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Mar-29-08 St. Louis, MO: Attorney Maurice B. Graham is a partner in Gray, Ritter and Graham, PC, a personal injury and complex business and commercial litigation firm. A 1962 JD graduate of the University of Missouri, Graham is former president of the Missouri Bar Association (1988-1989) and has served as a member and chairman of the Supreme Court Advisory Committee... - Does California Labor Law protect Older Workers?
Feb-27-08 Simi Valley, CA: Donna, aged 63, filed an age discrimination complaint against her employer when part of her job was given to a "young kid." A few months later, instead of getting her job of 30 years back, she was told it was eliminated. And so was she. Her employer should get acquainted with the California labor law . Donna thinks that the worst par... - State Farm allegedly low-balling write-offs in California
Oct-11-07 Sacramento, CA: The alleged practice by State Farm in California of [ undercutting policy holders ] on the value of their totalled vehicles contrasts with State Farm's recent 'good neighbor' announcement of a rate reduction for California residents, announced earlier this year. On the surface, the perception is that while one hand giveth, the other ta... - Tired of Fighting Unum Group? You're Not Alone
Sep-26-07 Cleveland, OH If you are tired of fighting Unum Group to receive your legitimate claim, you are not alone. Unum has been repeatedly criticized for unfairly denying people's claims, a practice known as bad faith insurance. Many people who have had their claim, and any appeals, denied by Unum are filing class action lawsuits against the company to force it... - When Insurance Companies Deny Vital Treatment, What Can Patients Do?
Aug-16-15 Baltimore, MD There are few business relationships as fraught with controversy as the relationships between healthcare providers and insurance companies. As illustrated in the Harvoni case , battle lines get drawn quickly. Add patients and a drug company into the mix and it would be difficult to find more complex relationships. Unfortunately, in these s... - Living in the Shadow of the Power Plant
May-23-07 Harrisburg, PA People residing near the Bruce Mansfield power plant in Beaver County, PA, have been living under a barrage of air contamination, and finally the plant owner is going to be taken to court, says PennFuture, an environmental public interest organization. Lawsuit pending In a May 22 press release, PennFuture says it will launch a "citizen... - Harvoni Controversy Continues
Jul-21-15 Washington, DC Lawsuits have been filed against the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and insurers, alleging patients have been unfairly restricted access to Harvoni , putting them at risk of serious health problems. While those lawsuits gather momentum, news has emerged that Gilead Sciences, maker of Harvoni, has now restricted access to its hepati... - Unum Group Unfair and Unjust
May-9-07 Chattanooga, TN Unum Group CEO Tom Watjen knew he had his work cut out for him in 2003, when he took over a company that came with a fair amount of baggage. Over the years, the enterprise known as Unum Provident had lost marks for being arrogant, given to undisciplined pricing, and a not-so-great reputation for delivering on benefits. Part of the fix... - Ozempic Linked to Serious Pain in the Pocketbook
Sep-19-24 Washington, DC On September 24, the Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions (HELP) will hear testimony from Lars Jorgensen, Novo Nordisk CEO, about why American consumers pay as much as ten times more for Ozempic and Wegovy than patients in the U.K. and the Netherlands. The popular diabetes and weight loss drugs have already been linked to... - UnumProvident Sued for Accessing Personal Files
Jan-27-07 San Francisco, CA: Most people don't know this, but health insurance companies like UnumProvident can deny claims based on confidential information, even if the claimant has not given permission for that information to be released. This is exactly what happened to one California woman who is now suing both UnumProvident for unfairly denying her claim... - Spinach E. coli: Warnings Unnoticed for Two Days
Dec-4-06 Salinas, CA: Concerns are now being raised that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) did not warn consumers quickly enough about the recent E. coli spinach contamination that killed at least three people and made 200 more sick. Some critics believe that the deaths from the E. coli infection could have been prevented if the CDC had lear... - Independent Contractors don't benefit from California Labor Laws
Nov-7-06 San Jose, CA Preeti Dave never got paid for the six months she moonlighted as an independent contractor. "I want to let others know what I learned from this: be careful when you are promised a lot; read the contract and remember that you don't have the department of labor to protect you," she says. "I was so naïve". "I found a job posting on Craig'... - Kaiser Ordered to Pay Back Coverage
Oct-29-06 Smyrna, GA Edie Jackson, aged 57, has multiple sclerosis (MS) and barely has enough energy to talk, so it was with great difficulty that she told LawyersandSettlements.com how Kaiser Insurance cancelled her coverage, without warning. Edie only found out her coverage was cancelled when she tried to get her medication refilled. "I had Kaiser insuran... - Blue Cross Once Again Denies Patient Coverage
Sep-10-06 Rancho Santa Margarita, CA Bill Stecker thought he was doing the right thing by purchasing Wellpoint health insurance coverage for his three sons. All three had fallen off his work health insurance coverage because they were too old, so Bill decided to find different insurance for them. A search on the internet led Bill to Tonik health insurance... - Kickback Scheme Spawns Humira Whistleblower Lawsuit and Investor Backlash
May-30-22 Wilmington, DE On May 17, an investor sued AbbVie, alleging that the manufacturer of Humira defrauded investors by permitting the company to engage in an illegal “kickback scheme” that caused the value of the stock to plummet. The shareholder derivative lawsuit arises from a number of whistleblower lawsuits , including one filed in Calif... - UnumProvident didn't acknowledge mental disabilities
Jun-26-06 Mental illness is a disability, just like a physical injury, but from these two women's accounts, not according to UnumProvident Corporation. Therese Truong of San Jose, CA. "I got a UnumProvident insurance policy automatically through my employer. In May 2002 I suffered emotional distress as a result of harassment at work by my manager and I was u... - UnumProvident: Pay up!
Jun-21-06 Kathleen Dixon bought an insurance policy with UnumProvident and later had an accident at work which left her permanently disabled. No matter how many medical records she sent to the insurance company stating she could never work again, Kathleen never got a dime. Kathleen Dixon RN, NP of Hayward CA: "I started working in the emergency ward at Kaiser... - Home Warranty Insurance and the Manufactured Home
Nov-23-14 Washington, DC It’s an extended warranty question that was bound to come up sometime and begs to be asked: when we have a conversation about home warranty insurance, where are the jurisdictional parameters when it comes to manufactured homes? Not mobile homes or trailers per se, but large buildings complete with front porches and the like. Unl... - Oregon LTD Insurance Woes Are a Day in the Life of Insurance Frustration
Nov-19-14 Portland, OR Cigna has long been a provider of short- and long-term disability (LTD) coverage for consumers and employees in various states, including Oregon. However, Cigna is also not unlike other insurance providers who have been accused of Denied Disability Claims, regardless of legitimacy of the claim. Anyone having filed an Oregon Long term disabil... - Car accidents: No Witness, No Recourse
Mar-30-06 Jodi Cornelius, from Oneida Wisconsin, stopped at an intersection. When she regained consciousness in the ambulance, Jodi remembered getting hit by a Mac truck. "If anybody was to get a ticket, it should have been him," she says. "On Dec 12, 2005, I was driving west to east and came to a stop at the crossroad. The truck driver was barreling down the road,...