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10/13/09 Doctors Paid to Aid in Disability Denials
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10/12/09 Ill Workers Denied Benefits Face Fight Alone
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10/09/09 William Shernoff Named to Daily Journal’s Annual Top 100 Attorneys in California
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10/08/09 Some Seniors Are Raising Eyebrows as They Raise Cash by Selling Insurance Policies
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09/17/09 Insurance Company Must Pay $10 Million for Revoking Policy of Teen with HIV
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09/08/09 When Your Insurer Says You're No Longer Covered
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08/2009 Lawsuits, Congress Chip Away at Health Insurance Rescission
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07/30/09 Insurers Ordered to Pay Long Beach For Housing Settlement
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07/16/09 Insurers Ordered to Pay Legal Bills in Bratz Fight
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06/24/09 Retired Health Insurance Executive Blows the Whistle on His Former Industry
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06/17/09 Healthcare Road to Reform: Health Insurers Refuse to Limit Rescission of Coverage
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06/17/09 Did Health Insurance Execs Have Their Seven Dwarfs Moment?
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06/07/09 Consumer Lawyer Chose a Road Less Traveled - How I Made it: William Shernoff
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06/07/09 Private Insurance Companies Push for 'Individual Mandate'
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06/03/09 Health Care Ruling Raises Questions for Other Cases
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06/01/09 Greg-Bentley-Appointed-President-CAOIE
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05/08/09 Rare Verdict for Policy Holder In Insurance Coverage Dispute
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05/08/09 SBDE Partner Gregory L. Bentley Wins Nearly $1 Million Verdict on Behalf of San Bernardino Woman Denied Medical Care by Inland Empire Provider
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04/21/09 Rescission Issue Far From Over for One Lawyer
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02/12/09 Health Net Settles Suits on Rescissions
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02/12/09 Insurer Health Net Agrees to Landmark Rescission Reforms
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02/2009 Coverage in Tatters - Working with private litigators, the L.A. City Attorney's office goes to bat for people whose health insurance is wrongfully rescinded.
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01/30/09 Heath's $10 Million Baby - Insurer to Pay Amid Suit
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12/03/08 Insurer casts off long-term-care policies
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10/01/08 Trust for Heath Ledger's daughter sues insurer over death benefit
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10/01/08 Ledger ex-lawyer, insurer spar over policy
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10/01/08 Lawsuit: Heath Ledger insurer refusing to pay $10 million benefit
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09/30/08 Ledger Child Seeks Payout From Insurer
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09/29/08 Ledger Ex-Lawyer, Insurer Spar Over Policy
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09/25/08 Long-term care lawyer says Conseco insurance puts seniors at financial risk
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07/21/08 Over Your Dead Body: Should you sell your life insurance policy? Stay away from STOLI deals, advises Frank N. Darras, a lawyer in Ontario, Calif., and an expert on insurance issues.
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07/17/08 Blue Shield sued for allegedly lying about its coverage
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07/11/08 Cashing in on your life insurance
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07/04/08 Dead judge's lawsuit raises insurance liability issues
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06/24/08 Fighting for insurance claims
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04/09/08 Jury awards marine $3.5 million
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04/09/08 Jury says insurance firm cheated marine
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03/25/08 Western State Moot Court will focus on disability law
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02/25/08 Judge awards $9.36 million in health suit
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02/23/08 Health Net ordered to pay $9 million after canceling cancer patient's policy
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02/22/08 Cancer patient awarded $9 million
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02/20/08 Treating death as a commodity
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11/10/07 Lawsuit claims Health Net gave bonuses for policy rescissions
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11/09/07 Health insurer tied bonuses to dropping sick policyholders
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11/05/07 As California wildfires die down, lawsuits may ignite
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10/24/07 Message to October 2007 California wildfire victims
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10/24/07 Regulators aim to curb healthcare rescissions
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10/24/07 State works to protect consumers from having health coverage pulled
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10/22/07 Facing up to the costs of long-term care
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10/18/07 Why healthy people should consider disability insurance
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10/16/07 Why healthy people should consider individual disability insurance
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09/25/07 Appeals court will examine health care rescission policy
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09/21/07 Plaintiffs await ruling on canceled health insurance policies
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08/20/07 Save $537 by Christmas
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08/15/07 ERISA- The great equalizer or playground bully?
