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Case ID: 5144 | Insurance | 07/28/2008
A class action proceeding has been certified against the Province of British Columbia (the "Government") on behalf of the members of the British Columbia Public Service Pension Plan (the "Plan Members") who were presently entitled to receive premium-free Medical Services Plan Benefits and Extended Health Care Benefits, and who retired on or before November, 2002.
The representative plaintiff for this class action is Frederick Bennett. The plaintiff is represented by the law firm of Albert Peeling in Victoria, as well as Koskie Minsky LLP in Toronto and Underhill Faulkner Boies Parker Law Corporation in Vancouver and Victoria. Plan Members claim damages against the Government for breaching fiduciary obligations with respect to the provision of premium-free Medical Services Plan Benefits and Extended Health Care Benefits. Additionally, Plan Members who were directly employed by the Government claim damages for breaching contractual obligations with respect to the applicable medical benefits. On November 13, 2007, Madam Justice Dorgan of the Supreme Court of British Columbia approved the release of the attached Notice to all of the amembers of the Class, setting out the nature of the claim. The litigation will now proceed to the document and oral discovery stages. More information, and court approved documents, can be found at the website of Koskie Minsky LLP at www.kmlaw.ca, or by contacting Mark Zigler at 416-595-2090. 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 Cheryl Reynolds filed a class action suit against Kansas City-based H&R Block claiming the business defrauded consumers seeking instant income tax refunds. The parties have reached a $5 million settlement in a class action filed against Florida-based auto dealer Ferman Management Services Corporation and several affiliated dealerships on behalf of persons who bought or leased a vehicle from a Ferman dealership between July 1, 1998, and December 31, 2002. The action alleged that the dealerships failed to give adequate disclosure of finance and insurance products on its standard sales and lease agreements, in violation of Florida consumer protection law. Persons eligible to take part in the settlement should contact the attorneys for the class for more information. 1.5 million persons of all ages died in the Armenian Genocide of 1915. The parties have reached a tentative $20 million settlement in an action filed against New York Life Insurance Company on behalf of descendants of victims massacred in the Armenian Genocide of 1915, who allege that the company failed to pay life insurance policy proceeds to them. Persons eligible to participate in the settlement should contact the class attorneys. A class action has been filed against Aetna Health, Inc., a subsidiary of healthcare giant Aetna, Inc., on behalf of Pennsylvania residents (1) who, between September 26, 1999, and the date of the final judgment in the action, were injured in a motor vehicle accident while insured under an Aetna heathcare plan; and (2) whose tort recovery from the accident was subject to a lien asserted by Aetna. The action seeks compensatory and statutory damages for monies collected via the liens as well as injunctive and declaratory relief.
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