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In The Courtroom
Transamerica Settles Lawsuit Concerning Increases in “Cost of Insurance” Charges
Los Angeles, CA – Transamerica Life Insurance Company has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit brought on behalf of policyholders across the United States...
Why is the Oil Industry Harassing Consumer Watchdog?
As Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Michael Hiltzik lays out in his column today in the Los Angeles Times, the world’s biggest oil and gas companies have...
Farmers Insurance Is Caught Overcharging Its Most Loyal Customers in Violation of Proposition 103
Los Angeles, CA — Farmers Insurance systematically overcharged its most loyal, longtime California customers from 2008 to 2018, according to evidence uncovered as part of an...
Appellate Court Holds Mercury Insurance Accountable for Phony Premium Overcharges
Los Angeles, CA — A state Court of Appeal in Orange County has upheld $27 million in civil penalties imposed by former Insurance Commissioner Dave...
Investors Opt Out of Transamerica Class Settlement
By Donna Horowitz, THE DEAL PIPELINE February 9, 2019 A federal judge has given final approval to a Transamerica Life Insurance Co. class-action settlement for...
Consumers Win Prop 103 Transparency Battle With State Farm Insurance
A California court has rejected a request by State Farm, the nation’s largest insurance company, to conceal the financial arrangements between its $168 billion parent...
Aegon Unit Agrees To $195m Settlement Over Universal Life Insurance
Aegon Unit Agrees To $195m Settlement Over Universal Life Insurance By Staff Writers, VERDICT UK October 5, 2018 https://www.verdict.co.uk/life-insurance-international/news/aegon-settlement-universal-life-insurance/ Transamerica, the US unit of Dutch...
Transamerica Pays $195 Million To Settle Lawsuit Over Universal Life Insurance
Transamerica Pays $195 Million To Settle Lawsuit Over Universal Life Insurance Suit alleged the insurer improperly increased monthly costs to avoid guaranteed monthly interest payments...
Transamerica Life Settles Lawsuit Concerning Increases in “Cost of Insurance” Charges
Los Angeles, CA – Transamerica Life Insurance Company has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit brought on behalf of policyholders across the United States...
CA Judge SLAPPs Aetna Lawsuit Against Consumer Watchdog and Whatley Kallas, LLP After HIV Privacy Breach
A California judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Aetna against the non-profit Consumer Watchdog and law firm Whatley Kallas, LLP over Aetna’s disclosure of members’...
Taxpayer Sues DWP and City for Illegal Transfer of Nearly $242 Million After L.A. Experienced Blackouts During Heatwave
UPDATE: If you are a victim of a recent LA DWP blackout we want to hear your story. Please email us at: [email protected] Los...