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08/07/07 Consumers can rate health plans on quality of care, satisfaction
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08/07/07
California to publish PPO report cards
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08/06/07
California plans PPO report cards
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08/03/07
Home insurers' decret tactics cheat fire victims, hike profits
David Dietz and Darrell Preston
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07/01/07 She refused to just go away
Frank N. Darras
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06/27/07 Long-term care insurance has its rewards but may not be for everyone
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06/26/07 Health insurer cited in policy cancellations
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06/26/07 Insuring affordable medical care
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05/25/07 Analysis: Reneging on long-term care?
Olga Pierce
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05/16/07 Blue Cross of California settles class-action suit over policy cancellations
Fran Matso Lysiak
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05/16/07 Blue Cross settlement may set industry precedent
Julie Appleby
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05/11/07 Blue Cross and canceled California policyholders agree to settlement
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05/07/07 Halted health coverage suit may be far-reaching
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05/07/07 Is long-term care insurance through Your employer a worthwhile option?
www.monster.com
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04/27/07 Hillary, Obama, and Long-Term Care
Buz Livingston, CFP
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04/17/07 Long-term care insurers under fire over alleged claims denials, rate hikes
Fran Matso Lysiak
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04/17/07 Experts: Underwriting by long-term-care insurers has improved in past 10 years
Fran Matso Lysiak
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04/16/07 Obama, Clinton call for investigation into LTC abuses
Sara Hansard
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04/09/07 Long term health care system under investigation
Ayinde O. Chase
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04/07/07 Don't disrespect your disability insurance
Elizabeth Millard
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03/21/07 Vital Signs: Shielding your savings from the body's vulnerability
Kristen Gerencher
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03/01/07 A Modern-day David versus Goliath
Mary Waldron
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01/30/07 THE LOS ANGELES TIMES: HEALTH PLAN REVIEW MAY BE INTENSIFIED
Lisa Girion
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01/29/07 USA TODAY: PEOPLE LEFT HOLDING BAG WHEN POLICIES REVOKED
Julie Appleby
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12/27/06 THE LOS ANGELES TIMES: Doctors seek to sue Blue Cross
Lisa Girion
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11/01/06 LAWDRAGON MAGAZINE: GOOD FAITH is GOOD BUSINESS
Frank N. Darras
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10/19/06 SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE: BLUE CROSS SETTLES LAWSUITS
Victoria Colliver
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10/19/06 THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR: WELLPOINT UNIT SETTLES CANCELLATION CLAIMS
Daniel Lee/Lisa Girion
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10/18/06 THE LOS ANGELES TIMES: BLUE CROSS SETTLING PATIENTS' LAWSUITS
Lisa Girion
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10/18/06 ASSOCIATED PRESS: Blue Cross of California Agrees to Settle Patients' Suits
Staff Writer
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10/17/06 THEKANSASCITYCHANNEL.COM: Do You Need Disability Insurance?
Staff Writer
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10/14/06 THE LOS ANGELES TIMES: Trusting a Promise to Care
Molly Selvin
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09/22/06 LOS ANGELES TIMES: Blue Cross Faces Fine for Voiding Policy
Lisa Girion
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09/22/06 THE SACRAMENTO BEE: State fines Blue Cross $200,000
Gilbert Chan
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09/20/06 LOS ANGELES TIMES: Blue Cross Moves to Quell Furor
Lisa Girion
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09/17/06 LOS ANGELES TIMES: SICK BUT INSURED? THINK AGAIN
Lisa Girion
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09/15/06 INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN: PARENTS OF ALLEGED MOLESTATION VICTIMS PLAN TO SUE SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Wendy Leung
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09/15/06 SENIORJOURNAL.COM: Long-Term Care Insurance Decision Should Be Made After Careful Study
Staff Writer
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09/14/06 WWW.PRODUCERSWEB.COM: Avoiding the pitfalls of selling LTCI
Frank N. Darras
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07/31/06 IPARENTING.COM: Buying Life Insurance; Where to Start and What to Look For
Katherine Bontrager
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07/17/06 INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN: Blue Shield accused of illegally canceling policies
