Published: August 14, 2008
Dreier LLP Files Class Action Lawsuit Concerning Home Health Care Insurance Policies on Behalf of Florida Residents Against Washington National Insurance Corporation, Successor-in-Interest to Pioneer Life Insurance Company
NEW YORK, Aug. 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Dreier LLP (www.dreierllp.com) has filed
a class action lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of
Florida on behalf of all citizens or residents ofFlorida who purchased a
Limited Benefit Home Health Care Coverage Certificate of Insurance ("Policy")
from Pioneer Life Insurance Company in the state ofFlorida where Pioneer Life
or Washington National has rejected all or a portion of a claim on the Policy
due to the Lifetime Maximum Benefit Amount having been reached. The complaint
charges the Washington National Insurance Corporation with claims for breach
of contract.
If you have purchased a Pioneer Life Limited Benefit Home Healthcare
Insurance Policy, you may be a member of the proposed Class. If you think you
may be a member of the proposed class and want to discuss your legal rights,
you may contact Lee A. Weiss (classlaw@dreierllp.com) of Dreier LLP at
800-952-8897.
Dreier LLP's Class Action Litigation Group has vast experience
representing aggrieved consumers and investors in class actions throughout the
country. The partners who head Dreier LLP's Class Action Litigation Group
have successfully prosecuted consumer and securities fraud class actions in a
wide variety of industries and have played a significant role in cases that
have resulted in some of the largest class action settlements. Prior results
do not guarantee a similar outcome.
Background on Dreier LLP
Dreier LLP was founded in 1996 by Marc Dreier as a more responsive and
innovative alternative to traditional "large-firm" lawyering. Dreier LLP
represents a wide range of institutional, entrepreneurial and individual
clients in diverse sectors of financial, industrial and service-oriented
markets. The firm's principal practices are commercial litigation, real
estate, bankruptcy and corporate reorganization, labor and employment law,
corporate and securities, entertainment and sports law, intellectual property,
matrimonial and tax. Dreier LLP'sLos Angeles affiliate, Dreier Stein Kahan
Browne Woods George LLP, has its principal practice in entertainment and
commercial litigation and corporate transactions. The firm'sNew York
affiliate Schlesinger Gannon & Lazetera LLP has an extensive practice in
trusts and estates law. Pitta & Dreier LLP is an affiliate which specializes
in labor law, and Pitta, Bishop, Del Giorno & Dreier LLP specializes in
government relations. Dreier Sports Opportunities offers athletes and
organizations comprehensive business and life management services. Berry
Block & Bernstein LLC is an affiliate specializing in building human capital
of companies through diversity, corporate social responsibility and leadership
training. In the 12 years since its founding, Dreier LLP, with its affiliate
members, has grown to more than 225 attorneys, with its principal office at
499 Park Avenue inManhattan, and additional offices inLos Angeles andSanta
Monica, CA;Albany, NY;Stamford, CT; andPittsburgh, PA.
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