We are often asked by our clients whether they can punish the insurance company or take actions to make sure the insurance company will not engage in the same conduct toward others.
- Insurance Company Misconduct/Bad Faith
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We are often asked by our clients whether they can punish the insurance company or take actions to make sure the insurance company will not engage in the same conduct toward others.
On June 14, 2011, the Supreme Court of Wisconsin issued a decision on Brethorst v. Allstate Property & Casualty Insurance Company. This case involved an allegation of bad faith on the part of the insurance company.
If you feel you have been wronged by an insurance company or its personnel, you can file a complaint with the State of Wisconsin Office of the Commissioner of Insurance (OCI).
In many cases the answer is yes. Most, if not all, major insurers use a software program to assist with processing injury claims.
When a policy holder makes a claim for personal injuries with an insurance company, the insurer may have a right to order an “independent” medical examination.
We are often asked what obligations an insurance company has to its policy holders. An insurance company must treat you fairly.
The law recognizes consumers’ relationship with their insurance company as a special relationship.
Imagine that a parent or grandparent takes out a life insurance policy, pays premiums for it for years, sticks the policy in a cabinet or drawer someplace, and the beneficiaries (children or grandchildren) never know the policy exists.
One of the hot topics in medical device litigation right now relates to the recall by DePuy, which is a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, of their articular surface replacement (“ASR”) hip prostheses.
If you are injured by a product, there are three avenues by which you may recover compensation. These are: (1) Breach of warranty; (2) Negligence; (3) Strict liability.