lawsuits are yet another reflection of tactics allegedly employed by Unum, and the insurance industry overall, aimed at denying benefits to consumers that are contractually their due. According to... - Unum Benefits from Statute of Limitations
Dec-29-09 Chattanooga, TN A bad faith insurance claim against Unum soured for a plaintiff after the statute of limitations rendered her long-term disability insurance litigation useless. While the plaintiff may have had a legitimate case against Unum Insurance (at one time known as Unum Provident but now known as Unum Group), the Unum disability insurance client... - The ultimate guide for handling car accident personal injury lawyers
Nov-15-24 Chicago, IL As they say, accidents do happen. In Illinois, there were over 300,000 auto accidents recorded in 2022. Should you have been in an automobile accident, chances are you are dealing with stress, physical ailments, and psychological damage. Should you have been in a major accident, you could be seeking legal advice from Chicago personal inju... - Unum Proposes Long-term Disability Rate Hikes, Seniors Furious
Sep-3-16 Chattanooga, TN: You can’t help but think that Unum,or Unum Provident puts profits above people when its sales rise but at the same time the insurance provider proposes disability rate hikes up to 114 percent. Unum’s total revenue slid slightly to $2.6 billion in 2014 from $2.61 billion in the first quarter of 2013. Last month the Times... - AARP Lacking in Advocacy, Value Says Disgruntled Senior
Feb-9-09 Williams, AZ It is hardly surprising that the American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) would defend itself vigorously against allegations that cast the massive organization in a less-then-complimentary light. Specifically, a recent Bloomberg News exposé focusing on AARP insurance and AARP health insurance drew a pointed response from AARP, which... - Misleading AARP Policies Hitting Americans Where it Hurts
Dec-8-08 Washington, DC The head of AARP insurance maintains that his firm issues quality products to consumers, and assures that AARP health insurance remains a sound investment for consumers, together with its tag-team partner, United Health Group insurance. However, State Senator Charles Grassley sees it another way, and is on the warpath to better protect Ame... - Long Term Disability Insurers: Quick to Collect, Slow to Pay
May-17-16 Marshall, TX: A Long term denied disability lawsuit that is so fresh it’s still warm from the oven was filed May 4 in US District Court, Marshall Division for the Eastern District of Texas, while a separate bad faith insurance claim proves the value of involving legal counsel when push comes to shove against a filibustering life insurance company... - Long Term Health Insurance: Holding Up the Works…
Oct-2-08 Washington, DC In politics, it's known as the filibuster: argue a point incessantly and in circles, and in so doing delaying passage of legislation. In the world of long-term care insurance , such tactics are hardly surprising given the overall reluctance of the industry to play claims.There have been documented cases of long term care health insurance... - Why You Need a Motorcycle Accident Lawyer After a Serious Crash
Oct-29-24 Rome, GA The decade from 2011 to 2020 has seen a concerning rise in motorcycle fatalities in Georgia, with a 65% increase, underscoring a significant surge from 116 deaths in 2013 to 192 in 2020. This trend highlights not only the inherent risks associated with motorcycle riding but also the devastating impact these accidents can have on riders and their f... - Car Accidents: Your Life Changes in an Instant
Aug-15-08 Miami, FL It is the rare person who has not been involved in a car accident or does not know someone who has. Think about it, you probably know multiple people who were involved in car accidents, from minor fender benders to multiple-car pileups. As anyone who has been involved in a car accident can tell you, your entire life changes in an instant. T... - Unclear Paperwork a Frequent Complaint in Long-Term Disability Insurance Denials
Mar-17-16 Houston, TX: Many long-term disability insurance policyholders can tell you much of the paperwork that must be filled out in a claim is complicated. According to Marc Whitehead, founder of Marc Whitehead & Associates, LLP, one of the most frequent complaints he hears about long-term disability insurance denials is that the paperwork is unclear. ... - Emergency Room Overcharges –Surprise!
Apr-16-20 Santa Clara, CA Almost one-third of Americans with health insurance who wind up in an emergency room find out after the fact that their health plan doesn’t cover as much as they thought. Given that there are about 140 million ER visits each year, and “surprise” emergency room charges are so frequent that 59 percent of Americans have bee... - Smart Strategies for Maximizing Insurance Claims in Road Accidents
Sep-21-15 Lancaster, CA It pays to hire a lawyer with lots of experience dealing with the insurance companies . Take the case of the Cardona family from Palmdale, California. They asked the R. Rex Parris Law Firm for help after Jose Cardona, his wife Irene and their son Eduardo were seriously injured when a drunk driver crossed the center line and collided hea... - Bad Faith Insurance: Policy Holders Fight Back, Win Big
May-17-07 West Palm Beach, FL Welcome to the new world of bad faith insurance , where you can pretty much expect your insurance companies to nickel-and-dime your claim, try to get out of paying less and in many cases, denying your claim altogether. And don't even talk about rates. No, don't go there. But also a part of the new world of bad faith insurance, ar... - Harvoni Investigation Focuses on Problematic Insurance Industry Practices
Jun-11-15 Washington, DC Patients who have a life-threatening illness typically pray for a cure to be found. They don’t tend to expect that if a cure is found and approved by the FDA, that they would then have to fight with insurance companies to have their treatment covered. Unfortunately for many patients with hepatitis C, insurance companies are allegedly d... - $4.25M Settlement Reached in TCPA Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $4.25 million settlement been reached in a Telephone Consumer protection Act (TCPA) class action lawsuit brought against Florida-based Insurer A&B Insurance and Financial LLC. Filed by plaintiffs Jim Youngman and Robert Allen, the suit alleged the defendants made unauthorized sales calls to consumers, including people on the fe... - WellPoint Sued for Illegal Practices
Nov-1-06 Los Angeles, CA WellPoint, Inc. and its subsidiaries are facing a class action suit for canceling insurance coverage even after they had authorized medical procedures, leaving patients to pay for their medical expenses. Defendants named in the suit are WellPoint, Inc. , Blue Cross of California, and Blue Cross Life and Health. According to the sui... - $39M Settlement Reached in USAA Auto Insurance Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $39 million settlement has been agreed between class members and The United Services Automobile Association in a bad faith insurance lawsuit alleging the insurer breached the terms of auto insurance policies by failing to fully pay members for sales tax in the purchase of a comparable vehicle after their vehicles were written off... - Blue Cross Errors Hurt Subscriber
Sep-23-06 Hampton, VA When Patricia Scales was in a car accident in January, 2005, the last thing she thought she'd have to worry about was her Wellpoint Blue Cross insurance coverage. After all, her primary insurance was covered by Blue Cross and her secondary insurance was covered by Medicaid. Now, almost two years after the accident, she's being taken to...