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Nationwide/Allied Insurance Medical Expense Coverage Settlement
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IMPORTANT CASE UPDATES
Updated March 21, 2008
The proposed class action settlement
described in the Class Notice and in this web-site was given final approval by the
two Courts presiding over the settlement approval process.
The period to submit claims is still open, and is presently scheduled to
close June 20, 2008. Please read your
Class Notice and the information provided in this web-site carefully regarding your
claim submission. The Final Order and
Judgment Approving Class Action Settlement and Dismissing Class Action With Prejudice
entered by each Court may be accessed by clinking on the links below:
Final Order and Judgment
Approving Class Action Settlement and Dismissing Class Action With Prejudice, entered
March 6, 2008, by the District Court of Nueces County, Texas in Yolanda Garza v.
Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company et al.,
Cause No. 02-06322-E.
Final Order and Judgment
Approving Class Action Settlement and Dismissing Class Action With Prejudice, entered
on March 17, 2008, by the United States District Court for the District of Arizona
in as Macaela Cashman v. Allied Insurance, et al.,
Case No. CIV-05-415-TUC-RCC.
You may also download and print copies
of the Class Notice, Claim Forms, and many other settlement documents by clicking
on the relevant links.
If you have further questions or would
like to request a
Notice and Claim Form be sent to you
by mail, please call 1-877-625-9426
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A proposed class action settlement has been reached, and preliminarily approved
by the presiding Courts, that would resolve four class action lawsuits against affiliated
companies often generally referred to as Nationwide Insurance or Allied Insurance.
The Courts will hold fairness hearings as described in the Class Notice to consider
final approval of the settlement as fair, reasonable, and adequate.
In the Lawsuits, the Plaintiffs allege that the Defendants improperly reduced or
denied insurance benefits for medical or rehabilitative services after submitting
medical bills to medical review vendors. Nationwide/Allied denies any wrongdoing,
and contends that review of medical bills protects against excessive charges
and helps to preserve insurance benefits. The Courts have made no final rulings
on the merits of the claims or defenses made in the Lawsuits.
A description of the Settlement Class, the companies included as “Nationwide/Allied”,
and the terms of the settlement and release are available in the Class Notice posted
on this site. Provider or Insured Claim Forms can be printed for submitting a settlement
claim. You can also view the full Settlement Agreement, copies of pertinent Court
orders and other court filings, and other information concerning the settlement
and the Lawsuits. Additional assistance can be obtained by calling toll free 1-877-625-9426.
The settlement provides for monetary payments to Settlement Class Members upon timely
submission of a valid Claim Form. You also have other options under the settlement
as summarized below. PLEASE READ THE CLASS NOTICE CAREFULLY TO DETERMINE IF YOU
ARE A SETTLEMENT CLASS MEMBER AND YOUR RIGHTS AND OPTIONS UNDER THE SETTLEMENT.
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YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT |
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Submit a Claim Form (by June 20, 2008)*
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The only way to get a payment.
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Exclude Yourself (by February 21, 2008)
This deadline has passed.
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Get no payment. This is the only option that allows you to ever be part of any other
lawsuit about the legal claims proposed for settlement.
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Object (by February 21, 2008)
This deadline has passed.
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Write to the Court about what you don’t like about the settlement.
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Go to a Hearing
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Ask to speak in court about the fairness of the settlement.
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Do Nothing
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Get no payment. Give up rights and release legal claims.
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* The claims deadline may be extended under certain contingencies.
Any extensions of the claim deadline or other general notices regarding claims will
be posted at www.NationwideAlliedSettlement.com
and by recorded message at 1-877-625-9426.
PLEASE DO NOT TELEPHONE THE COURT OR THE OFFICE OF THE CLERK FOR INFORMATION REGARDING
THIS SETTLEMENT OR THE CLAIM PROCESS
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