Sentences with phrase «say claims settlement»

Experts say claims settlement ratios do not have any bearing on the assessment of a claim, which will always be assessed on the basis of the merits of that case.

Not exact matches

They say there was never a softwood settlement on the table, and that claims to the contrary are wrong.

«We have received reports from our members, statewide, about too many Floridians still waiting to receive full and fair settlements for Hurricane Irma claims,» he said by email.

«Debt relief or settlement companies often claim that they can work with your creditors to reduce the amount of money you owe, but that doesn't necessarily mean your loan will settle,» said Dudum.

«This settlement involves claims dating back to July 2013 and, while we are continually improving as a company, we have proactively made a lot of changes since then,» the spokesperson said in a statement.

«The agreed settlement of # 3,100,000 is in full and final settlement of all and any claims by the EFL against the club and its officers, in respect of the FFP regulations for season 2013/14,» the league's statement said.

The settlement would prevent the lawsuit and bring the «release of claims against (Banc One) in connection with the bonds issued by the Park District between 1990 and 1994,» the report says.

Eliot Spitzer and current executive director of the nonprofit Union Settlement, says prohibiting the use of taxpayer dollars to settle sexual harassment claims brought against government employees, as Cuomo has proposed, is probably illegal and also bad policy.

«Today's land claim settlement agreement represents decades of diligent effort and heroic patience on the part of the Stockbridge - Munsee Tribe through the years,» Governor Paterson said.

Claims by the Secretary of State for Wales that the current devolution settlement does not need major changes are misguided and could help to entrench an unsatisfactory system in place where the courts become the final arbiter of laws rather than the electorate, the Welsh Liberal Democrats Assembly Member, Peter Black has said.

Republicans said the ballot moniker clashed with Democrats» support of Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver (D - Manhattan) after he approved a secret settlement of sexual harassment claims against former lawmaker Vito Lopez.

Fitzpatrick said his response included a proposed settlement in which both sides would drop their claims.

«The idea that taxpayer dollars can't be used for settlements is a real deterrent effect with officials but if right now if they think the government is going to pay if they get sued or if a claim is filed, that's a little different than if its coming out of your own pocket,» Smith said.

«Fewer claims mean city agencies are working to improve their operations and this should reduce the costs of settlements and judgments down the road,» he said in a statement.

The supervisor of Milton is suing his town for $ 340,000 for the suffering he says he faced after the Times Union published an article about a settlement agreement between the town and an employee who claims she was harassed by him.

New York City reached a settlement with the family of Eric Garner on Monday, agreeing to pay $ 5.9 million to resolve a wrongful - death claim over his killing by the police on Staten Island last July, the city comptroller and a lawyer for the family said.

MICHIGAN STATE SETTLEMENT SENT «SHOCKWAVES»: The $ 500 million that Michigan State plans to pay out to settle hundreds of claims filed against Larry Nassar, the disgraced university doctor who treated Olympic gymnasts, has sent «shockwaves» through higher education, Michael Adams, the chancellor of Pepperdine University, said Thursday during a panel discussion at the Education Writers Association national seminar.

Also whilst Rightscorp claims to have settled 170,000 cases last year they don't say how many of those so called settlements were dismissed court cases as it seems that if instead of paying them people say take me to court they get the case dismissed rather than face legal scrutiny.

If you do nothing, you are automatically included and bound by the settlement and you won't have a say in how your books are handled because you must claim them through this formal process to have control of how the content is handled via the Book Registry.

The GAO report also said that many debt settlement programs claimed exceptionally high rates of success, and in some cases 100 % success rates.

In most provinces in the country, anyone who has the same legal complaint as a plaintiff who launches any type of class action can automatically share in any potential settlements provided they make a rightful claim in time, say legal experts.

However, lawyers as well as company spokespeople say you can claim the gift card without fear of being barred from future legal settlements.

Jenna Keehnen, executive director for United States Organizations for Bankruptcy Alternatives (USOBA), a debt settlement and negotiation association, says that the USOBA has instituted a «zero tolerance policy» regarding these misleading companies and has reported more than 30 entities that make similar claims to the Texas Attorney General's Office.

Before you pay one dime you should get what's called a conditional letter of settlement from the collection agency that says on condition of Frank paying $ 700 by December 5th, he is released from any claim and obligation relative to this debt.

If you are a California resident, you waive California Civil Code Section 1542, which says: «A general release does not extend to claims which the creditor does not know or suspect to exist in his favor at the time of executing the release, which, if known by him must have materially affected his settlement with the debtor.»

