Suing on a Long Term Care Insurance Policy
Filing a lawsuit on a denied long term care insurance claim is challenging since the insurer has far more experience in litigating their policies and know how the courts define standard terms. This gi...
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What can I do if my health insurance provider refuses to pay a claim?
What can, or must, I do when a health insurance company or plan refuses to pay a claim or provide a benefit or service?...
Is disability income subject to income tax?
In some situations disability income may be subject to income tax. Whether or not disability income is taxed will depend on who is paying for the disability insurance premiums and how much income you ...
What to do if your disability insurance company refuses to pay a claim?
What are my legal remedies if my insurance company or plan refuses to pay a claim for a benefit or service?...
My wife recently had a short-term disability claim approved. Shortly, thereafter, the same company, different department, denied her claim for long-term disability. We are forced to appeal the latter decision. Any ideas on how to start?
Discussion of things to consider in preparing an appeal of a denial for a long-term disability claim....
Do I have to Give My Medical Records To an Auto Insurance Company?
Discussion of when an insurance company will have access to injured person's past medical records....
If I am sued, can my insurance company settle the case without my consent?
If I am sued, can my insurance company settle the case without my consent?...
Do I have to accept a claim from the insurance company that was a lot less than my actual damages?
Settling insurance claims is usually a straightforward process. Most states have insurance laws that require insurance companies to act in a fair and reasonable manner when dealing with policyholders....
Farmers Insurance Liable For $80M for Underpaying Oklahomans Over 13 Year Period
Farmers Insurance Group was found liable for $80 million to Oklahoma homeowners for underpaying insurance claims from 1994 to 2007. The lawsuit, which alleged breach of contract and bad faith, ended ...
Ex-Allstate Insurance Adjuster Tells Court Of Company’s Bad Faith Practices
An ex-Allstate insurance adjuster recently told a Kentucky court about the company's bad faith insurance practices that included strong-arming policyholders into taking lower settlement offers and man...
State Farm Ranked Fourth Worst Insurance Company in America
State Farm Insurance, the largest property casualty insurer in the U.S., was ranked the third worst insurance company in America by the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for its denial and delay ...
Conseco Ranked One of Ten Worst Insurance Companies in America
Conseco, the Indiana-based long term care insurer, was ranked one of the ten worst insurance companies in America by the American Association for Justice (AAJ) for its denial and delay of long term ca...
Louisiana Judge Awards Hurricane Katrina Victims $720,000 For Government Negligence
Louisiana District Court Judge Stanwood Duval awarded nearly $720,000 to four New Orleans' homeowners and one business after finding that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was liable for the negligent ...
USC Liver Transplant Program under Investigation: Third California Hospital Faces Review
USC University Hospital, a private hospital located in the Boyle Heights area of Los Angeles, is being investigated by the California Department of Health Services for a higher-than-expected death rat...
If I can’t afford a lawyer, how can I fight a large insurance company with many lawyers?
I can't afford to pay a lawyer! How can I fight the insurance company with all their money and high priced attorneys?...
Health Insurance Co-Pays, Deductibles and Pre-Certification
There are many qualifications and limitations regarding what health insurance covers and to what extent. A co-pay or co-payment is the contractual amount you must pay for your use of a specific medica...
Would I need an insurance lawyer to handle my case?
Would I need a lawyer to handle my case?...
Allstate Ignored Claim – Must Pay $16M In Damages
A Missouri Appellate Court judge found that the Allstate Insurance Company acted in bad faith when it ignored a policyholder's car accident claim for six months' then tried to make excuses for why it ...
Fire Insurance Bad Faith Lawsuit – North Dakota Couple Awarded $2.3M
A North Dakota couple was awarded $2.3 million in an insurance bad faith case against American Family Insurance after the insurer refused to honor their insurance policy for fire damage....
My father who has conjestive heart failure and type 2 diabetes recently underwent a quintuple heart bypass. His medical bills are staggering and he has no health insurance. Short of filing bankruptcy, what are his options in getting these amounts reduced?
Tips on ways to have medical bills reduced through negotiation or defending a lawsuit....
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