Labor & Employment Law

Subrogation Rights in Legal Malpractice
Insurers who pay insureds for medical costs, or for damages sometimes seek the right to share in the proceeds of the insured's cases.  If an insured gets medical insurance coverage after an accident,] the insurance company would like to be reimbursed from the proceeds...

Subrogation in Personal Injury Claims
Subrogation is a difficult concept for most people to understand.  Essentially, it allows for the health insurance company to recoup funds they have paid when the person is injured by a third party...

Wal-Mart abandons subrogation claim
Wal-Mart Abandons Subrogation Claim: This story is off-topic, but interesting for healthcare players. A Wal-Mart employee was hurt in a traffic accident. Her insurance through Wal-Mart (that's right, contrary to what you've been told, apparently Wal-Mart DOES provide insurance to its employees) paid her medical bills, which amounted, apparently, to $400,000...

Health Insurance Plans taking more than their fair share
There is an article in today's Wall Street Journal about the bit that 'subrogation' can take out of your personal injury case. The WSJ blog has a good discussion going and I have contributed to it...

Insurance Rules What You Are Up Against When You Fight the Insurance Companies
After 20+ years of battling insurance companies day in and day out, FINALLY a video that expresses my frustration: Thanks for watching and I hope this video made your day as much as it made mine! Now back to fighting with these %#@! insurance companies… Jim Reed Injury & Accident Lawyer jreed@zifflaw...

Subrogation and Reimbursement of Overpaid Benefits Under ERISA Plans
Recent court cases have highlighted the thorny issues that arise when a benefit plan enforces its subrogation rights or seeks reimbursement of overpaid employee benefits. Plan administrators have faced uncertainty about subrogation and reimbursement claims in the wake of the...

Medicare
Guide to government health insurance for the elderly

The Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act
Phantom Income Relief on Debt Cancellation

National Practitioner Data Bank Fact
NPDB identifies unprofessional healthcare practitioners

Health Insurance
alleging health insurance companies have forced patients to pay more than they should when using doctors and hospitals outside their insurer's networks.

Pre-Existing Conditions
Insurance companies to pay over $2.1 million settlement in claims lawsuit.

Mylicon Baby's Gas Relief Drops
Urgently Recalled Nationwide

YTB International
Sales Agents Seek Class Action

California Construction Workers
Seek Class Action Against BMHC

LINA - Cigna Life Insurance Company of North America Disability Claims
LINA Insurance alleging violations of disability insurance claims.