More and more Americans going for extended warranties With post-holiday sales coming on everything from refrigerators (just in time for your Super Bowl party) to big-screen TVs (what better way to watch the game?),some consumer activists are again warning shoppers about extended warranties. Don’t buy a service plan on your
Tallahassee, Fla. – Meenan P.A., a premier Tallahassee law firm specializing in regulatory and legislative affairs, today announced that it has forged a strategic partnership with the Capitol Group, Inc., headed up by veteran insurance expert Robert Reyes. Reyes, a former legislative director for the Florida Department of Insurance, has
Meenan P.A. and its clients hosted a fundraiser for Governor Rick Scott on August 18th. The Governor spent almost two hours discussing the current business climate in Florida, and other issues facing Florida State Government. “We were fortunate to have the Governor visit our new office within a week after
Timing is everything when it comes to when death benefits are due and payable, and the Florida Department of Financial Services got the question wrong, an appeals court has decided. The First District Court of Appeal reversed a declaration of the state agency, which had decided that life insurance funds
The NAIC Service Contracts Model Act was adopted 17 years ago, and has served as the basis of many laws our firm has sought on behalf of the Service Contract Industry Council. I was honored to have worked with the National Association of Insurance Commissioners in developing this important law,
On April 20, 2010, approximately 250 miles southeast of Houston in the waters of the Gulf of Mexico, BP’s Deepwater Horizon oil drilling rig exploded, killing 11 crewmen and igniting a fireball seen 35 miles away. By the time the well was capped on July 15, between 4.9 million and
Do extended service contracts warrant your attention and your dollars? It’s a question that comes up time and again. Seemingly whenever we buy anything of value, a salesperson suggests that we should buy an extended warranty, sometimes called a service contract. There are three common types: extended warranties for consumer
Meenan P.A. is the source for service contract law and extended warranty law programs. As general counsel of the Service Contract Industry Council, we write the laws, and hire the lobbyists to enact them, throughout the United States. Other law firms report on what we are doing…come to the source
Meenan P.A. announced today that Miriam O. Victorian, an attorney in their office, has been appointed by Florida Bar President Elect Gregory W. Coleman to serve as the Chair of the Military Affairs Committee from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2015. As Chair of the Committee, she will lead
Extended coverage could pay off if your phone, laptop or tablet meets with an accident. 1. The dog ate my smart phone. In a recent survey of 1,000 parents, half said their kids had damaged a laptop, tablet or smart phone. Pets do their share of mischief, too. Plus, plenty