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Scanlon family files insurance bad faith and R-67 lawsuit against Cigna insurance company for wrongful denial of life insurance benefits for deceased husband and father
Press Release
Jodi Scanlon of Vashon Island, Wash. today filed a lawsuit in Federal Court against Cigna Group Insurance claiming that Cigna wrongfully denied $500,000 in accidental death insurance benefits. This is the first major lawsuit filed under the new Insurance Fair Conduct Act which allows individuals denied insurance coverage from their own insurance companies to seek up to treble damages or in this case $1.5 million.
Holschen family settles with Washington state over highway cable barriers
Press Release
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) agreed Monday to pay $2 million in the first high-profile case brought against the state for negligently installing cable barriers.
Accident Victims File Claims Against Washington State Department of Transportation
WSDOT Lawsuit Release
A Bothell family filed claims against the state, stating that an inadequate cable barrier system used in a stretch of Interstate 5 near Marysville contributed to the death of 18-year-old Marijke Holschen and severely injured the other passengers.
Washington's Insurance Commissioner Urged by Seattle Law Firm to Reject Proposed UnumProvident Disability Insurance Agreement
UnumProvident Press Release
Nelson Langer Nelson, a law firm specializing in disability insurance denial litigation, today criticized UnumProvident's proposed multi-state "Regulatory Settlement Agreement" and called for Washington's Insurance Commissioner to reject the settlement as it stands.
Letter to Washington Insurance Commissioner
"When Concussions Kill: Second
Impact Syndrome" Electronic Media Kit
Schultz
Lawsuit News Release
Victim of "second impact
syndrome" nearly died during a 1993 game; mother will now
educate schools on how to better protect athletes from her son's
fate
Schultz
Biography
A Promising Future Cut Short: The
Brandon Schultz Story
Timeline
of Events
How Brandon
Schultz Became a Victim of Second Impact Syndrome
SIS
Incidents
Athletes at Risk: Second Impact
Syndrome in Sports
Background Information - Incidents of Second Impact Syndrome
Concussion
Guide
Management of Concussion in
Sports:
Preventing Catastrophic Brain Injury
"Playing
Hard," Jim Lehrer News Hour, January 2000
The
Story of Brandon Schultz
Off the playing field, new research is focusing on a major
health issue in football and other sports. Lee Hochberg, of
Oregon Public Broadcasting, reports on the risks of concussion
in sports, including the story of Brandon Schultz.
"Second
Impact Syndrome: Sports Confront Consequences of Concussions,"
USA Today Magazine, May 2000
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