Davis has agreed to pay $ 511,145 (# 335,000) to resolve all claims, while XL Specialty Insurance, which issued Dewey's management liability insurance policy, said it would pay $ 19m (# 12.4 m) in the proposed settlement.

The insurance company may say something like a settlement is being offered for «nuisance value,» or the amount that the insurance company is willing to pay to settle the claim because it would spend even more (on attorney's fees, court costs, expert witnesses, etc.) than the offered amount to defend against the «nuisance» of the victim's claim.

The insurance company's objective is to minimize or even deny your claim, and they are talking to you with the goal of getting you to say things that will diminish or eliminate your eligibility to recover a settlement.

Say, for example, I estimated that I would have gotten a low total settlement of $ 5,000 for pain and suffering for the same claim.

Karen Hart received a limited settlement of assets worth # 3.5 m out of total resources worth nearly # 9.4 m after a 23 - year marriage because her husband claimed he brought significant wealth to their relationship, even though the judge said he was unable to determine which assets were from the marriage due to the husband's «poor» approach to disclosure and, at times, «deliberately obstructive» evidence.

It is said by HMCTS that there is no available evidence indicating that the refund scheme actively encourages the early settlement of claims which will come as a surprise to many district judges and practitioners.

According to Coquina's lawsuit, Rothstein sold investor stakes in what he said were settlements of potential lawsuits over sexual harassment or whistleblower claims.

Andy McGregor, banking litigation partner at RPC, says: «The banks will have been negotiating with the regulator for months trying to come to a settlement to reduce the size of their fine, but also trying to limit the extent to which the FCA's final penalty notice includes any admissions or evidence that could be used against them in a potential civil claim in the future.

Because the SCC upheld the Court of Appeal decision and said these communities can bring forward a damages claim, Bains says it will be interesting to see if they go ahead and pursue the claim against Rio Tinto or, if the parties will negotiate an out - of - court settlement.

Illinois injury lawyer Steven Levin, who describes the claim below, said the settlement was reached on the eve of the trial:

«It's incredibly unjust for companies to pay a settlement if they're unsure that a claim has merit simply because they don't have the money or the resources to investigate it properly,» said Bennett Borden, chief data scientist and partner at Drinker Biddle.

Some claim you need to do debt settlement, others say to pay off your biggest debt first and the list goes on and on with other suggestions such as enrolling into credit counseling, fili...

Remind me again why data on all actions initiated in our court system, which could easily be aggregated / anonymized, (say, types of claims, time to disposition meaning resolution by trial, settlement, dismissal or otherwise, without identifying the parties), and not just reported decisions are also not widely available?

«It is critically important that consumers be made aware of the fact that a settlement check has been put in the mail and that their claim has been resolved,» said state Insurance Commissioner Nonnie S. Burnes, a former state trial judge.

«Remember that when ICBC says representative claims cost more, the main reason for that is that lawyers obtain fair and full - value settlements for their clients,» he adds.

NICB's chief said most smaller retailers are self - insured and consider the settlement of such claims as a cost of doing business, discouraged by the high cost of defending a slip and fall suit.

Some personal injury lawyers say this shows an intention to eliminate cash settlements between automobile accident victims and insurance companies, which would eliminate the incentive to take on automobile accident insurance claims.

[44] That said, I think that the plain and ordinary meaning of the words «will be» in the relevant provision is sufficiently mandatory to indicate an obligation upon Canada to consider and settle Indian claims for compensation for lands required for the purposes of settlement.

It is tempting to define everyone as «the Parties», but if the settlement wording says something like ``... the Parties, and each of them, agree to settle all claims between them...» this may have the unintended consequence of settling claims within the group as well as between the opposing sides.

Often, the prospective «clients» said the money owed came from a real estate transaction, tort claim, or divorce settlement.

Those in the sector said this common TPA was expected to hasten the claim - settlement process, as well as reduce the claims ratio of insurance companies.

For medical insurance claim settlement, a disease can not be said to be pre-existing unless it has been certified so by a doctor on basis of various tests prior to the purchase of policy, a district consumer forum has held.

«We have received maximum complaints against insurance companies pertaining to mis - selling of insurance products followed by delay in settlement of claims,» an official of Insurance Ombudsman said here.

In an interview with The Financial Express, Mr. Suresh Sugathan, Head Health Insurance, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance, said, «In our quest to continuously improve our customer service, we have partnered with Remedinet's platform to further streamline our cashless claim settlement process and reduce manual intervention.

Mr. Tapan Singhel, MD and CEO, Bajaj Allianz General Insurance said that the company has approached its customers individually at their doorstep for offering them high - speed claim settlement experience, aiming at streamlining the procedures of settlement.