Posts tagged Insurance Bad Faith

• Insurer Ordered to Pay $10,000,000.00 for Bad Faith Termination of Health Insurance Policy

  Nick DiCello | October 14, 2009 11:15 AM | 0 CommentsCleveland, OH Category: Miscellaneous
  

  On September 14, 2009, the South Carolina Supreme Court upheld a jury verdict against Fortis Insurance Company, now known as Assurant Health or Time Insurance Company, for wrongfully terminating...

• South Carolina Jury Awards $10 Million In Health Insurance Rejection Case

  Brad Hewett | October 08, 2009 5:07 PM | 0 CommentsFlorence / Myrtle Beach, SC Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The South Carolina Supreme Court upheld a multimillion verdict last month against an insurer which the Justices said revoked a man’s health policy after he tested positive for HIV based...

• Health Net Settlement - Up to $14 Million for Wrongful Recission of Policies

  Todd Slaughter | February 13, 2009 3:10 PM | 0 CommentsRedding, CA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  It seems like just yesterday I posted about the settlement reached by healthcare insurance giant, Anthem Blue Cross, in a California case brought by 2,300 policyholders for wrongful rescission of...

• Allstate Hit With $16 Million Bad Faith Verdict

  Michael Phelan | July 30, 2008 3:47 PM | 0 CommentsRichmond, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  On March 24, 2000, a drunk driver got into his pickup, crossed the center line on a Missouri highway, and hit a compact car head-on. The force of the collision pushed the car back more than...

• Auto Insurance Carrier Treating Insureds Unfairly in Ohio

  Stephanie Day | March 12, 2008 10:18 AM | 0 CommentsCincinnati, OH Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Imagine being involved in an auto collision caused by an uninsured driver. Naturally, you would look to your auto insurance carrier to cover your injuries via your uninsured motorist coverage and medical payment (med-pay) or personal injury protection (PIP) benefits for which you've been paying premiums. Assume amongst promises of good claims handling, you go unrepresented by an attorney and...

• Grange Insurance Company May Settle Bad Faith Class Action Suit Relating to Use of Colossus

  Alison De Villiers | March 10, 2008 11:31 AM | 0 CommentsCincinnati, OH Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Grange Insurance Company has proposed a nationwide bad faith class action settlement for Grange insureds who submitted UM/UIM bodily injury claims, pursuant to Grange auto policies between January 1, 1999 and December 12, 2007. Those affected must submit claims for consideration by April 3, 2008. The lawsuit against Grange alleges that Grange underpaid people for UM/UIM bodily injury claims...

• Nevada Equitable and Legal Claims at Trial

  Steve Klearman | February 15, 2008 10:10 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  On December 27, 2007 the Nevada Supreme Court clarified in Awada v. Shuffle Master, Inc., 123 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 57, the manner in which a Nevada District Court may handle mixed claims for legal and equitable relief at trial and found as follows:In this appeal, we consider the primary issue of whether a district court has the authority to bifurcate the legal and equitable claims presented in a...

• Update on Nevada Allstate Attorney Misconduct Case

  Steve Klearman | February 14, 2008 10:00 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  In the ongoing squabble over Allstate defense attorney Phil Emerson's repeated misconduct in arguing cases at trial, the Nevada Supreme Court rendered its latest decision on January 17, 2008.In its introduction to Lioce v. Cohen, 124 Nev. Adv. Op. No. 1, the Court stated:On December 28, 2006, this court issued an opinion in these consolidated appeals.[2] The defendants in each of the four...

• Requested Allstate Files Could Show Bad Faith

  Chrissie Cole | January 25, 2008 1:14 AM | 0 CommentsCincinnati, OH Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Secret Allstate documents - coined the "McKinsey documents" - allegedly show how the company has intentionally made low-ball claim offers to its customers for years, netting Allstate billions of dollars. But the McKinsey documents have yet to be seen. These documents could be potentially devastating to them in insurance bad faith litigation.Trial lawyers who have previously sued Allstate have...

• Allstate Gets the Boot in Florida

  Steve Klearman | January 18, 2008 9:05 AM | 0 CommentsReno, NV Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Here's a plug for Trial Guides at www.trialguides.com. The following interesting news comes from their enewsletter of today's date.This week, Florida Insurance Commissioner Kevin McCarty announced that he is suspending Allstate Insurance companies from writing new insurance in Florida. McCarty's choice follows Allstate's refusal to comply with subpoenas served October 16 by the Office of...