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May-26-13 Sacramento, CA CIGNA will pay approximately $70 million to settle lawsuits filed by California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania over the company’s denied disability insurance claims . The lawsuit, which involved long-term disability denials, was filed against CIGNA Health and Life Insurance Company, Connecticut General Life Insu... - Actos Lawsuit Verdict Encouraging for Actos Victims
May-1-13 Los Angeles, CA When Andre was first prescribed Actos to treat type 2 diabetes, he didn’t have any heart issues. He has recently been diagnosed with congestive heart failure and believes his condition is linked to the drug. Last week, a California jury in the first Actos lawsuit that went to trial believes the drug is linked to bladder cancer: $... - Unum Lawsuit Results in Attorneys’ Fees to Plaintiff
Apr-10-13 Los Angeles, CA An Unum lawsuit has resulted in the court awarding attorneys’ fees to the plaintiff. The lawsuit, which originally alleged an unfairly denied Unum insurance claim by Unum life insurance, was found in favor of the plaintiff. According to Courthouse News Service (4/2/13), the plaintiff, Tanya Mondolo, was awarded $119,000 in at... - Force Would Not Accommodate Veteran Police Officer, Denied
Apr-7-13 San Francisco, CA A former police officer with the San Francisco Police Department who was stricken with a heart attack and given a desk job for a year after an inability to return to active duty has failed in his bid to seek compensation from his employer for not making his desk job permanent. It is not known if there is a long-term disability claim, or i... - ERISA Lawsuit Alleges Equity Dump Undertaken to Avoid Pension Obligations
Apr-3-13 Wheeling, WV A bankrupt corporation is facing a $97 million ERISA lawsuit amidst allegations it took its ownership stake in a steelmaker below a threshold that would otherwise hold it liable for pension responsibilities and obligations under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. According to an account in the Charleston Daily Mail of West V... - Doubleday Dilemma
Jan-27-06 A third lawsuit has been filed in a Seattle federal court against the best-selling author James Frey. In the wake of the discovery by The Smoking Gun , an investigative Web site, alleging that Frey fabricated some information in his book, A Million Little Pieces , Doubleday, a division of Random House, the book's publisher, issued a statement promising... - Taking Action on a Denied Disability Claim
Mar-20-13 Nashville, TN When insurance policyholders have their claims denied or delayed for bad faith reasons, they often feel helpless. After all, it is them versus their insurer, who has deep pockets and little reason to approve a claim. The good news for policyholders is that there are steps they can take if their claims are denied for illegitimate reasons... - California Insurance: First-Party and ERISA Explained
Feb-27-13 San Francisco, CA Anyone with access to the news hears about denied disability insurance claims and allegations of bad faith insurance against insurance companies. Such is the case with California insurance claim denials, as well. And regardless of whether a person has first-party insurance or ERISA-covered insurance, there are ways of fighting back if... - California Wrongful Termination
California wrongful termination means that an employee in California has been fired or laid off for reasons that violate the employee's legal rights. If wrongful termination law has been violated in the firing or laying off of an employee, that employee may be able to file a wrongful termination lawsuit against his or her employer. California Wron... - $2.5M Settlement Reached in REI Unpaid Overtime Class Action
Los Angeles, CA: Preliminary approval of a $2.5 million settlement in an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit pending against Recreational Equipment Inc. has been granted. The lawsuit, brought by former employees in California, alleged the sporting goods retailer did not pay overtime or minimum wage. Named plaintiffs Alison Macias and Justin Quan... - Massive Computer Glitch Triggers New York Overtime, Wage Debacle
Jan-21-13 Syracuse, NY Sometimes, something designed to improve a situation actually makes it worse. Such was the case for an expensive new computer system costing hundreds of millions of dollars that only served to trigger a New York overtime debacle of grand proportions. The Post Standard (1/9/13) surmised that it mightn’t have helped that the rollo... - ERISA Laws Protect Against Retaliation
Jan-13-13 Hartford, CT Employees who believe they were fired for accessing benefits covered in their ERISA plan or for questioning how their ERISA benefits are handled may be protected under ERISA laws. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) offers protections in certain circumstances, to ensure employee rights are honored by employers. Under ERI... - Stryker Rejuvenate Hip “Squeals”-- Not with Delight
Jan-4-13 Las Vegas, NV You could say that Keven, age 39, is a ‘Man’s Man'. He is one tough dude. Yet this barrel of a guy was reduced to tears after his second Stryker Rejuvenate hip replacement popped out of place for no apparent reason. Keven had his first hip replacement when he was just 33 years old--he was born with hip dysplasia. Com... - Doctors Advise Patients to File Shoulder Pain Pump Lawsuits
Dec-27-12 Riverside, CA Jordana’s latest orthopedic surgeon advised her to go online, find a shoulder pain pump attorney and file a shoulder pain pump lawsuit. “He told me that the cartilage in my shoulder has worn away and that is why he doesn’t use these pain pumps anymore,” says Jordana. Jordana had her first shoulder pain pump ba... - Appealing an Insurance Claim Denial
Dec-27-12 Los Angeles, CA If you have had an insurance claim denied because of bad faith insurance practices, regardless of how you purchased your insurance policy you may want to consider hiring an insurance lawyer to help you through the appeals process. That is because there are different rules governing insurance policies, and that rules that govern your pol... - The Difficulty with Care Center Abuse Cases
Dec-13-12 Palm Beach, FL Although families send their loved ones to care homes for their safety and security, care center abuse cases show that not all homes are created—or run—equally. Issues such as elder abuse, care center physical abuse and neglect are all the focus of myriad care center lawsuits. Although there can be some difficulty in having c... - Brain Injury Victim Learning from Scratch
Dec-7-12 Springfield, OR “It’s only by the grace of god that I am here,” says Christina, who suffered a brain injury after slamming her car into the side of a mountain 10 years ago. To this day she can’t remember what happened. When Christina came out of her three-month coma, she had a lot of catching up to do. “I had to learn h... - Mother Says Adderall caused Son to Jump into Bronx Zoo Tiger Den
Nov-29-12 Putnam County, NY With headlines like "Zoo-icide" and "Mauled!", the media reported - and the NYPD speculated - that David Villalobos jumped into the tiger den at the Bronx Zoo on September 21 in an apparent suicide attempt. After all, he made the jump from an elevated train. Then, days later, reports came out saying Villalobos did it because he “wan... - California Insurance Lawsuits
Nov-12-12 Los Angeles, CA Individuals who have had their insurance claim denied should consider contacting an insurance lawyer to help them either file a lawsuit or file an appeal against the insurance company. Whether a lawsuit or appeal is filed, insurance claim help from an attorney can make the process smoother for the claimant, and may make a huge differenc... - Son, 13, Says Revocation of Benefits Killed His Disabled Father
Nov-12-12 Larkhall, SCOTLAND Suspected bureaucratic bungling or heartless posturing is no respecter of any one particular location in the world. It appears to happen everywhere. And when people come forward with apparent wrongly denied disability claims , the resulting blood boil can often be felt half a world away… Witness the story of Brian McArdle, a...