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Case ID: 3888 | Insurance | 11/02/2004
A class action lawsuit has been filed in the District Court of Southern California against Universal Life Resources (ULR), an insurance broker that provides professional services concerning sponsorship, implementation and/or modification of employee-benefit plans, alleging conspiracy and fraudulently marketing, selling and administering insurance products through employee-benefit plans. Class members seek declaratory and injunctive relief, damages, costs and expenses of the action.
Specifically, the complaint alleges that Ronald Shirley is employed by Intel, Inc. who sponsors an employee benefit plan where employees can purchase insurance products. On behalf of Intel, ULR provided insurance to Shirley who was damaged by ULR's conduct. Shirley claims that ULR has secretly conspired with the other defendants listed in the action to steer its clients to them under arrangements that permit ULR to collect undisclosed fees and kickbacks. These actions allegedly permit the defendants to collect higher premiums than would be paid in a truly competitive market. The class alleges that the defendants breached fiduciary duties, engaged in conspiracy in violation of RICO (the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act), and fraudulently concealed this scheme. At Lawcash.com, it is our goal to keep you informed about important legal cases, class actions and settlements. Our lawyers offer free legal evaluations in tort cases, class actions, personal injury, and other lawsuits because we are dedicated to helping you resolve your legal complaints. Other Insurance Cases of Interest A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Western District Court of Washington against Prudential Insurance for violations of. Class members seek compensatory damages, punitive damages, and damages under the Washington State Consumer Protection Act as well as for costs and attorneys' fees pursuant to the litigation. Ten Illinois residents filed a class action lawsuit against Allstate Insurance Company alleging the insurance company charges different premiums to customers with the same risks. The plaintiffs allege Allstate violated the Illinois Consumer Fraud and Deceptive Business Practices Act and was unjustly enriched. According to the complaint filed May 25 in St. Clair County Circuit Court, Illinois law mandates that insurers treat like risks alike and different risks differently.
A national class action has been filed against prescription drug plan operator Express Scripts, Inc. on behalf of all U.S. citizens who were or are participants in or beneficiaries of any employer-provided prescription benefit plan (1) that required participants or beneficiaries to pay a percentage co-pay for prescription drugs and (2) for which Express Scripts, Inc. or one of its predecessors-in-interest or subsidiaries serves or has served as the plan's provider of prescription drugs at any time from October 1, 1997, through the present. The action is brought under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and claims that Express Scripts breached its fiduciary duty to plan participants and beneficiaries in several ways. The participants are seeking declaratory and injunctive relief and a court order requiring Express Scripts to make an accounting of and reimburse consumers and benefit plans all monies earned through allegedly unlawful activities.
WellPoint Inc., the nation's biggest publicly traded health insurer, said July 11, 2005 it will pay up to $198 million to settle two class-action lawsuits brought by representatives of more than 700,000 doctors over alleged unfair payment practices. The parties have reached a tentative settlement apparently valued at more than $13 million in a class-action filed against the Kentucky Department for Medicaid Services and the Kentucky State Cabinet for Health Services on behalf of thousands of Kentucky residents who lost their eligibility for nursing home or in-home care because of stricter rules that were enacted in April 2003. Persons eligible to take part in the reinstatement of care should contact the attorneys for the class for more information. Toni Swain Orrill, a New Orleans resident whose house was severely damaged in Hurricane Katrina, filed a class action suit against American International Group (AIG) and its subsidiary, Audubon. The suit charges that the company has failed to help its policyholders who are in desperate need of assistance after the hurricane. |
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