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Jun-2-06 One of the most effective weapons the government has for unearthing fraud against Medicare and Medicaid in the nursing home industry is the False Claims Act. The fraud is so rampant in that industry that it should be officially designated as a breeding ground for whistleblowers. A provision in the FCA, called Qui Tam, allows persons with evidence of fraud... - $5.4 Million Quebec Breast Cancer Wait List Class Action Settlement Approved
Montreal, PQ: A $5.4 million province-wide settlement was approved by the Quebec Superior Court on September 25, 2009 regarding wait times for breast cancer radiotherapy treatment in Quebec. The settlement grants compensation to patients diagnosed with breast cancer whom, between October 13, 1997 and March 26, 2009, after undergoing conservative surg... - E-Cig and Vape Companies Cashing in on COVID-19
Apr-20-20 Santa Clara, CA Vaping and e-cigarette companies are using the corona virus crisis as a sales tool, despite warnings from health officials that vape and e-cigarette users might be at a higher risk for complications from COVID-19. And an attorney general accuses the FDA of vape fear mongering. COVID-19 Sales Tactics Particularly insidious is a sales... - Emergency Room Overcharges –Surprise!
Apr-16-20 Santa Clara, CA Almost one-third of Americans with health insurance who wind up in an emergency room find out after the fact that their health plan doesn’t cover as much as they thought. Given that there are about 140 million ER visits each year, and “surprise” emergency room charges are so frequent that 59 percent of Americans have bee... - CIGNA Denied Disability Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Consumers who have CIGNA insurance may have been victims of CIGNA denied disability claims, in which CIGNA is accused of violating consumer protection laws. Recently, a regulatory settlement was announced with five states, settling claims that CIGNA' claims-handling procedures did not conform to required standards. CIGNA Insurance Cla... - Parties to Settle 401k Fiduciary Breach Lawsuit in Reichert v. Juniper Networks, Inc.
Oct-31-22 San Jose, CA On November 11, the District Court for the Northern District of California is expected to approve a settlement in Reichert v. Juniper Networks Inc . The class action ERISA lawsuit , like many before it, alleges that the fiduciaries of the Juniper Networks, Inc. 401(k) Plan breached their legal duty to plan participants because of the way t... - BOEING DEFENDANTS IN STOCK DROP LAWSUIT CLAIM THEY WERE NOT FIDUCIARIES
Mar-31-20 Chicago, IL On March 2 attorneys for Boeing, its 401k retirement plan and the plan’s investment committee asked the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois to dismiss Burke v. The Boeing Co. The defendants claim that Newport Trust Co., the plan’s investment manager, was solely responsible for any losses incurred by participants... - Ford admission of cruise control fire danger too late
Jan-11-06 While Ford finally admitted that the cruise control wiring in the F150, amongst others, holds a serious risk of catching fire, it comes too late for some families. Ford refuses the following families compensation saying that, due to the extent of the fire, it cannot be determined what exactly caused the damage. Talk about a Catch-22! Life-threatening... - Can Coronavirus and Lawsuits Vaporize E-cigarettes?
Mar-25-20 Santa Clara, CA Coronavirus and e-cigarette use have one thing in common: they harm the lungs. And as of March 2020, hundreds of Juul e-cigarette lawsuits have been combined in a California federal court, with many more complaints expected. The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids says growing evidence indicates that vaping can harm lung health and vapers... - Surgical Stapler Lawsuit Information and Legal News
Surgical stapler lawsuits aimed at medical device manufacturers claim that these defective surgical staplers have caused serious injuries—for many years: The majority of complications were concealed from the public by the FDA in a “hidden database” and have just recently been made public. Defective Surgical Staplers Surgical stap... - Assisted Living Operator to Settle Wage and Hour Lawsuit for $9.5 Million
Oct-18-22 Sacramento, CA Frontier Management LLC will pay $9.5 million to settle a California labor lawsuit brought by roughly 1,000 workers who were not paid for work required before they clocked in, after they clocked out and during meal breaks. Wright v. Frontier Management , as originally filed, alleged nine causes of action under the federal Fai... - Can Herbal Supplements Lawsuits Support Lack of DNA Evidence?
Mar-15-15 New York, NY A number of herbal supplements lawsuits have recently been filed in the wake of investigations by the New York Attorney General’s office. But those claims may need to sit on the back burner while experts determine if DNA testing was the right kind for the supplements. A recently formed coalition of State Attorneys General may ne... - Nurse Accuses Staffing Company of Illegal Contract
Oct-14-22 New York, NY A Filipino nurse has filed a complaint against his employer, Advanced Care Staffing LLC, which recruits foreign nurses for U.S. health care facilities. In his employment lawsuit filed in New York federal court, Benzor Shem Vidal claims that the staffing company forced him to sign an illegal, "predatory" arbitration agreement that t... - Systemic Autoimmune Disease Linked to Oral Contraceptives
According to a medical study published in Arthritis Care & Research this month, there is a link between the initial use of oral contraceptives and an increased risk of Lupus erythematosus . Because the ratio of women to men with the autoimmune disease is 9 to 1, and is seen to increase after puberty, scientists have thought for some time that there is... - Injectafer Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Injectafer (ferric carboxymaltose) is an intravenous iron replacement medication prescribed to adult patients for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia. Research indicates that patients taking the iron replacement product are at high risk of developing hypophosphatemia (HPP), a condition that can be life-threatening. Injectafer lawsuits allege that consume... - E-Cigarette Toxic Vape Ban Less Than Meets the Eye, Critics Say
Feb-17-20 Washington, DC Effective February 6, a change in FDA policy banned sales of fruit, mint and dessert-flavored vape pods that were reportedly intended to attract teens. The effectiveness of this ban in protecting young consumers from e-cigarette health hazards remains in doubt, however. The ban does not affect menthol or tobacco-flavored pods, open-tank sy... - Supreme Court Sends IBM Stock Drop ERISA Lawsuit Back to Second Circuit
Feb-11-20 Washington, DC On January 14, the Supreme Court sent Retirement Plans Committee of IBM v. Jander , a much-watched ERISA lawsuit , back to the Second Circuit for further consideration of defensive arguments raised by the plan administrators. The decision is a setback, although perhaps not a fatal one, for participants in employee stock ownership plans (... - E-Cigarette Lawsuit Claims Deceptive Advertising, Fraud
Jan-20-20 Eugene, OR Among other e-cigarette side effects , Kewmarse Imani, who began JUULing in 2018, is now addicted to nicotine and will struggle with that addiction for life. Imani v. JUUL Labs, Inc. and Altria Group, Inc. , a class action lawsuit , claims that his nicotine addiction is the result of a permanent injury to his developing brain and that he suff... - Ohio Company to Pay More than $2 Million in Back Pay
Dec-16-14 Campbell, OH A painting company from Ohio will pay more than $2 million to settle claims it failed to pay proper overtime and wages to workers involved in a painting job in Massachusetts. Although the painting company is from Ohio, the work was done in Massachusetts and the overtime lawsuit was filed by officials in Massachusetts. According to a new... - Healthcare Network Liable for $1.6M for Overdosing Patient
Dec-4-14 A jury in the Second District Court of Utah returned a verdict for $1.6 million in a wrongful death and medical malpractice action against Intermountain Healthcare for fatally overdosing a patient with a cocktail of medications. The original complaint alleged Intermountain negligently and carelessly acted below the standard of care by prescribing a c...