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LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NORTH AMERICA FOUND TO HAVE ACTED IN BAD FAITH BY U.S. DISTRICT COURT AND IS ORDERED TO MAKE FULL PAYMENT OF ALL CLAIMS

Apr 21, 2010 by Mike Nelson

Seattle, Wash.  (April 21, 2010) – Jodi Scanlon of Vashon Island, Wash. purchased $500,000 accidental death insurance coverage for her husband Michael through her employer, King County starting in Oct. 2003. Michael Scanlon died Nov. 2, 2006 from a subdural hematoma suffered in an accidental fall. The Life Insurance Company of North America (LINA) refused to pay the claim. The opinion of the insurance compa...

Zackery Lystedt Law passed

Jul 28, 2009 by Mike Nelson

On May 14, 2009, Washington Governor Christine Gregoire signed the nation’s toughest return-to-play law, requiring medical clearance of youth athletes suspected of sustaining a concussion, before sending them back in the game, practice or training. The new law (House Bill 1824), known as the Zackery Lystedt Law, prohibits youth athletes suspected of sustaining a concussion from returning to play without a licensed hea...

Accident Victims File Claims Against Washington State Department of Transportation

May 13, 2008 by Mike Nelson

Accident Victims File Claims Against Washington State Department of Transportation Claims point to inadequate barriers along perilous section of I-5 OLYMPIA - Bothell family yesterday 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

May 13, 2008 by Mike Nelson

SEATTLE - Attorneys from Nelson Langer Engle, a Seattle-based 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. The agreement, which is currently before 47 other state insurance commissioners, is a response to the increased sc...

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

Feb 13, 2008 by Mike Nelson

For Immediate release 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 First major case in Washington State to litigate the new Insurance Fair Conduct Act passed into law in 2007 as Referendum 67 Seattle, Wash. (February 13, 2008) - Jodi Scanlon of Vashon Island, Wash. today filed a lawsuit in...