Typically, Progressive hires an outside attorney [...]]]> Shernoff Bidart Echeverria attorneys Howard Shernoff and Samuel Bruchey are currently filing a series of lawsuits against Progressive Insurance Company in California. The lawsuits allege that Progressive engages in a pattern and practice of denying valid auto claims by attacking their policyholders’ credibility during the claims handling process.

Typically, Progressive hires an outside attorney specializing in “suspicious claims” to intimidate claimants by making oppressive and unreasonable requests for personal information. When the claimants object or are unable to produce all the documents, Progressive denies the claims, citing claimants’ failure to cooperate.

Progressive also interviews claimants over the phone and uses the recordings of the interviews as evidence of “inconsistent statements” made by claimants – even when the statements have nothing to do with the claim. Shernoff and Bruchey also have reason to believe that Progressive targets vulnerable claimants, such as immigrants and minorities.

President Obama Signs Repeal of 1099 Mandate On April 14th,President Obama signed legislation repealing the 1099 [...]]]> WELCOME TO THE EMF INSURANCE NEWS PAGE

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President Obama Signs Repeal of 1099 Mandate
On April 14th,President Obama signed legislation repealing the 1099 tax reporting provision of the Affordable Care Act (ACA). The 1099 provision would have required businesses to file an extended 1099 form for certain expenses in excess of $600 in a given year. President Obama voiced his support for the repeal of the 1099 mandate during his State of the Union Address earlier this year.

The U.S. Senate took action by approving the repeal of the provision on April 5th. A major concern among employers was that this mandate would generate a great deal of unreasonable paperwork.

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