Pittsburgh, PA Personal Injury Blog

Click here to watch the interview with Attorney David Senoff and Kyler Van Nocker's father.  Keith Olbermann recaps the last several years of Kyler Van Nocker's life and the decisions made by HealthAmerica. 

Please click here to view the complete story reported by CBS3 in Philadelphia on the bad faith insurance lawsuit against HealthAmerica filed by Attorney David Senoff.

On Feb. 9, 2010 Keith Olbermann discussed Attorney David Senoff's bad faith insurance case against HealthAmerica.  Please click here to see the story.

Why is it so hard to get insurance companies to do the right thing?

Like the sun rising in the east, you can count on insurance companies to work every angle and file every appeal to try and avoid paying legitimate claims.  You have to take them to court to get them to do anything, and for most people, that's not a practical option.  Frankly, it's what the insurance companies are counting on.

That's why Attorney David Senoff and Caroselli, Beachler, McTiernan & Conboy took on the case of five-year-old Kyler Van Nocker.

Kyler has neuroblastoma, a rare form of childhood cancer that attacks the nervous system.  He's been fighting it every day for more than two years.  Late last year, he needed a treatment called MIBG.  His health insurance company, HealthAmerica, told his parents, Paul and Maria, that it wouldn't pay for the treatment.

The problem is, HealthAmerica is using faulty reasoning and unreliable arguments to deny coverage.  Since the only way to get an insurance company to do the right thing is to take them to court, that's what we're doing.

You can read about the case in the Philadelphia Daily News today.

Read the complaint we filed on Kyler's behalf.

Think Progress pointed out in a blog post today that "One of the worst abuses of private insurance companies is the practice of using spurious reasons to deny claims for medical treatments, which are often necessary for saving patients' lives."  We couldn't agree more.

That's why we do what we do and that's why we're fighting for Kyler Van Nocker.

Almost every day on the news we have been hearing more and more about problems with Toyota and Lexus models suddenly accelerating.  We have seen accidents across the state of Pennsylvania where drivers have reported that their accelerator pedal either stuck or suddenly without cause began to accelerate. 

At our law office, we have received several calls from people who have had a family member injured in an accident involving a Toyota or Lexus where a defective accelerator pedal may be to blame. 

 

On February 5, 2010, a report by Safety Research & Strategies, Inc. outlines some of the issues with the defective vehicles, how long Toyota and the National Highway Safety Administration has known about the problem and what has been done so far.  Please click here to read the full report. 

 

If you have any questions about an injury which occurred during an accident where a defective Toyota or Lexus may be to blame, it is in your best interest to contact an attorney at Caroselli, Beachler, McTiernan & Conboy today so important evidence may be preserved.  You must act quickly so our lawyers can hold Toyota accountable for the injuries they have caused.