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Sort by date 2,601 pages found matching farmers insurance- Solitude Ski Resort Cyclist Wrongful Death Settlement
On September 18, 2004 Josie Johnson was struck from behind and killed by a car while riding her bike in Big Cottonwood Canyon. The motorist of the car was 67-year-old Elizabeth DeSeelhorst. She was driving a car belonging to Solitude Ski Resort, which is owned by her family. DeSeelhorst was convicted of class A misdemeanor negligent homicide, sentenced... - Popular Leasing USA Matrix Box Settlement
In 2004, NorVergence promised businesses that they would save on telephone and Internet bills if they rented a matrix box from the telecommunications company. The businesses agreed to leases requiring them to pay $200 to $4,000 a month. NorVergence then sold the leases to about 40 finance companies, including Popular Leasing. The boxes did not work and... - Three Heartbreaking Examples of Alleged Medical Malpractice
Jan-11-14 Oakland, CA It’s something we all fear: Medical malpractice . And for reasons that have little to do with litigation. Rather, it’s the fear of not being able to fix what has been broken. Unlike a car that can be replaced if the mechanic screws up, or a house that can be shored up or rebuilt if the contractor gets it wrong, the human body car... - Karl Leo, Herb Hester, Phil Hunniford, Arm, Ltd., and Caye Home Furnishings ERISA Settlement
A lawsuit was filed against the defendants alleging that, as fiduciaries of the Employee Welfare Benefit Plan for Heath Home Furnishings, they failed to make proper remittances or pay health insurance benefits despite continuing to represent that the plan was solvent to employees. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a class of former employees or benefic... - City of Huntington Female Police Officer Gender Harassment Settlement
Huntington Police officer Stephanie Swann filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against the city. She claimed her colleagues repeated references to Swann using sexually explicit words and circulated a sexually explicit drawing of her. The lawsuit also alleged fellow officers belittled her and did not allow her to do certain police work because she is a... - Debilitating Yasmin Side Effects Due to One Little Pill
Jan-10-14 Peotone, IL Diana Zuckerman knows a thing or two about women’s issues, including birth control. She’s the president of the National Research Center for Women and Families, and she has a message for Bayer and any woman choosing oral contraceptives containing drospirenone such as Yasmin birth control : the class of drugs “shouldn’t... - Gibraltar Design Matanzas High School Construction Settlement
Flagler County School Board filed an $11 million lawsuit against the design firm related to construction at the Matanzas High School. In March 2004, the construction of Matanzas was stopped after the facilities director and an architect discovered that engineering plans created by Gibraltar Design called for a flimsily built school. They noted the secon... - Yasmin and the Birth Control Controversy
Dec-31-13 Dallas, TX Birth control has been in the news a lot lately, whether the focus is on concerns about issues such as Yasmin side effects or concerns about health insurance being forced to cover contraception. In the last few years, Yasmin birth control, Yaz birth control and now NuvaRing birth control have been the focus of concerns about serious, life-th... - John Charman Divorce Settlement
Beverley and John Charman were married in 1976 and have two children. In April of 2005, the couple divorced and Beverley filed for damages. John Charman is the President and CEO of Axis Capital Holdings Ltd.; one of the largest insurers in Bermuda. London's High Court awarded John's ex-wife a $90.6 million (£48 million) divorce settlement, equal to 3... - Third Actos Bladder Cancer Bellwether Lawsuit Concludes
Dec-29-13 Las Vegas, NV A third Actos bladder cancer bellwether lawsuit just recently concluded in Nevada was a victory for Actos manufacturer Takeda Pharmaceutical America Inc. (Takeda) after a jury cleared Takeda of any liability with regard to the plaintiff’s bladder cancer. However, as was the case with two previous Actos lawsuits, there were extenuati... - Januvia Litigation Busy Year Ahead
Dec-27-13 Sacramento, CA Nearing the end of 2013, federal litigation regarding Januvia claims is moving forward in multidistrict litigation (MDL) products liability claims in Southern California, on the heels of a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association linking Januvia with pancreatitis. Januvia multidistrict litigation ... - Jersey City wrongful death Settlement
Micheal Anglin, a 15-year-old Jersey City resident, was shot point blank and killed by Officer Vincent Corso in January 2000, after a stolen van he was riding in with friends was stopped after a chase. While the van's other occupants were getting handcuffed, Anglin allegedly approached the police officer, whose gun accidentally fired. No charges were la... - M.D.C. Holdings Inc., WL Homes and Chesapeake Title Reinsurance Co. illegal kickbacks Settlement
Denver-based M.D.C. Holdings Inc., which builds under the name Richmond American Homes, Newport Beach, Calif.-based WL Homes, which does business as John Laing Homes, and Chesapeake Title Reinsurance Co., a subsidiary of Citibank, were accused of violating a law against illegal kickbacks. They were allegedly involved in captive title reinsurance, a prac... - Dr. James Shortt malpractice Settlement
In 2004, Mike Bate died of prostrate cancer while under the care of Dr. James Shortt. He went to Shortt for treatment in November 2003 and the alternative medicine doctor allegedly gave him intravenous hydrogen-peroxide treatments and falsely diagnosed him as having Lyme disease. In June 2004, Shortt prescribed testosterone, which caused Bate's prostate... - Mark and Treva Gordon wrongful death Settlement
In June, 2005 Braxton Wooden was under the care of foster parents Mark and Treva Gordon when he was shot dead by the Gordons' son Ethan while playing a game of cops and robbers in their home. The Jasper County foster parents were not home at the time and fourteen-year-old Ethan didn't think the gun was loaded. Ethan was charged with involuntary manslaug... - What’s Good Enough for Social Security Not Good Enough for Unum
Dec-10-13 Orlando, FL Teresa didn’t apply for Unum or Unum Provident disability benefits in a timely manner so she was immediately denied Unum long-term disability insurance. But social security approved her claim right away, without an appeal. “I am so upset with all that money I paid out in Unum premiums, especially after reading that Unum has done... - City of Carterville, Mo. wrongful death Settlement
Jessie C. Hembree was shot to death by a Carterville police officer Aug. 30, 2003 outside a convenience store after he allegedly stole cigarettes and beer from the store. Sgt. Sara Gerber tried to arrest Hembree and when he resisted and tried to attack, Gerber shot him. Hembree's family filed a wrongful death lawsuit in Jasper County Circuit Court, alle... - Follow the Money Says Elder Fraud Attorney
Dec-1-13 Walnut Creek, CA Defrauding elderly Americans of their life savings is a multibillion-dollar problem in the United States. Attorney Craig Niven’s law practice partly focuses on trying to recover assets for seniors who have fallen prey to the perpetrators of all kinds of cruel construction and real estate swindles. “All snakes, scum and s... - Catholic Healthcare West Uninsured Patients Class Action Settlement
In 2005, a class action lawsuit brought about by Consejo de Latinos Unidos, claimed that Catholic Healthcare West overcharged uninsured patients compared with what it charges those who have insurance. A consortium of law firms accused the health care system of discriminatory practices against uninsured patients. Catholic Healthcare West, (CHW) San Francis... - Number of Operating Room Injuries Linked to Robot Surgery Reportedly Increasing
Nov-20-13 Washington, DC Patients who have suffered an operating room injury during robotic surgery may not be surprised by reports that the number of robot-related surgical injuries is on the rise. Concerns about injuries linked to robotic surgery are conveyed in da Vinci robot lawsuits, alleging patients were seriously harmed because of the use of the robot du...