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Jan-26-23 Santa Clara, CA Health IQ has been slammed with two (so far) proposed California labor class actions alleging the Medicare broker insurance company terminated between 700 to 1,000 employees in December without a heads-up. By not giving workers notice, Health IQ violated the California's Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), accord... - Virtual At-Home Call Center Employees File Class Action Lawsuit against Apple
Santa Clara, CA: On December 8, 2011, an employment class action lawsuit was filed against Apple alleging that Apple devised an illegal scheme of classifying at-home call center employees as independent contractors in order to avoid paying Apple's share of payroll taxes and other business related expenses through the use of a Yellow Dog Contract. ... - SEC Filing Reveals Unum Bad Faith Insurance Class Action Settlement
Nov-26-16 Los Angeles, CA: Often couched in the financial fine print of regular filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are details pertaining to legal action brought against the submitting corporation. To that end, Unum Insurance (Unum Group) revealed in its 10-Q report filed back in late July that a settlement had been conclusively approved, b... - Businessman charged with financial fraud in two states
Sep-27-09 Bismark, ND Raymond Arjmand is reportedly facing several financial fraud lawsuits that involve properties he owns in California and North Dakota. Arjmand owns the Gateway Fashion Mall in Bismark, as well as the Woodland and County Fair Fashion Mall, both located in California. The businessman is reportedly facing financial fraud charges and is accused... - It Doesn't Pay to be Honest with Unum
Jun-24-09 Andalusia, AL: " Had I known that Unum [also known as Unum Provident] long term disability benefits was going to be a loan, I would have gone to a bank," says Elaine. "My interpretation of disability insurance is this: when you become disabled, insurance pays your benefits." But Elaine says that wasn't the case with Unum health insurance. "In 2005... - $10.5 Million Settlement Reached in Aon Insurance Services Employment Lawsuit
Irvine, CA: Los Angeles Superior Court judge has given final approval to an overtime class action settlement involving Aon Insurance Services, Inc. (now known as Aon Private Risk Management of California Insurance Agency, Inc.), Aon Risk Services Companies, Inc. and Aon Corporation, which calls for a guaranteed payment of $10.5 million by the defendant... - Judge Rules Against Insurer in Chinese Drywall Case
Orlando, FL: A Flordia judge recently ruled in favor of the plaintiffs in litagation over defective Chinese drywall. The Hillsborough County judge, Robert Foster, ruled that homeowners' insurance should cover the damage caused by the tainted product. He found no exclusion for it in a Teachers Insurance Co homeowners' insurance policy. The suit was... - Former NFL Player Files Insurance Lawsuit
Aug-10-16 Charlotte, NC: It's not just the little guy who has his long term disability insurance claim denied by insurance companies. Even professional athletes who suffer debilitating injuries can fall victim to insurance company denials. Now, a former NFL player who had his career ended prematurely by a concussion has filed a lawsuit against an insurance compa... - Long Term Care Health Insurance? More likely Living with the Kids
Mar-14-09 Seattle, WA Increasingly, the families of policy holders are finding that their parents' long term care insurance is being denied. There could be multiple reasons, but one thing is certain: the insurance companies weren't prepared for so many claims. There are more people living longer and they are in need of assisted living or nursing home care. But the... - Unum Can't Translate its own Policies
Mar-7-09 San Francisco, CA: Richard bought an Unum health insurance policy back in the 1980s, which included Unum long term disability, and he never missed a payment. The Unum (also known as Unum Provident) policy Richard bought insured that he could receive benefits if he was unable to work in his specific profession—something akin to a ballerina taking out an... - Long-Term Disability Insurance: Denial Is Job One
Jun-17-16 Bloomfield, CT: It seems readily apparent that following closely on the heels of collecting premiums paid faithfully and consistently by policyholders, the next most-important priority of the insurance industry is to deny benefits considered to be appropriate and deserved. And in the arena of Wrongly Denied Disability Claims , the following dissertation... - Unum Provident Goes Against ERISA Rights
Dec-18-08 Elizabethtown, PA: Jay had an Unum Provident policy with his employer and received short term disability for five months (in July 2006) before he qualified for Unum's long term disability benefits. After six months receiving health insurance benefits from Unum, he was told to apply for social security—the insurance company expected him to return to wo... - Car Accident: Don't Settle for Less
Dec-13-08 Saint Cloud, FL Sometimes it doesn't pay to accept a car crash settlement right away. Ann and her son were involved in a rear-end collision that didn't seem like a serious car accident at the time, but they are both feeling the repercussions two years later. Now, Ann is thankful to her attorney that she will finally have her day in court. "My 15-year... - "Byetta is my Dirty Little Secret"
Nov-17-08 Cleveland, OH Although Deborah has not suffered acute pancreatitis from taking Byetta , she is concerned about long-term damage. Deborah was prescribed this drug off-label to lose weight but didn't know about Byetta pancreatitis until recently. And she is concerned about her health record. "I don't want Byetta on my health insurance profile because of... - $38 Million Settlement Reached in Huron Securities Class Action
Chicago, IL: Huron Consulting Group Inc. (NASDAQ: HURN), a provider of business consulting services, today announced that it has entered into an agreement in principle with the lead plaintiffs in the pending securities class action lawsuit related to the restatement of its financial statements in 2009. The agreement in principle provides that the set... - Sen. Warren Raises the Alarm over Catalent/Novo Nordisk Merger
Nov-1-24 Washington, DC On October 10, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan, urging the FTC to closely review a proposed merger between Novo Nordisk and Catalent. Catalent is one of the very few suppliers that provide specialized development and manufacturing services to GLP-1 manufacturers. The letter urge... - Is Unum Provident Still a Hungry Vulture?
Oct-22-08 Chattanooga, TN It's been awhile since Unum Provident was pilloried in the press, the subject of investigative reports by 60 Minutes and Dateline: NBC for dubious practices with regard to the provision of Unum long term disability and Unum life insurance. Indeed, Unum's corporate web site extols the virtues of 'people serving people.' Just don't ask L... - When Wrongly Denied Is the Status Quo
Apr-14-16 Baton Rouge, LA: The disability insurance industry has long suffered from a reputation that suggests routine denials of legitimate disability claims and bad faith insurance dealings, in spite of plaintiffs and policyholders having paid their premiums faithfully and having maintained their policies in good standing. Some disgruntled consumers turn immed... - A Tale of Two Long Term Disability Denied Lawsuits
Mar-31-16 Houston, TX: Derek Williams has a bone to pick with Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. (MetLife), and as do a number of others in his position, he’s doing his picking in the court of law. Williams, a client of MetLife through his employer, accuses the insurer of denying long term disability benefits to which he is entitled and has launched a Long term... - Insurance Company Breached Its Duty to Defend Even After Settlement
Mar-18-16 The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that an insurance company breached its duty to provide a defense of an insured even though there was a settlement. The court ruled that even if a settlement is reached, the insurer was responsible for defending the covered party until the maximum liability limit was paid on the plaintiff’s claim. The plaintiff, Ke...