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Jan-23-18 Denver, CO: An ERISA lawsuit was filed at the end of November in Colorado alleging mismanagement of a stock fund that resulted in losses for the defined contribution plan participants. According to Court documents, the benefit plan lawsuit was filed November 30 in US District Court for the District of Colorado. The defendant in the class action... - With Home Warranties, Getting to Home Base Not Necessarily a Home Run
Aug-25-13 Tallahassee, FL Just as there are various issues that can arise from the construction and habitation of a home, so too is the variation in warranties assigned to a home in order to guarantee that the home is habitable and free from workmanship defects. Various home warranty companies either underwrite new home warranties or offer to the homeowner an ex... - Denied Disability Claimant Wins when Administrator Blows Deadline
Jan-10-18 San Jose, CA Employers can change the terms of their long-term disability plans whenever they want. Those changes often affect what employees must show to make a disability claim , and they rarely make it easy to collect. Plans usually apply changed provisions even to employees who are already receiving benefits. They often lose those payments. But when... - Disabled Pediatrician Sues Unum for Denied Long Term Disability
Dec-17-17 Portland, OR: A medical doctor who carried Unum insurance for long-term disability has launched an Unum lawsuit against the global supplier of LTD insurance after the insured’s benefits were abruptly stopped, and his LTD claim denied. The benefit to the plaintiff, according to claims made in the Unum disability claims lawsuit, amounts to $12,500... - Asbestos Exposure Not Limited to Heavy Industry
Jul-5-13 Charleston, WV When it takes decades for asbestosis to appear and an employee to file an asbestosis lawsuit, it can be difficult to know which employers or suppliers were primarily responsible for the plaintiff’s asbestos exposure. This is particularly true if the employee worked in an industry where exposure to asbestos is routine. But a study b... - Healthcare Whistle Blower Awarded $351,000
Dec-8-17 Tampa, FL: It did not take long for Kathleen Siwicki to notice something was very wrong in the Florida cardiologist’s office where she was working. Siwicki, an experienced Certified Cardiovascular Technologist, immediately began to see the services the doctor was providing did not match the billing statements he was submitting for payment. In Novemb... - LTD Denial: Understanding "Own Occupation" vs "Any Occupation"
Dec-6-17 Washington, DC: It is said that an educated consumer is the best customer. Were it to be true, then the wary and aware long-term disability policyholder facing long-term denied disability might have seen it coming – and might even have been in a position to prevent the denial from happening in the first place. At the very least, knowing you&rsquo... - $20,000 a Month? Thanks, Forced-Placed Insurance…
Jun-30-13 Dade County, FL Imagine the pain, and the impossibility of a monthly cost to stay in your home, of $20,000. Per month . Such was the financial bleed reportedly felt by one plaintiff in the now-infamous Wells Fargo Force-placed insurance lawsuit , after forced-placed insurance fees drove monthly costs into the stratosphere. In reality, forced-placed i... - Stryker Defective Hip Implant Lawsuit Plaintiff Survey Deemed ‘Intrusive’
Nov-26-17 Boston, MA: With the date for the first bellwether hip replacement implant failure trial involving failed Stryker femoral heads now established for September, 2019 attention has shifted to a compelling questionnaire the Howmedica defense team has issued to plaintiffs as part of the deposition process. A co-leader of the plaintiff executive committee... - Landmark Settlement Reached in BPA Class Action
Toronto, ON: U.S. polycarbonate baby bottle maker, Philips Electronics Corporation North America, has become the first to settle a lawsuit over failure to tell consumers its products contained Bisphenol A (BPA), in what is being dubbed as a "landmark" development. Under the terms of the preliminary settlement, Philips is not allowed to use BPA i... - Unum Accused of Denying Disability Benefits as Corporate Profits Rise
Nov-14-17 Philadelphia, PA: An Unum lawsuit alleging unpaid Unum disability benefits has been filed by a Pennsylvania nurse claiming her rightful benefits were not only denied, but that the insurer failed to consider evidence that duly supported her claim. According to the Pennsylvania Record (11/01/17) Glen Mills resident Jennifer Secrist became disabled a... - Pennsylvania CIGNA Denied Disability Lawsuit Seeks Compensation
Nov-12-17 Johnstown, PA: A CIGNA long term disability lawsuit filed in September has been proposed as a class action on behalf of all persons who may have been adversely affected with regard to the handling of disability benefits by CIGNA Health and Life Insurance Co. According to the Pennsylvania Record (09/29/17) the lead plaintiffs are Anthony and Amanda... - Sun Life Denied Disability Benefits Lawsuit Settled Previously, But Issues Remained
Nov-7-17 New York, NY: A Sun Life disability claims lawsuit dating back to 2009 initially settled, but took on added longevity with a dispute over attorneys’ fees. On Halloween day of this year a Ninth Circuit panel reversed a lower court’s ruling that originally denied an employee benefit plan appellate attorneys’ fees. The case is John... - 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... - Woman Injured in Las Vegas Shooting Launches Lawsuit
Oct-13-17 Las Vegas, NV: A 21-year-old college student from California has filed a multi-defendant lawsuit claiming their negligence is responsible for the injuries she sustained at a country music festival in Las Vegas as a deranged shooter fired a hail of automatic gunfire into a crowd from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay Casino Resort killing 58 people an... - Whistleblower Legal News and Lawsuit Information
A whistleblower can be anyone who witnesses and reports misconduct to people or entities that can take corrective action through whistleblower policy. Whistleblower cases can involve a violation of any law or regulation. Under the whistleblower protection act , whistleblower laws protect and compensate the whistleblower, including the corporate whistle... - Ohio Health Centers
Akron, OH: A class action lawsuit has been filed against St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center, and a second suit filed against Forum Health Northside Medical Center. Both suits allege that the hospitals improperly billed Medicaid patients for Medicaid-covered services. Further, both suits allege breach of contract and negligence. The complaint a... - Aetna Long Term Disability Lawsuit Demonstrative of Dissatisfaction with Insurers
Sep-8-17 Bangor, ME: Given a widespread dissatisfaction that many consumers have with delays in claims processing on the part of their insurance companies – and dissatisfaction with the insurance industry overall – it comes as little surprise that an insurer such as Aetna is tagged with a rating of a hair over one star out of five, according to the Cons... - Will an Appeal Secure California Insurance Claim Help for Couple?
Feb-9-13 Yucaipa, CA A Yucaipa couple who thought they had purchased appropriate insurance and believed they were protected under California insurance law realized too late that the product they had bought was allegedly “junk insurance” and of little use to them in the face of a serious health issue. A jury was little help when Norman and Kathlee... - Wisconsin Plaintiffs Allege Newborn Daughter Succumbed to SSRI Birth Defects
Feb-6-13 Winnebago County, WI An SSRI birth defects lawsuit filed at the start of the year in US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania alleges that the Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressant the mother continued to take while pregnant resulted in the death of a child. In this case, the SSRI lawsuit centers on the Zolof...