Barnes Law Group Wins $12 Million Insurance Class Action Settlement

Barnes Law Group, LLC successfully represented a class of Georgia consumers in a class action lawsuit who purchased group health insurance from American Medical Security and United Wisconsin. The firm achieved a substantial settlement from the class action lawsuit which was approved by the court in September 2008.

(PRWEB) November 14, 2008 -- Barnes Law Group, LLC successfully represented a class of Georgia consumers in a class action lawsuit who purchased group health insurance from American Medical Security and United Wisconsin. The firm achieved a substantial settlement from the class action lawsuit which was approved by the court in September 2008.

Under the terms of the class action settlement of Parker v. American Medical Security, class action members will receive a combined $12 Million in premium refunds and future credits. This class action suit challenged the methodology used by insurance companies to set renewal premiums, claiming this method was unfair and discriminatory for Georgia small business owners.

"It took a while but we are very pleased with the results," said John Salter, a Barnes Law Group, LLC attorney who worked on the class action suit continuously since it was filed in 2004. "Despite the size of the class, and the strong disapproval people feel about health insurance generally, and this practice in particular, there was not a single objection at the fairness hearing, which we felt was a sign we did the right thing for the class members."

Class action members will automatically receive settlement claims forms in the mail starting the third week of October. Class action members will have to register to participate in this settlement. Many of the class action members will receive significant health insurance premium refunds and credits towards additional American Medical Security insurance products.

Barnes Law Group, located in Marietta, Georgia is a specialty litigation firm anchored by one of the nation's preeminent trial lawyers and Georgia's former Governor, Roy E. Barnes. The firm operates on a simple, yet extraordinarily powerful philosophy: make it right for those who have been wronged. Barnes Law Group specializes in Wrongful Death, Consumer Fraud, Personal Injury, Products Liability, Medical Malpractice, Nursing Home Abuse, and Class Action Litigation.

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