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Unum appealed the decision by the federal judge in Tennessee that granted class certification to thousands of disabled Americans. A federal appeals court in Cinncinnatti is set to hear arguments of the attorneys for both sides on September 19, 2008. The case will proceed as a class action if the appeals court affirms the decision of the Tennessee judge.
August 29th, 2008
Hearing Set for Class Certification in Appeals Court
Unum appealed the decision by the federal judge in Tennessee that granted class certification to thousands of disabled Americans. A federal appeals court in Cinncinnatti is set to hear arguments of the attorneys for both sides on September 19, 2008. The case will proceed as a class action if the appeals court affirms the decision […]
September 8th, 2007
Anatomy of the Unum Class Action: Persistence Pays Off
Now that Quadrino Schwartz has obtained class certification in a first-of-its-kind national class action against disability insurer UnumProvident (Unum), the firm looks back at the long and hard fought battle that has preceded this critical court ruling.
When the case was filed — 5 years ago — Evan Schwartz and Richard Quadrino could hardly have predicted […]
September 5th, 2007
QUADRINO SCHWARTZ OBTAINS CLASS CERTIFICATION AGAINST UNUM IN A NATIONAL CLASS ACTION SEEKING TO STOP ALLEGEDLY ILLEGAL CLAIM DENIALS
Quadrino Schwartz has obtained a ground-breaking ruling from a federal court certifying a class in a class action against UnumProvident, now called Unum. The federal Judge in Tennessee ruled on September 4, 2007 that Unum’s alleged “elaborate and corporate-wide scheme to illegally deny or terminate the long-term disability claims of thousands of disabled Americans” […]
September 5th, 2007
UNUMPROVIDENT SETTLED WITH STATE REGULATORS, AGREES TO RECONSIDER 215,000 DENIED DISABILITY CLAIMS
UnumProvident reached a settlement, as part of a multistate government investigation, to reconsider 215,000 denied disability claims. Quadrino & Schwartz began the fight […]