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Aetna, MLB Benefit Plan Hit With ERISA Suit Over Denied Mental Health Coverage

"Health insurance is meant to help people when they are the most vulnerable, and Aetna violated this most basic, and most important trust. The company's use of boilerplate denials based on illegal technicalities isn't just wrong, it's unconscionable," said Chris C.'s attorney, David Lilienstein of DL Law Group, in San Francisco.
5 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Insurance Lawyers Turn to Corporate Clients as Ordinary Cases Face Extinction

"The people who need help the most that are going to be the most hurt," said Miami litigator Oliver Birman, describing the consequences of a tort reform measure enacted in March.
4 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Travelers Insurance Co. Wants No Part of This Murder-Conspiracy Claim

David Schlachet faces a lawsuit over the death of his wife, Lara Nadia Anike Prychodko.
3 minute read

The Legal Intelligencer

Let History Be Your Guide: Pa.'s Chance to Stem the Ill-Conceived Tide

This article discusses the current Pennsylvania Superior Court split resulting from the Ungarean and MacMiles v. Erie Insurance Exchange, 286 A.3d 331 (Pa. Super. 2022) decisions, and why the Pennsylvania Supreme Court should adopt the reasoning in Ungarean.
8 minute read

Daily Report Online

American National Files RICO Suit Against Woman, Claiming Life Insurance Policy Is Void

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Litigation Daily

Firefighter-Turned-Lawyer Jake Gardener Takes Up Insurance Fight For NYC Retirees

Jake Gardener, a former firefighter with Ladder 43 in East Harlem, who is now a partner at Walden Macht & Haran, has represented elderly and disabled retirees in legal challenges to the city's attempt to roll back some supplemental Medicare coverage.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Man Sues National Indemnity to Collect on $4.6M Judgment in Truck Crash Case

This suit was surfaced by Law.com Radar. Read the complaint here.
1 minute read

Daily Report Online

Plaintiff Lawyers Are Getting More Money—Thanks to This Insurer's Low Offers

"After years of the case sitting and waiting for trial, Allstate upped its initial offer and offered to pay the full policy of $100,000," said Darren Tobin of Tobin Injury Law in Atlanta. "By then it was far too late."
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Insurer Who Rejected $100K Settlement Offer Hit With $900K Jury Verdict

"The jury wants a more interactive and illustrative experience, especially in the day of social media," said plaintiffs attorney J. Tyler Schermerhorn. "In pursuit of this objective, attorney Awad reenacted how the wreck occurred."
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Failure to Communicate: Why Better Tech Doesn't Mean Better Communication

Ironically, the ease of instantaneous written communications today has arguably not always resulted in enhanced communication.
8 minute read

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