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Jul-16-13 Los Angeles, CA The Los Angeles City Attorney announced a settlement in a California Insurance lawsuit filed against Anthem Blue Cross. The California insurance law claim alleged the insurance company illegally canceled coverage for more than 6,000 policyholders. According to The Associated Press (6/20/13), the lawsuit was filed in 2008 and initia... - Jury Awards $25.6 Million in Bad Faith Insurance Lawsuit
Dec-17-18 Oklahoma City, OK In November 2018, a jury awarded nearly $25.6 million to the family of a Oranna Cunningham, a woman who was diagnosed with advanced nasopharyngeal cancer. Her insurer, Aetna, refused to cover the cost of the proton beam therapy recommended by her physician, claiming that it was “experimental or investigational.” After her dea... - ERISA Does Not Automatically Provide Awards for Attorney’s Fees
Jul-3-13 Philadelphia, PA When filing an ERISA lawsuit , it is important for plaintiffs to note that the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) does not necessarily provide awards for attorney’s fees. This does not mean that lawsuits regarding ERISA plans should not be filed, but it is something for plaintiffs to be aware of, and it is something a... - What Lies Beyond Asbestos Drilling Mud?
Jun-26-13 Washington, DC While there are always risks associated with various industrial activities such as manufacturing, mining and drilling, less-obvious hazards often prove to pose the most risk. With drilling, for oil and gas, the use of drilling mud has evolved to an alleged silent killer due to use of asbestos in the mud itself. Drilling mud is used to cool d... - An Extensive Guide To The Types Of Personal Injury Claims
Jul-26-24 Santa Clara, CA Personal injury law encompasses a wide range of cases where an individual suffers harm due to the negligence or intentional actions of another party. Both potential plaintiffs and defendants should understand their various types. This article explores the most common categories of personal injury claims, providing insight into their uniqu... - City of Glendale, CA Police Raid Settlement
With information from an organization of insurance companies, Glendale police raided the home of Rouhel Feinstein. During the February 2001 raid, no evidence was found to support insurance fraud allegations and Feinstein was eventually exonerated. Feinstein and his wife, Marilyn Slome, sued the city for civil rights violations. The National Insurance Cr... - Reasons to Quit Ozempic
Jul-25-24 Santa Clara, CA Not only is stomach paralysis an Ozempic side effect . From blindness to suicidal thoughts to organ failure, thousands of people are quitting Ozempic and other weight loss drugs that contain the active ingredient semaglutide as recent studies show the link to debilitating adverse events. Ozempic Blindness A recent study publish... - Unum Policyholder: Unum Reads the Contract “The Way They Want”
May-7-13 Detroit, MI When it comes to dealing with insurance companies such as Unum insurance , many complaints typically fall into the category of policyholders having had their Unum disability claims denied. Mark S. (real name withheld) does not fall into that category. So far, his Unum disability insurance claim has been paid out. But Mark says there is confu... - Insurance Provider Faces Penalties in California Overtime Law Case
Mar-9-13 Colton, CA Earlier this year a California service provider was called to the carpet for violating overtime pay laws and failing to maintain adequate payroll records involving employees at its 13 locations in the state. According to a statement from the US Department of Labor (DOL 1/11/13), Premier Insurance Services sells a variety of insurance poli... - Unum Lawsuit Plaintiff Wins Re-instatement of Unum Disability Benefits
Mar-1-13 Sacramento, CA An Unum lawsuit has recently been settled in favor of the plaintiff, who suffers from fibromyalgia and a horrific disease known scientifically as avascular necrosis but commonly referred to as “bone death.” The plaintiff, Tracy Mondolo, was reported to have been previously diagnosed with leukemia and underwent the rigors o... - UnumProvident Corp. Insurance Settlement
A lawsuit was filed against the nation's largest disability insurer for allegedly misinterpreting job classifications, improperly overruling doctors' opinions, and knowingly using incorrect insurance definitions to avoid paying benefits. California subsidiaries of UnumProvident have agreed to settle with the California Department of Insurance after two... - Prosthetic Denial Lawsuits Filed against UnitedHealth Group and Anthem under ERISA
Sep-24-18 Santa Clara, CA: Prosthetics with a variety of microprocessors are the new “wearable technology” and they’re making headlines. Companies have designed the devices with accelerometers, gyroscopes and magnetometers, state-of-the-art and cutting edge technology. But they aren’t available for every amputee who wants this advanced prosthetic limb techn... - Overturning ERISA and the Supreme Court Update
Feb-3-13 Washington, DC Last November, Matt Wessler, an attorney at Public Justice, argued an ERISA case before the Supreme Court that will impact every ERISA insurer in the country and almost 200 million Americans covered by the ERISA plan. Here’s the issue in U.S. Airways v. McCutchen : When an employee is injured and recovers compensation from the... - Illinois National Insurance Co. Sunoco MTBE Settlement
Sunoco filed a lawsuit against the insurance provider regarding coverage for dozens of pending lawsuits over alleged groundwater contamination caused by methyl tertiary butyl ether, a gasoline additive manufactured by Sunoco. The lawsuits against Sunoco alleged MTBE was defectively designed and constituted a dangerous product, and that Sunoco breached a... - Home Warranty Lawsuits: Not All Appliances Created Equal
Jan-8-13 Minneapolis, MN When it comes to home warranty insurance , not all warranties and not all appliances are created equal. As with any type of insurance, customers claim that some home warranty companies practice bad faith insurance. Meanwhile, some appliance companies have been accused of misleading consumers about the nature of their appliances, putting... - Insurers Facing More Asbestosis Lawsuits
Dec-21-12 Washington, DC Just last year there were reports that asbestosis lung disease and asbestos lawsuits were decreasing, having peaked about a decade ago. Not so, according to The Wall Street Journal (12/17/12). The insurance industry says previous estimates fell short to the tune of 10 billion dollars. Asbestos was widely used right into the 1970s, a... - Anthem Health Plans Denied Coverage Settlement
On October 19, 2003, carpenter John Ellis fell from the roof of a two story house. Ellis suffered a collapsed lung, fractured nine ribs, broke his collarbone and lower four vertebrae and surgeons had to remove a ruptured spleen. He had applied for health insurance on September 2, 2003. The next day, he paid his first premium of $370 which Anthem cashed... - HMO of Louisiana, Inc. Denied Investigation Settlement
Christiane Gullung Hymel recently obtained a health insurance policy from Blue Cross. She attempted to pre-certify a diagnostic MRI to determine if she had a tumor in her spine. Blue Cross denied the 33 year old homemaker's request, asserting that there was no coverage for the diagnostic MRI because they believed the request to be associated with a pre-... - Customers Complain About Home Warranty Companies
Oct-25-12 Oklahoma City, OK Customers wanting peace of mind about their appliances and home repairs often turn to home warranty companies . Home warranty insurance, covering appliances, electrical repairs and plumbing issues, can provide important coverage in case something breaks down. But home warranty lawsuits, alleging bad faith insurance on the part of some... - CDR Enterprises securities fraud Settlement
The US Department of Justice will receive $225 million to release the company from Executive Life Insurance Co. fraud claims. CDR already paid the Department $375 million in 2003. Aurora National Life Assurance Co., who purchased Executive Life bonds under misinformed pretenses, has agreed to pay $80 million to the Department. It is a violation of Califor...