A recent Forbes article on a distinct challenge to insurers from the medical realm underscores that the industry “is susceptible to a range of fraud that can cause financial harm and drive up costs in the system.”That is perhaps the most underwhelming statement...
Month: February 2019
National pharmacy chain spotlighted in major fraud case
Insurance fraud is sometimes relatively confined.Yet it is just as often both sprawling and egregious, as well as vastly harmful to the American public.Recent court-approved settlements involving Walgreens leave no doubt as to the sheer dimensions and adverse effects...
This was insurance fraud, not a mistake, say Louisiana authorities
Talk about differing interpretations.A New Orleans resident wearing two hats as a police department supervisor and church pastor terms it an honest mistake and nothing more. NOPD Lieutenant Gervais Allison’s attorney says that his client’s involvement in a serious...
Four arrested for staging an auto accident in Acadia Parish
Insurance fraud is still a rampant problem, as indicated by the arrest of four Crowley residents who staged an auto accident in Acadia Parish. The Louisiana State Police, working out of the Lafayette field office, are still looking for two more people they believe...
Workers’ comp concerns: always complex, ever-escalating
Workers’ compensation claims and processes relevant to employees’ on-the-job injuries in Louisiana or elsewhere across the United States are complex and sometimes fraught with legal peril for employers.We duly stress that point on our website at the established...