Practice Areas
Blog 
Stockbroker Fraud & Misconduct
Nursing Home Abuse & Neglect
- CMS Special Focus Nursing Homes: Increased Risk for Injury or Death?
- Wikinvest: Interesting Info on Nursing Homes
- Pembroke Care and Rehabilitation Center (has Sunbridge turned this facility around?)
- Skilled Nursing Facilities - Real Estate or Health Care?
- Nurse-to-Patient ratios have affected care in nursing homes.
Medical Negligence, Mistakes and Malpractice
- Medical Malpractice Myth - Tom Baker's Book
- Medical Malpractice Insurers Faked Lawsuit Crisis
- Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform: AAJ Primer
- Would Tort or Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Reform Lower Health Care Costs?
- Americans for Insurance Reform Articles on Medical Malpractice
Personal Injury & Wrongful Death
- Threat of Personal Injury from Dog Bites in Fayetteville North Carolina
- $1.9 Million Settlement to Man Killed by Drunk Driver
- Life Care Plans for Future Care in Personal Injury Cases Add Up
- Auto Accident Insurance (Underinsured Motorist Coverage)
Insurance: Unfair Insurance Claim Practices
- Liberty Mutual Insurance: Irresponsibility?
- Assurant Insurance (formerly Fortis Insurance) Pays Dearly For Misconduct
- Buying Disability Insurance Article May Help Avoid Problems With Unfair Disability Insurance Claim Denials
- Unum Insurance, Provident Life Insurance, Paul Revere Insurance - Regulatory Settlement Details, etc.
- Independent Insurance Adjusters - Help With Insurance Claim Problems
General
News
- Lawyer Gets 50 Years for Investment Ponzi Scheme Fraud
Posted on 1/3/2012 - Article on Nursing Home Injury and Nursing Home Wrongful Death Lawsuit Pioneer
Posted on 5/14/2009 - Sunbridge Nursing Home Lawsuit Filed
Posted on 5/13/2009 - Family sues nursing home in alleged sex attack
Posted on 5/13/2009 - Kindred Nursing Homes and Hospitals' Profits Increased in First Quarter 2009
Posted on 5/6/2009
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Insurance: Unfair Insurance Claim Practices
- My insurance company has offered an unfair settlement. What can I do?
- I am not sure as to the extent of my coverage, have not read my policy and not sure if my claim is covered. Does this mean I cannot file my claim?
- What if my insurance company says that my claim is not covered due to the specific provision?
General
- What is insurance bad faith?
- What kind of bad faith insurance claims are there?
- What rights am I granted under the insurance policy?
- How is disability considered during the hiring process?
- Can I assert a “bad faith” claim for insurance provided by my employer?
