Federal Court Dismisses "Guaranteed Renewable"
Jan 4, 2007 U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismisses putative nationwide class action regarding "guaranteed renewable" Long-Term Care insurance.
U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismisses putative nationwide class action regarding "guaranteed renewable" Long-Term Care insurance
December 2006 U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania dismisses putative nationwide class action regarding "guaranteed renewable" Long-Term Care insurance.
NINTH CIRCUIT ADOPTS NEW STANDARD OF REVIEW IN CONFLICT OF INTEREST BENEFITS CASES
Sep 19, 2006 Jorden Burt successfully resists Ninth Circuit adoption of plaintiff-friendly standard of review for ERISA cases.
Fourth Circuit Affirms Denial of Class Certification in Life Insurance Discrimination Suit
Mar 3, 2006 Jorden Burt lawyers secured an opinion from the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals affirming denial of class certification in a case alleging racial discrimination in the sale and pricing of industrial life insurance policies.
JORDEN BURT Secures Dismissal of COLI Case against CIGNA
Oct 14, 2005 James F. Jorden and Paul Fischer secured the dismissal of a COLI (Corporate Owned Life Insurance) case against CIGNA in the Northern District of Ohio.
Industrial Life Insurance Class Certification Defeated
December 2004 On December 2nd, the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina denied plaintiffs' motion to certify a class of over one million owners of industrial life insurance who claimed to have been subjected to...
Insurance Industry Under Fire Over Bid-Rigging and Contingent Commissions
October 2004 Marsh & McLennan Cos., the world's largest insurance broker, has been sued by New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer based on allegations...
Class Decertification Achieved by JORDEN BURT
August 2004 John Hancock, represented by JORDEN BURT, has obtained a victory in Bradberry v. John Hancock, -- F.Supp.2d --, 2004 WL 1812829 (W.D. Tenn. Aug. 13, 2004)...
SEC and NY Attorney General Charge Insurers With Permitting Market Timing in Variable Annuities, Insurers to Pay $20 Million in Settlement
August 2004 In the wake of the mutual fund scandal fallout, the Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC") and New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer have both...
U.S. Supreme Court Expands Preemptive Power of ERISA
August 2004 The U.S. Supreme Court has held that ERISA preempts the application of a Texas law requiring managed care entities to "exercise ordinary care when making health care treatment decisions..."
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