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Jul-30-08 Sacramento, CA Diane resides in California and used to work for the federal government. She suffered a severe injury on a private company's property and the company successfully filed her injury under their workers' compensation insurance. However, Diane wants to be removed from the claim but she says the California labor law is set up to protect busines... - Medical Malpractice: An ill Wind is Starting to Blow
Jul-28-08 Fort Lauderdale, FL Anyone following Priscilla Presley on Dancing with the Stars this past spring may well wonder if she had given any thought to a medical malpractice lawsuit against the doctor who performed the actress's facelift. The doctor, Daniel Serrano, injected the rich and famous of Hollywood with a 'miracle wrinkle remover' that was alleg... - California Suspends Worker Layoff Notifications. Did Velodyne Take Advantage?
May-4-20 San Jose, CA Siers v. Velodyne Lidar is a class action lawsuit brought under the provisions of the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) and provisions of California labor law that afford employees similar protection against sudden and precipitous layoff. According to Benjamin Siers, Velodyne terminated a third of its workf... - Teen on Ortho Evra Patch Suffered Pulmonary Embolism
Jul-8-08 Grand Prairie, AB: Carlie considers herself lucky to be alive. "The doctors in emergency said I was the youngest person they had ever heard of with a pulmonary embolism," she says. "And then they asked me if I was on birth control. I had been on the Ortho Evra Patch and they told me to take it off immediately." Her chest had been hurting for about a w... - More Workers Claim Hemp Farms Stole Wages
Aug-24-22 Medford, OR A lawsuit accusing three Oregon hemp companies of wage theft and exploiting their labor is the second complaint filed against the same defendants last year. The agricultural workers hired by WestCoast Growers LLC, Topshelf Hemp LLC and Fire Hemp LLC allege they were cheated out of their final paycheck by employer Colt Jamison Hansen. The... - Emergency Departments Still Overcharging Patients, Lawsuit Filed
Aug-18-22 Nashville, TN There was a flurry of reports and studies about five years ago that found routine price gouging in emergency rooms nationwide, and it was worse for the most vulnerable populations – poor and minority patients. It appears that, no matter how advanced medical technology gets, many emergency room patients are left in the dark, and left wit... - Unum's Role in Bankrupting Social Security
May-2-08 San Diego, CA In what is regarded as an industry-wide practice to nickel-and-dime Social Security even closer to the poorhouse, UnumProvident (now calledUnum) pestered a disability client to apply for Social Security Disability benefits, in an effort to get out of paying her fifty bucks a month. Fifty bucks. Jessica Oritz is a 27-year-old gas sta... - Healthcare Fraud Cost Pharmaceutical Almost $150 Million in Settlements
Jan-6-16 Los Angeles, CA: It was four days before Christmas when a major, multimillion-dollar settlement was announced in a California healthcare fraud whistleblower lawsuit involving alleged kickbacks and other incentives to doctors in exchange for additional business. The Insurance Commissioner for the State of California announced the $23.2 million state... - US Bank Hoping to Recoup Portion of $55 Million Settlement from Insurers
Dec-29-15 St. Paul, MN: An excessive bank overdraft fees lawsuit and resulting settlement has been embroiled in an extended legal conflict not between the defendant bank and its customers, but rather an ongoing dispute between US Bancorp (US Bank NA, US Bank) and two of its insurers. The issue is how much of the $55 million settlement agreed to by US Bank would... - Overdraft Fees Waived During COVID-19 Pandemic
Apr-2-20 Washington, DC Some banks are pitching in during the COVID-19 pandemic by forgoing overdraft charges and other actions that can support consumers. Banks aren’t known for their philanthropy: In return financial institutions can earn credit toward their Community Reinvestment Act requirements (CRA). The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit... - Overcharges at Real Estate Closings: Interview with Lawyer Bob Perkins
Mar-21-08 Washington, DC: Millions of real estate transactions take place yearly in the US. Countless consumers put their trust in Escrow Agents that utilize the HUD-1 Settlement Statement in most, if not all of these transactions. Financial institutions and associated businesses rely on the accuracy of the information inserted into the HUD-1 by the Escrow Agent. B... - Miami Couple Sustain Back and Neck Injury in Stairwell Collapse
Oct-8-15 Key West, FL Two days after a young couple were injured after the stairs on which they were walking collapsed beneath them, a back and neck injury lawsuit has been filed against the owner of the building and, potentially, the insurance company involved with insuring the premises. According to a report published in The Key West Citizen (9/1/15), 28... - $67M Settlement Reached in Mylan Antitrust Lawsuit
Washington, DC: Mylan Pharmaceuticals and chemical companies Cambrex and Gyma Laboratories have been ordered to pay $67 million in fines to end the long-running antitrust lawsuit brought by Blue Cross. According to the allegations, Mylan had entered into exclusive licensing agreements with Cambrex and Gyma Laboratories, allowing Mylan to inflate pr... - Harvoni Lawsuit Filed by Inmates Seeks Class-Action Status
Sep-4-15 Boston, MA Inmates are people too. And they get sick; with a sizeable number infected with hepatitis C. Prison populations are among the most infected, requiring treatment. However, the problems many plaintiffs are having with the inability to access the effective but expensive Harvoni drug are also being felt by those in the penal system. To that end, the... - Covid Long-Haulers and Denied Disability
Jun-24-22 Santa Clara, CA If you are a COVID 19 long-hauler and your disability claim has been denied, don’t give up – don’t accept excuses from your insurer. The medical and legal community, state and federal governments (including the CDC) and a recent global survey recognize Long COVID as a disability and insurers will increasingly find it dif... - Exactech Implants Worn Out Before Their Time
Oct-31-23 Santa Clara, CA Exactech lawsuits are mounting as hip and knee implants are wearing out well before their time. Granted there’s no express warranty or ‘best before’ or expiry date on its products, but Exactech medical devices show a three to seven-fold increased failure rate versus other arthroplasty devices. A Step Backwards Robe... - The Machinations of a Long Term Disability Denied Lawsuit
Jun-13-15 Baltimore, MD A recent Long term disability denied lawsuit out of Maryland provides some insight into the machinations that often stem from a legal dispute over denied benefits. For years, insurers have been accused of practicing bad faith when benefits, duly qualified and paid for through a policy in good standing, are systematically denied or termina... - Lawsuit Alleges Unreasonable Insurance Denial Puts Health at Risk
Jun-10-15 Philadelphia, PA Bad faith insurance lawsuits , alleging insurance companies have unreasonably denied disability claims, are nothing new. But now lawsuits are being filed against insurance companies alleging policyholders are being wrongfully denied potentially life-saving treatment on the basis they are not sick enough for treatment to be medically nece... - Hospitals Raise ER Overcharges
Jun-6-15 Jacksonville, FL: The CEO of a Florida hospital recently admitted that the main source of funding for hospitals, without taxes, comes from overcharging commercially insured patients. And two months ago another hospital’s CEO announced an eight percent increase in emergency room overcharges , which will “largely impact patients with private... - “A Truck Crash Is Not a Car Crash,” Says Florida Litigation Lawyer
May-30-15 Jacksonville, FL Attorney Joseph Camerlengo rarely let’s a week go by without tapping into Transport Topics, a website Camerlengo describes as “The Wall Street Journal” of the transportation industry. He’s a fastidious reader of trending transport issues because the entire focus of his practice is on an increasing complex area of...