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Nationwide/Allied Insurance Medical Expense Coverage Settlement
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IMPORTANT CASE UPDATES
Updated November 21, 2008
Claims are currently being reviewed. Distributions will begin in December 2008. If additional information is needed regarding your claim you will be notified by the Settlement Administrator.
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 closed. 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, please call 1-877-625-9426
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A proposed class action settlement has been reached and approved
by the presiding Courts to 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. 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.
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YOUR LEGAL RIGHTS AND OPTIONS IN THIS SETTLEMENT |
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Submit a Claim Form (by June 20, 2008)
This deadline has passed.
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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
This date has passed.
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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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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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