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Bad Faith Insurance Plaintiff Wins Her Case

March 28, 2012. By Gordon Gibb.

Virginia Beach, VA: When bad faith insurance rears its ugly head, it's hard for a plaintiff to know when to hold 'em and when to fold 'em. Akin to a high-stakes poker game, you want to leave with something when you file a bad faith insurance claim. In fact, you want to leave with as much as you can. The last thing you want to have happen is walking away with nothing.

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A Win for the Plaintiff in Bad Faith Insurance Claim

February 7, 2012. By Gordon Gibb.

St. Louis, MO: A bad faith insurance claim that went through several legal phases was finally settled in the plaintiff's favor with the awarding of attorney's fees. Cindy Tripp's bad faith insurance claim accused her insurer, Western National Mutual (Western), of bad faith and breach of contract.

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Jury Gives $12M Award in Bad Faith Insurance Lawsuit

November 27, 2011. By Heidi Turner.

Albuquerque, NM: The jury in a bad faith insurance lawsuit has given the family of a man injured in a car crash $12 million dollars, after finding that Progressive Insurance Co., practiced bad faith insurance.

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The Natural Disaster Law Lawyer Mops Up for Victims

June 21, 2011. By Brenda Craig.

Orlando, FL: Attorney Alan Garfinkel was raised in southern Florida and knows firsthand the damage that nature can do. When Hurricane Andrew hit in 1992, Garfinkel was a young lawyer, just three years out of law school. He and some friends were attending a Hurricane Party when the hell and fury of Andrew hit land as a category 5 storm.

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A Bad Faith Insurance Story

March 8, 2011. By Gordon Gibb.

Billings, MT: There have been many bad faith insurance stories, whereby insurance companies happily collect premiums but balk at paying out claims. This is one such example. But this is one story that has the hallmarks of the most cruel and punishing of blows to the survivor of a good man lost to a car accident.

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Seven California HMOs Fined Following Investigation

November 30, 2010. By Gordon Gibb.

Los Angeles, CA: On one hand, the fines appear pretty impressive: $5 million in total fines levied against seven of the largest health insurance plans operating in the state of California, in reference to the failure of the organizations to pay medical claims submitted by doctors and hospitals. What's more, the offending insurers will be required to pay restitution said to be in the tens of millions of dollars.

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Texas Woman Makes Bad Faith Insurance Claim over Hurricane Damage

January 1, 2010. By Charles Benson.

Kemah, TX: A Texas woman whose waterfront home was destroyed in 2008 by Hurricane Ike may soon file a bad faith insurance claim. Her insurance provider denied her claims after a year-long appraisal process and $25,000 in fees.

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Maverick Tube Corp. Wins $6.5 Million Case

December 30, 2009. By Hana Silverstein.

St. Louis, MO: Attorneys Alan S. Breckenridge and Jennifer A. Bierman of Gallop, Johnson & Neuman L.C. served as co-counsel in a successful bad faith insurance case that will award more than $6.5 million to client Maverick Tube Corporation.

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Condo Association Files Bad Faith Insurance Lawsuit in Miami

December 3, 2009. By Gordon Gibb.

Miami, FL: A condo association in the Sunshine State is making a bad faith insurance claim against its insurance provider for two residential towers in danger of being demolished next year. The Buckley Towers Condominium Association alleges that its bad faith insurance company failed to react in a timely manner to the aftermath of Hurricane Wilma in 2005.

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State Farm Urged to Settle Potential Bad Faith Insurance Claim

November 7, 2009. By Gordon Gibb.

Biloxi, MO: A judge in a bad faith insurance case with a wealth of experience in settling insurance claims has urged State Farm to settle an alleged bad faith insurance claim before the matter goes to trial.

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