Edward Barrera
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07/01/06 CFO MAGAZINE: THE FINE ART OF SELF-PROTECTION
Randy Myers
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06/20/06 WWW.LOVETOKNOW.COM: Disability Insurance: An Interview with Law Expert Frank Darras
Staff Writer
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06/20/06 THE LOS ANGELES TIMES: PATIENT IN TRANSPLANT PROGRAM FILES SUIT
Staff Writer
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04/28/06 LOS ANGELES TIMES: CANCELED POLICIES PROMPT LAWSUITS
Lisa Girion
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04/26/06 LOS ANGELES TIMES: Scrutiny of Sick Patients Is Detailed
Lisa Girion
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04/17/06 THE INDIANAPOLIS STAR: HIGH-FLIGHT ATTORNEY TAKES ON WELLPOINT
Danial Lee
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03/30/06 LOS ANGELES TIMES: Lawsuits Persuade Garamendi to Probe Blue Cross' Practices
Lisa Girion
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03/28/06 LOS ANGELES TIMES: FORMER MEMBERS SUE BLUE CROSS
Lisa Girion
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03/28/06 UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL: Blue Cross accused of dumping ill patients

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11/11/05 DAILY BULLETIN: Fire victims to get $5.2M
Caroline An
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11/10/05 LOS ANGELES DAILY JOURNAL: Jury Awards Couple $5.2 Million in Punitives
From Insu
Eron Ben-Yehuda
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11/01/05 TEXAS REALTOR: Disability Insurance Checklist
Frank N. Darras
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10/24/05 LOS ANGELES DAILY JOURNAL: U.S. Policy Trumps State Law in Holocaust Case
Leslie Simmons
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09/01/05 BEST'S REVIEW: BEFORE THE FACT
Frank N. Darras
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08/01/05 LOS ANGELES DAILY JOURNAL: Shernoff Opens Two More Southland Offices
Drew Combs
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06/07/05 AARP BULLETIN: DEVILED NEST EGGS Sid Krcheimer
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04/19/05 SMARTMONEY.COM: Do You Need Disability Insurance?
Stacey L. Bradfordread / download
04/19/05 AM BEST NEWS WIRE: AmerUs Is Latest Company Sued Over Alleged Deceptive Annuity Sales to Seniors
Fran Lysiak
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03/01/05 BOTTOM LINE PERSONAL: Denied Disability Benefits?
Staff Writer
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02/16/05 NATIONAL UNDERWRITER: Midland National Defends Annuity Liquidity Options
Allison Bell
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01/26/05 LOS ANGELES TIMES: Annuities Coming Under Increased Scrutiny
Josh Friedman
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01/25/05 LOS ANGELES DAILY JOURNAL: ANNUITIES COST ELDERS BILLIONS, LAWSUIT ALLEGES
Blair Clarkson
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12/20/04 DAILY JOURNAL EXTRA: Attorney Earns Accolades for His Disability-Law Work
Draeger Martinez
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12/10/04 Disabled Oregonians Get Second Chance With UNUM
Robin Moody
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12/06/04 LOS ANGELES DAILY JOURNAL: Politicians Should Be Talking About Insurance Reform, Not Tort Reform
William M. Shernoff
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11/28/04 LOS ANGELES TIMES: LESS OF A CUSHION
Jeff Bertolucci
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11/09/04 BEST'S REVIEW: Adjusting the Definition
Frank N. Darras
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11/08/04 PAPER TRAIL - So Cal Lawyers garner $20 Million for Armenians
Amy K. Spees
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10/14/04 Judge Throws Out Holocaust Insurance Suits
Gail Appleson
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09/27/04 TOP 100 - Taking the moment and making it matter
Robin Davidson
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08/31/04 NEW YORK TIMES: Homeowners Come Up Short on Insurance
Joseph B. Treaster
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08/30/04 Holocaust Survivors Struggle to Claim Life Insurance
Draeger Martinez
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07/21/04 REUTERS: California Patients Sue Insurers for 'Balance Billing'
Gina Keeting
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07/02/04 JTA: Allstate stops blacklisting visitors to Israel; will other firms follow suit
Joe Berkofsky
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06/30/04 CHICAGO SUN-TIMES: Allstate now will let those planning trips to Israel apply for life insurance
Tammy Chase
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06/30/04 LOS ANGELES DAILY JOURNAL: Allstate Will Cover U.S. Visitors to Israel
Stefanie Knapp
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06/18/04 Insurance Claim Debate Heats Up
Tom Tugend
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06/03/04 LOS ANGELES TIMES: Farmers Is Sued Over Auto Policies
Debora Vrana
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05/08/04 CLAREMONT COURIER: Fire victims file lawsuit against insurance companies
Salina Ronderos
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05/07/04 THE JEWISH JOURNAL: Traveler Insurance Policy Prompts Lawsuit
Tom Tugend
