ALLSTATE LEADS LIST OF TEN WORST INSURANCE COMPANIES
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Insurance giant Allstate leads the list of 10 worst insurers in a study conducted by the American Association of Justice.?? (Disclaimer:?? I am a sustaining member of the American Association of Justice).?? The study was reported to be based on a "comprehensive investigation of thousands of legal documents and financial filings".?? Other insurance companies making the list, in descending order, are: Unum, AIG, State Farm, Conseco, WellPoint, Farmers, UnitedHealth, Torchmark and Liberty Mutual.?? "The name of the game is to deny, delay, defend- do anything, in fact, to avoid paying claims", the report stated.
For example, Unum, agreed to pay a $15 million fine to a combined 49 states in 2004 to settle charges over denied claims payments;?? Conseco is being investigated by a congressional committee over its denial of care for senior citizens who bought long term health care; and AIG, the world's largest insurer, paid $1.6 billion to settle charges levied by New York regulators.
I am currently litigating a first party bad faith claim against one of the insurance companies on this list.?? If you have been treated unfairly by your insurance company, and sustained damages, please call me to discuss your claim.
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CREDIT CARD FRAUD LAWSUIT FILED IN ARIZONA FEDERAL COURT
Posted by: Stephen Leshner
July 18, 2011
Apollo Global Management LLCs Trilegiant unit was sued by an Arizona man over claims it conspired to defraud consumers with charges for product loyalty services and membership clubs.
Juan M. Restrepo said in a complaint in federal court in Tucson, Arizona, that he was unaware that Trilegiant charged $10.99 to his Chase MasterCard account each month from May 2007 through to May 2011. Restrepo noticed the monthly charges in April and claims he never authorized the charges, according to the complaint filed July 13.
The charges were virtually unnoticeable because it was embedded in all other ordinary charges that normally escape close scrutiny of the ordinary consumer, according to the complaint, which seeks to represent other customers in a class action, or group lawsuit. Chase Bank USA is also a defendant in the case.
The companies are accused in the lawsuit of racketeering, violating electronic communications privacy laws, violating unfair trade laws and unjustly enriching themselves. Restrepo is seeking a court order barring the companies from continuing the alleged scheme plus unspecified damages.
The case is Restrepo v. Chase Bank USA N.A., 11-cv-00423, U.S. District Court, District of Arizona (Tucson). Paul M. Weiss of Freed & Weiss, Chicago, IL, assisted by Phoenix, Arizona attorney Steve Leshner, represent Mr. Restrepo.
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