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Sort by date 2,500 pages found matching insurance- The Agony of the Shoulder Pain Pump Patient
Apr-26-09 Telford, PA Michael F. says he is not positive that the use of a shoulder pain pump caused his shoulder injury, but he is worried that it may have. He had shoulder surgery in 2008 and still suffers pain in his shoulder—pain that is affecting his ability to work and his ability to sleep. He says if he had known more about the shoulder pain pump, he woul... - The Real Reason You Need a Good Medical Malpractice Attorney
Apr-17-09 Nutley, NJ Attorney David Paris prefers to put ethics and professional responsibility far and above all considerations when it comes to medical malpractice suits. "So many clients come to me and they are angry about something that has gone wrong," says Paris. "Their friends, their co-workers, their relatives and even other doctors are urging them to sue... - Patrick Perotti -- The Good Lawyer
Apr-16-09 Cleveland, OH You might think of attorney Patrick Perotti as the Ohio legal profession's very own Robin Hood with a few modifications. Over the last several years Perotti and a band of fellow lawyers has distributed millions of dollars to charities, but there's no sheriff breathing down their necks and they didn't steal the money. They won it fair and squa... - Unum Plays Doctor, Badly
Apr-15-09 Fishers, IN Elaine suffered a shoulder injury on the job and she collected compensation from Unum Provident insurance company for two years, during which time they did a 'home visit'. "The Unum representative reported that my house was well-kept, that I got up quickly from a sitting position, and there was no evidence of disability," says Elaine, which w... - Dallas Jury in $6.8M Verdict Against Hospital that Let Heart Patient Go Blind
Aug-10-16 A jury in Texas returned a $6,844,543 verdict against the Heart Hospital Baylor Plano for allowing a heart patient to go permanently blind from a complication of open heart surgery. Attorney Robert L. Chaiken of Plano, TX, a member of The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers, successfully obtained the verdict in a trial, assisted by Kenneth B. Chaiken a... - Miami Beach Drownings Result in $5.75 Million Settlement
A $5.75 million verdict has been reached against Monticello Insurance Company, which had refused to pay a settlement between the City of Miami Beach and the families of Zachary Breaux and Eugenie Poleyeff, who drowned there in 1997. According to the suit, on February 20, 1997, jazz guitarist Breaux, 36, his wife, and three daughters were vacationing at... - Asbestos Lawsuit Against Smithsonian Settled
Washington, DC : A 54-year old former employee of the Smithsonian Air and Space Museum has been awarded a $233,000 settlement ending his lawsuit against the institution. Richard Pullman, a former exhibit specialist, worked for the museum for 28 years, during which time he frequently had to saw and drill into the interior walls of the museum. However, i... - Unum’s Invasion of Privacy
Aug-3-16 Portland, MN: Drones and hidden cameras, phone calls from strangers secretly taping the conversation, men in black talking to your neighbors - it’s all part of Unum, or Unum Provident surveillance. Sure, it’s an invasion of privacy. It’s also a common disability denial tactic and often one of Unum’s bad faith practices. Unum... - Attorney Cracks Down on Chiropractic Malpractice
Mar-25-09 Washington D.C. Attorney Michael Abelson became interested in chiropractic malpractice 5 years ago when a woman came to his law office in Washington D.C. and told him that her husband had died just two hours after having a neck manipulation. "He was found unconscious at home, rushed to a hospital in Maryland and died six days later," Abelson recalls. "T... - Mortgage Fraud Devastating for Victims
Mar-1-09 San Jose, CA So, you have purchased your home, all the paperwork has gone through and everything seems fantastic with your life. You have nothing to worry about--until you discover that the company that holds your mortgage was involved in mortgage fraud. Now, your payments are far higher than you could ever afford and you are facing foreclosure all becau... - Whistleblowers Fight Corruption
Feb-22-09 San Francisco, CA It is the kind of stuff Hollywood movies are made of: Whistleblowers fighting against corrupt companies, doing everything they can to protect the public from the evils of large corporations. Many movies have been made about this very topic and the stories can seem larger than life. But the truth is that whistleblower lawsuits extend fur... - Data Breach Class-Action Lawsuit Sprouts in California
Jul-15-16 San Diego, CA: A data breach lawsuit has sprouted up in California, alleging that a phishing scam has resulted in the hacking of wage and tax forms belonging to some 21,000 employees in 13 states. The defendant is Sprouts Farmers Market Inc., an enterprise based in Phoenix, Arizona, with 224 stores across the country. The allegation is that W-2 Wage... - 'Caring, Compassionate Man' Faces Six Medical Malpractice Lawsuits
Jan-28-09 Norfolk, VA One would think that doctors who spend at least 7 years of their lives training for specialized work, and hospitals with the latest equipment and trained specialists would be incapable of medical malpractice . And given that medical malpractice insurance is hard to come by, one would think that medical professionals and institutions would want... - Unum’s Outside Medical Examiners and Outsourcing
Jul-2-16 Lafayette, LA: As many Unum, or Unum Provident policyholders can attest, their long-term disability claims were denied due to Unum relying on independent medical examiners’ reports, so it comes as no surprise that the insurer plans to outsource hundreds of jobs. Unum has denied benefits even when its medical examiners haven’t seen the c... - Variable Annuities Law Changed
Jan-25-09 Miami, FL Seniors living in Florida now have some added protection from unscrupulous brokers who sell them unsuitable variable annuities. The state has toughened the suitability requirements that such brokers must meet when they sell variable annuity insurance products to consumers. The state has also strengthened fines against those brokers who use frau... - Attorney Ingrid Evans Stands Up for Seniors
Jan-12-09 San Francisco, CA: Attorney Ingrid Evans has spent countless hours working on behalf of senior citizens who have been the victims of financial abuse . An attorney with Waters and Kraus in San Francisco, Evans recently won a tidy sum for members of a class action suit against American International Group (AIG) after an elderly widow came to her office wi... - Overdraft Fees Still a Big Payday for Financial Institutions
Jun-18-16 Washington, DC : Despite rules meant to curb excessive overdraft fees , according to information from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), some consumers are still having a difficult time getting out of overdraft, given the high fees charged for each overdraft transaction. According to the FDIC report (as cited by The Washington Post ; 6/13... - Cbeyond Reaches Prelminary Settlement of $2.3 Million
Cbeyond, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBEY) announced today that the parties have filed papers seeking preliminary approval of the settlement of the previously disclosed securities class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Although defendants continue to deny plaintiffs' allegations, the Company believes... - SJS Ibuprofen "Haunting Me"
Dec-14-08 Chicago, IL: Charlene took ibuprofen for strep throat but just a few days later she developed a rash, which turned into blisters, on her feet. She didn't think too much of it until the rash moved up her legs. Being a woman, Charlene was worried that it was going to spread to her face so her doctor prescribed a steroid but it didn't help—he didn't recog... - “From Experience I Can Tell Every Woman NOT to Get Essure”
Jun-5-16 Salt Lake City, UT: “I was extremely healthy and then I wasn’t and the makers of Essure have to take responsibility,” says Michella, who is staunchly advocating to get the permanent birth control device removed from the market. Michella, 32 years old, has had complications with Essure just eight weeks after it was implanted. &ldqu...