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Sort by date 2,500 pages found matching insurance- Merck Insurance Carriers Jump Ship Over Vioxx Disaster
Sep-15-06 Whitehouse, NJ According to Merck's August 7, 2006, SEC filing, "At this time, the Company believes that its insurance coverage with respect to the Vioxx Lawsuits will not be adequate to cover its defense costs and any losses." In addition, Merck says it has not established any reserves for potential liability relating to the Vioxx lawsuits or inves... - Allstate Fights Bad Faith Insurance Lawsuit Assignment
Aug-13-14 Pittsburgh, PA Allstate has filed a brief asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to stop a practice that allows policyholders to assign claims in a bad faith insurance lawsuit . The company argues that allowing bad faith claims to be assigned will create “potential windfalls” for plaintiffs. The issue arises from a 2007 car accident. Accor... - Disability Insurance Presents Issues for Some Policyholders
May-7-14 Chicago, IL Many people know that having disability insurance is generally a good thing. It helps in cases of serious illness or injury that prevents a person from working and therefore causes a financial hardship. But many people are hesitant about disability insurance because of the frequency of stories involving denied disability insurance and disab... - The No Surprises Act Not Foolproof
Feb-23-22 Santa Clara, CA The No Surprises Act, that went into effect January 1, 2022 intends to provide protection against surprise medical bills such out-of-network bills for in-network hospitals and services such as an air ambulance ride (not ground ambulance) to an in-network hospital. But don’t be surprised if you get a surprise bill… Out-Of-N... - State Cracks Down on Denied Disability Insurance for Autistic Kids
Nov-28-13 Sacramento, CA The state of California is invoking a hard stance based on California Insurance Law as well as moral grounds with regard to the denial of speech and occupational therapy to patients in need of services deemed medically necessary. According to the Los Angeles Times (11/19/13), Health Net Inc., Anthem Blue Cross, and Blue Shield are t... - California Insurance Lawsuits Filed against Anthem Blue Cross
Nov-9-13 Los Angeles, CA California insurance lawsuits have been filed against Anthem Blue Cross, alleging policyholders were misled into canceling their insurance coverage. The lawsuit was filed after two plaintiffs were allegedly pressured into giving up insurance policies that should have been grandfathered in under new health care laws, and alleges violation... - $4M HSBC Settlement Reached in Massachusetts Forced-Place Insurance Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A settlement has been reached between HSBC and the office of the Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey for $4 million, ending allegations that HSBC took illegal commissions and kickbacks for forced-place insurance policies. Reportedly, thousands of borrowers were allegedly improperly charged force-placed insurance premiums, h... - When It Comes to Home Warranty Companies, Not All Are Created Equal
Sep-27-13 Sparks, NV When consumers purchase home warranty insurance , the expectation is that the home warranty companies that offer the warranties are properly licensed and able to conduct business. Unfortunately, some consumers find out too late that their home warranty company is improperly conducting business in their state, sometimes leaving the home owners... - A Tale of Two Home Warranty Insurance Claims
Apr-9-13 Vancouver, BC Given the pace and variety of construction when it comes to new homes, home warranty insurance is a must. But just as a contractor can often be taken to task for shoddy workmanship, so too can an insurance company when they drop the ball, or at the very least keep the homeowner in limbo. As reported by North Shore News (3/15/13), a c... - Denied Disability Insurance: A Tale of Two Extremes
Mar-6-13 Sacramento, CA Sometimes a denied disability insurance claim goes for the plaintiff, and sometimes the pendulum swings for the defendant. But whichever way the cookie crumbles, a claimant advocate maintains that the sad truth is that the vast majority of claims wind up being stamped “denied ERISA disability,” or some such denial. “... - Latest News and information on Victorville Car Accidents and access to Lawyers that will fight to protect your rights
An accident in Victorville can occur anytime, anywhere, causing critical and sometimes deadly injuries. If an accident has occurred to you or maybe a loved one, an accident lawyer can clarify your rights and any prospective liability for the people involved. Numerous questions may be running through your mind, such as: Who is at fault? What if a family membe... - Amputees’ Fight for Insurance Coverage Focuses on ‘Medical Necessity’ of Microprocessor Prosthetics
Sep-4-18 Washington, DC Lucky to live, unlucky to lose a foot or a leg, survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing soon found themselves facing the harsh truth of inadequate insurance coverage for their prosthetic care. Years on, the good news is that microprocessor-enhanced artificial limbs have gotten better. The bad news is that insurance companies like Anthem... - Hartford Insurance Denies Disability Benefits and Pays Millions to bail out a town
Aug-13-18 Hartford, CT: Imagine that an injury results in you being disabled and unable to return to work. You apply for long term disability but Hartford, your insurance company, denies your benefits. You don’t have any savings and no other source of income. And then you find out that Hartford, along with two other insurance companies, bails out the town of Har... - Variable Annuities - Variable Annuity Laws - LawyersAndSettlements.com
Variable annuities are insurance contracts providing periodic payments to the variable annuity holder that fluctuate according to the performance of the underlying mutual funds. Variable annuities are marketed by insurance companies as attractive ways to invest a person's retirement savings. Some insurance companies have been accused of violating their c... - Surveillance Sinks Liberty Mutual Long Term Denied Disability Lawsuits
Jul-12-18 Boston, MA Fifty minutes and fifty-eight seconds of video showed Donna Cusson walking her dog, shopping, and eating in a restaurant. That was enough to doom her long term denied disability lawsuit against Liberty Mutual. It is an eight-year old case , so some things have changed -- not the fact of surveillance in LTD cases, though. And now it’s not... - Unum Claims Denials Cited as Defying Medical Science: Court
Jul-8-12 Chattanooga, TN When the American Association for Justice (AAJ) put out its Top 10 List of worst insurance companies in the US, critics of Unum insurance were not surprised to find Unum named as the second-worst insurance company in America behind Allstate. And blogger Linda Nee writes that it's operational undertakings like systematic requests of poli... - Unum Group Appears as Innocent Bystander in Insurance Denial Lawsuit
Oct-13-17 Allentown, PA: Unum Group is not isolated from incurring the wrath of policyholders having been denied what are thought to be legitimate claims. The insurance industry as a whole tends to view claims as nuisance, or false claims unless proven otherwise and either deny claims outright or simply stop benefits, allegedly without cause. Lawsuits alleging b... - Long-Suffering Homeowners Hoping to Pursue Home Warranty Lawsuit
Oct-8-17 Wilmington, DE: It’s been a long wait for prospective plaintiffs with home defect issues dating back to as far back as 1999. With a formal request Wednesday to a Delaware bankruptcy court to lift a litigation stay in a long-running Chapter 7 bankruptcy involving builder WL Homes LLC (WL), the plaintiffs hope to launch a home warranty lawsuit and... - Insurer May Renew Defense in Tangled ESOP Lawsuit
Apr-2-21 Detroit, MI On March 4, The District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan held that Great American Fidelity Insurance Co. (Great American) could renew its argument that it should not be required to defend Stout Risius Ross (Stout) against a claim by Appvion Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (Appvion ESOP). Great American Fidelity... - Emergency Room Overcharges Attorney Helps—if you are Committed
Apr-1-21 Los Angeles, CA Attorney Barry Kramer may be able to get your emergency room services reduced, but his goal is to change the hospital system and stop ER overcharges for everyone. If you think your hospital has overcharged you for their services and you’re willing to go the distance, and if you want to make a difference and help others, read on. ...