Insurance

In a personal injury case stemming from a 2019 car crash, a New Haven jury awarded $300,000 to Eleanor Mario. The collision occurred when an underinsured driver ran a red light and struck Mario’s vehicle. After settling for $100,000 with the at-fault driver’s insurer, Mario sought additional compensation from The Cincinnati Insurance Company under her underinsured motorist policy. The insurer denied the claim. Mario sued for breach of contract and statutory violations. On January 23, the jury found in her favor and awarded damages within her $500,000 policy limit.

Worker sues Capstone over injury from faulty pulley at UMass Boston site; claims negligence and delays.

A Miami-Dade jury ruled for Citizens Property Insurance in a storm damage case. Jurors found no breach of contract in denying payment for hurricane-related roof and water damage.

On April 22, 2022, Nautilus Insurance Company (“Nautilus”), an insurance company based in Scottsdale, Arizona, filed an insurance fraud lawsuit against Richard Alexander Murdaugh, his attorney Cory Fleming, and several other Defendants claiming it was owed damages because it paid an insurance claim on false pretenses. The case was tried in the United States District Court, South Carolina (Charleston). Honorable Richard M. Gergel presided over this lawsuit. [Case Number: 2:22cv1307] Nautilus issued a $5,000,000 umbrella policy to Richard Alexander Murdaugh, Sr., a licensed South Carolina attorney, for his Colleton County hunting lodge. Murdaugh filed a claim after his housekeeper, Gloria Satterfield, died on February 26, 2018, following a fall on Februar

On June 8, 2022, Plaintiff St. Charles Surgical Hospital, LLC and Center For Restorative Breast Surgery, L.L.C. filed an Insurance Underpayment lawsuit in the New Orleans Civil District Court(Case number: 2:19-cv-13497). Judge Sidney Cates presided over the case. St. Charles Surgical Hospital and the Center for Restorative Breast Surgery are renowned medical facilities specializing in breast cancer treatment. They provided high-quality medical services to patients insured by Louisiana Health Service & Indemnity Company (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana), Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Louisiana, Inc., and HMO Louisiana, Inc. The plaintiffs were out-of-network providers with an ongoing business relationship with the defendants. Before performing any procedures, the plaintiffs followed Blue Cross's authorization process, obtaining approvals and verifying that the insurer would pay a f