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05/06/04 LOS ANGELES DAILY JOURNAL: Insurers Face Legal Battles Over October Fires
Stefanie Knapp
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05/05/04 INSURANCE JOURNAL: October Wildfire Survivors File Class Action Suit Against Insurance Companies
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05/05/04 REUTERS: Four Insurers Sued over Calif. Wildfire Coverage
Gina Keating
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04/29/04 LOS ANGELES DAILY JOURNAL: Man's Suit Says Insurers Reject Visitors to Israel
Jory Farr
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04/29/04 LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS: Faith trumps fear for Israel tourists
Brent Hopkins
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04/28/04 REUTERS: U.S. Life insurers sued over Israel travel policy
Gina Keating
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04/20/04 ASSOCIATED PRESS: Holocaust survivors sue Italian insurer for victims' claims
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02/24/04 Los Angeles Holocaust Survivors' Suit to Collect Insurance Claims Sent Back to State
David Rosenzweig
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02/24/04 LOS ANGELES DAILY JOURNAL: Holocaust Insurance Claim Returns to L.A. State Court
John Ryan
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01/29/04 THE LOS ANGELES TIMES: Insurer Settles Armenian Genocide Suit
Henry Weinstein
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01/18/04 THE JERUSALEM POST: Six Californians join Generali suit
Tom Tugend
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01/16/04 ASSOCIATED PRESS: Holocaust Victims' Families Sue Insurer
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01/16/04 THE LOS ANGELES TIMES: Suit Says Firm Denied Claims After Holocaust
Henry Weinstein
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10/30/03 JEWISH TELEGRAPH AGENCY: Ombudsman post raised for Holocaust-era insurance group
Matthew E. Berger
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10/03/03 THE JEWISH NEWS WEEKLY : Survivors File Lawsuit Blasting Holocaust Claims Commission
Joe Eskenazi
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10/03/03 THE JEWISH WEEK: Reparations Wrangling
Stewart Ain
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09/30/03 JEWISH TELEGRAPH AGENCY: Shoah insurance funds are slow to come, but is there an alternative?Matthew E. Berger
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09/30/03 THE JERUSALEM POST: Eagleburger resists pressure to resign
Tom Tugend
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09/25/03 LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS: Aging Nazi victims say panel obstructs justice or else
Staff and Wire Service
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08/01/03 ECONOMIST: Insurers and the Holocaust: Line to nowhere
Tom Easton
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10/30/03 JEWISH TELEGRAPH AGENCY: Ombudsman post raised for Holocaust-era insurance group
Matthew E. Berger
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10/03/03 THE JEWISH NEWS WEEKLY : Survivors File Lawsuit Blasting Holocaust Claims Commission
Joe Eskenazi
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10/03/03 THE JEWISH WEEK: Reparations Wrangling
Stewart Ain
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09/30/03 JEWISH TELEGRAPH AGENCY: Shoah insurance funds are slow to come, but is there an alternative?
Matthew E. Berger
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09/30/03 THE JERUSALEM POST: Eagleburger resists pressure to resign
Tom Tugend
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09/26/03 LOS ANGELES DAILY JOURNAL: Survivors Sue Holocaust Panel; Plaintiffs Want 100,000 Unpaid Insurance Policies Published
Leslie Simmons
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09/25/03 LOS ANGELES DAILY NEWS: Aging Nazi victims say panel obstructs justice
By Staff and Wire Service
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08/01/03 ECONOMIST: Insurers and the Holocaust: Line to nowhere
Tom Easton
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05/08/03 THE PRAGUE POST: Holocaust: Concentration camp survivors demand insurance benefits
Kevin Livingston
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04/11/03 LOS ANGELES DAILY JOURNAL: Lawyers Prepare for Holocaust Insurance Trials
Susan McRae
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04/08/03 THE NEW YORK TIMES: Holocaust Survivors' Insurance Ordeal
Joseph B. Treaster
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01/05/03 INLAND VALLEY DAILY BULLETIN: Bidart to be honored at University of La Verne President's Dinner
Debbie Council
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11/15/02 THE LOS ANGELES TIMES : HMO Found Responsible in Man's Death
By Charles Ornstein
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09/30/02 THE NEW YORK TIMES: Court Favors Families in Suits Over Holocaust-Era Insurance
By Joseph B. Treaster
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09/28/02 THE LOS ANGELES TIMES: Lawsuit focuses on HMO's Duty to Its Patients
By Charles Ornstein
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09/03/02 VARIETY.COM: Lion Lines Up for Lawsuit Payout MGM eyes $7 mil in damages, plus punitive
By Carl Diorio
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08/26/02 THE NATIONAL LAW JOURNAL: Holocaust Policy Suits Stay in New York
By June D. Bell
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