Miscellaneous

• Dallas Doctor Wins Defamation Case

  Gregory Zarzaur | April 18, 2007 10:38 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  Earlier this month, a Dallas jury awarded $6.3 million to a doctor who was fired by his employer after he voiced concerns about how anesthesia services were being billed. The lawsuit alleged that the anesthesia group made up charges of medical incompetence and rude behavior including false allegations of alcohol and drug abuse. According to the doctor's attorney, the lost job and the damage to...

• Jury Awards Man $10M in Insurance Bad Faith Suit

  Christina Cole | March 18, 2007 1:06 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  A Federal Jury awarded a man $10 million in a ruling that decided his employer's insurance carrier acted in bad faith when they denied his claim for benefits from a 1999 back injury.The jury is still deciding whether to also award the man with additional compensation for punitive damages.Court records show the worker was a computer technician at Norwest Financial when he injured his back while...

• Lawsuit Accuses Pastor of Insurance Fraud

  Christina Cole | March 14, 2007 8:11 PM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

  An insurance company has filed a lawsuit against a prominent Denver minister and four affiliate church groups, for fraud alleging they filed fraudulent life insurance claims on the behalf of parishioners.AIG Life Insurance Co. claims a Reverend and other co-defendants acquired a group life insurance policy on behalf of 315 people and falsified paperwork to safeguard that any claim payments would...

• Disclaimer

  Staff Writer | December 05, 2006 9:43 AM | 0 CommentsBirmingham, AL

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