Posted by: The Langston Law Firm, P.A.
Wrongful Denial of Health Insurance Claim; approximately $2,300 of unpaid benefits; $3,850 settlement
Plaintiff is treated for pain, which is initially diagnosed as tendonitis. After obtaining an individual health insurance policy with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi (BC/BS), plaintiff is diagnosed with Rheumatoid...
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Posted by: The Langston Law Firm, P.A.
Tax Fraud; Publicly-traded company evaded state income tax by means of a complicated tax shelter; $125 Million Settlement
I recently represented the State of Mississippi as outside counsel in the prosecution of a civil lawsuit against MCI Inc. for tax fraud. The predecessor corporation of MCI (WorldCom Inc.), with the assistance of KPMG LLP (an...
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Posted by: The Langston Law Firm, P.A.
Negligent Handling of Firearm; Personal Injury; Shotgun Misfire causing Plaintiff to lose tip of pinky finger; $70,000 Settlement
Several months ago, I settled a personal injury case in which a Canadian hunting guide was accidentally shot by a loaded shotgun that was proped against a seat in a pick-up truck and not placed on safety. The hunting guide lost...
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Posted by: The Langston Law Firm, P.A.
Wrongful Denial of Health Insurance Claim; approximately $9000 in unpaid claims; $19,800 settlement
Prior to policy period, Plaintiffs' son fell and injured his knee while playing at school. Plaintiffs later obtained an individual health insurance policy with Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi (BC/BS). After the...
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Posted by: The Langston Law Firm, P.A.
Breach of Contract; Failure to pay contractually owed amount to record label that sold certain amount of records; Confidential Settlement
I represented a New Orleans, Louisiana record label, Take Fo' Records, in a breach of contract action against Percy Miller (aka, "Master P") and his record label, The New No Limit Records, for their failure to pay Take Fo' a certain...
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Posted by: The Langston Law Firm, P.A.
Intentional Tort; Man beaten with shotgun; $35,000 Settlement
Several months ago, I settled a personal injury suit in which a young man claimed to have been beaten by an intoxicated man with the butt end of a shotgun. The plaintiff lost no wages, but did incur a negligible amount of...
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Posted by: The Langston Law Firm, P.A.
Insurance Bad Faith; Denial of Life Insurance Proceeds; Confidential Settlement
I represented the widow of a 42 year old white male who passed away from complications associated with brain cancer in an insurance bad faith action filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of...
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Posted by: The Langston Law Firm, P.A.
Wrongful Denial of Health Insurance Claim; approximately $4000 in medical expenses; $11,550 settlement
Plaintiff was issued an individual health insurance policy by Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Mississippi (BC/BS) and made a series of claims which totaled approximately $4000. BC/BS denied payment, claiming the claims were...
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Posted by: The Langston Law Firm, P.A.
Products Liability; Death of three year old boy; $1.7 million settlement
A young mother was carrying a handgun which lacked adequate drop fire protection. When the handgun fell from the mother's purse, it discharged and killed her three year old son.
The case settled after initial written...
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Posted by: The Langston Law Firm, P.A.
Products Liability; Tire Blowout; Confidential Settlement
I represented a 44 year old gentleman who was injured in a one car automobile accident which occurred as a result of a Firestone Firehawk tire blowout on his Ford F-350 pickup truck. The...
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Posted by: The Langston Law Firm, P.A.
18 wheeler Rear-end collision; Cervical and lumbar herniation; No surgery; $500,000 Settlement
I recently settled personal injury action in which a small passenger car was rear-ended on a Mississippi Gulf Coast highway by an 18 wheel tractor/trailer. The plaintiff was the driver of the vehicle, and claimed to have...
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Posted by: The Langston Law Firm, P.A.
Slip-and-Fall; Personal Injury; $125,000.00 settlement
I represented a bank president who slipped-and-fell in a clear substance which had been applied on cement stairs in the Louisiana Superdome as a cleaning solvent. The stairs lacked non-skid taping and the substance created an...
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Posted by: The Langston Law Firm, P.A.
Workers' Compensation; Death of Cuban man in late 40's; $30,000 settlement
This workers' compensation claim for death benefits was made by the Florida wife of a Cuban construction worker who was killed while working on a construction job in Northeast Mississippi. It was discovered that the the...
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Posted by: The Langston Law Firm, P.A.
Automobile Accident Wrongful Death; Negligent Hiring, Training and Entrustment; $325,000 Settlement
I recently settled a wrongful death lawsuit, which was based on a negligent hiring theory, for $325,000. The decedent, a twenty-year-old female, was killed in an intersectional automobile collision. The vehicle that collided...
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Posted by: The Langston Law Firm, P.A.
Medical Malpractice Wrongful Death; Failure to diagnose Hypertensive Emergency; $350,000 Settlement
I recently settled a Louisiana wrongful death caused by the medical malpractice of a family practitioner for $350,000. The decedent, a 35-year-old African American male, visited his local practitioner on eight separate occasions...
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Posted by: The Langston Law Firm, P.A.
Wrongful Denial of Health Insurance Claim; $6050 settlement of $3100 insurance claim
The parents of a young boy who was treated for several illnesses, including Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Reading Disorder, Oppositional Defiant Disorder; Sensory Intergration Dysfunction and Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, made a...
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