The Artvoice reported today that Blue Shield California twice refused to pay $2,700 emergency room claims by Rosalinda Miran-Ramirez, concluding that it was not a “reasonable” decision for her to go to the emergency room that morning when she awoke to a shirt saturated from blood with what turned out to be a breast tumor. Only after KPIX-TV reported the story did the insurance company pay the claim. Further, it reported that the National Women’s Law Center found that the laws of eight states permit insurance companies to deny health coverage to a battered spouse (as a “pre-existing condition”) since batterers tend to be recidivists.

Bus Company Ordered Closed:Putting Passengers in Luggage Compartment
As a truck accident attorney and bus accident attorney, I have seen all kinds of dangerous situations created. But Haines Tours has a first. Friday the FMCSA, the Federal Motor Carrier Safe ordered Haines cease operations when 6 passengers were found in a luggage compartment.