Heritage Healthcare Services, Inc. et al. vs. Beacon Mutual Insurance Company et al.

Discovery

California

Request for depublication. Plaintiffs must be allowed pre-certification discovery in class actions arising out of insurance marketing and underwriting practices which often involve damages to policyholders that are too small to warrant individual action.

Hoffman, David vs. State of Georgia, Office of Insurance Commissioner and Oxendine, John W.

Year: 2002

Court: Georgia Court of Appeals

Case Number: A04A0134

Issue:

Discovery

State:

Georgia

Brief requesting that the State of Georgia be forced to make the Insurance Commissioner’s investigative study of UnumProvident public.

Heritage Healthcare Services, Inc. et al. vs. Beacon Mutual Insurance Company et al.

Year: 2006

Court: Rhode Island Superior Court

Case Number: 2002-7016

Issue:

Discovery

State:

Rhode Island

United Policyholders filed an amicus brief to educate the court on why documents and reports resulting from Market Conduction Examinations conducted by state insurance regulators are discoverable in civil litigation.

Allstate Insurance Company vs. Pincheira

Year: 2001

Court: New Mexico Court of Appeals

Case Number: 22,760

Issue:

Discovery
McKinsey documents

State:

New Mexico

UP opposes Allstate’s attempts to shield important documents regarding claims handling practices based on trade secrecy status. Court should allow discovery of internal documents pertaining to manner of handling claims (claims Core Process Redesign.) Secrecy allows corporate misdeeds by insurers to continue unchecked.