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Sep-21-09 New York City, NY: A new survey was released that finds dog bites account for one-third of all homeowners insurance liability costs. According to a report from the Insurance Information Institute, dog bites cost homeowners a total of $387 million in 2008, which is an 8.7 percent rise from the year prior. The institute also added that the number of dog... - A Showdown Between Plaintiffs and Defendant RE: Federal Arbitration Act
Oct-4-16 Massachusetts An overtime pay lawsuit proposed as a class action in Massachusetts promises to be closely watched by legal pundits and others, given the various issues at play in a case that alleges misclassification of employees, together with an interpretation of the Federal Arbitration Act. Publicjustice.net tells the story of Dominic Oliveira, a l... - Unum's Independent Medical Examiners and Differing Diagnoses
Aug-18-09 Florence, KY According to many people who have been denied Unum health insurance benefits, their doctors' diagnoses and those of Unum's independent medical examiners (IME) are not on the same page. Renata (name withheld) is disabled; even though she wants to go back to work as an ER nurse she can't. But the IME says she is fully able to work so she wa... - Mylan to Pay $465M Over EpiPen Fraud
Santa Clara, CA: Mylan has agreed to pay $465 million to settle fraud claims that it underpaid rebates for the EpiPen, which amounts to stealing from the government federal authorities claimed. The lawsuit, alleging violations of the False Claims Act, was possible due to Sanofi acting as a whistleblower by alerting the federal government to... - Canada Reports Death Linked to Airbag Failure
Aug-27-16 Knoxville, TN: It's not just Takata that's in the news for air bags these days. New reports have emerged that air bag inflators made by ARC Automotive Inc. - from Knoxville, Tennessee - are being investigated for a potential link to a death in Canada. Regulators in both the US and Canada are reportedly involved in the investigation. According to Th... - Good Samaritan Denied Workers Compensation in Arkansas
May-31-09 Little Rock, AR In an example of doing things 'by the book' at the possible expense of moral fairness, a McDonald's employee who filed a workers compensation claim after being shot while on the job was denied workers comp. Workers compensation law exists to protect the rights of employees who are injured in the course of their duties. In this case, t... - Reports of Foodborne Illness Often Mistaken as "Flu"
May-19-09 Sherman Oaks, CA Sarah and her son had dinner at a local Mexican restaurant; two days later they both became violently sick but at first thought it was the flu. "When I phoned the health department, they told me that all too often, people don't report food poisoning ," says Sara. "But when two people become ill from eating basically the same food at the s... - $32.5M MetLife Race Bias Class Action Settlement Approved
Santa Clara, CA: A $32.5 million settlement has been approved in a discrimination class action lawsuit pending against MetLife Securities Inc. The settlement will pay $25.35 million to some 690 class members, according to court documents. The lawsuit was filed in May 2015 by lead plaintiff Marcus Creighton, who was a MetLife employee in Illinois fr... - Drinking and Driving? Charge the Cab to Attorney Berg
Apr-25-09 Alameda, CA Over the last 30 years, Attorney William Berg has sat at the plaintiff's table next to hundreds of people whose lives have been changed forever by the thoughtlessness of drivers who thought it was okay to get behind the wheel despite whether being under the influence of drugs or alcohol. About 80 percent of the work done by counsel at Berg Inju... - $115M Anthem Data Breach Class Action Settlement Reached
Santa Clara, CA: A $115 million settlement has been reached in the Anthem data breach class action. The lawsuit was brought by 80 million consumers who had their personal data compromised in the massive 2015 data breach. The settlement is the largest on record for a data breach class action lawsuit. Under the terms of the deal, the funds will be u... - Social Security Disability Can Take Years—But a Lawyer Can Help
Apr-2-09 Washington, DC Good luck to you if you ever need to file a claim for Social Security Disability (SSD) . The latter is there to ensure the viability of citizens whom, through no fault of their own, can no longer work and have no option through private disability insurance. However, getting SSD can be a nightmare—and it doesn't help that some insuranc... - Lead Poisoning Lawsuit News and Legal Information
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), about one in six children in America have dangerously high levels of lead in their blood streams. Children exposed to lead have a greater risk of fatal side effects than adults. Symptoms of lead poisoning start with flu-like symptoms, nausea, abdominal pain and can advance to anemia, kidney problems, we... - Policy Holder Living in her Car Blames Unum
Mar-19-09 Gainsville, FA: According to Kimyetta, the Unum health insurance company only uses certain medical information, leaving out pertinent doctor reports, in order for them to deny a claim. "Several doctors have told Unum Provident that I can't return to work but whenever the insurer gets information that supports my claim, they use it against me," says Kim... - Florida Workers’ Compensation Law Unconstitutional
Jun-10-16 Tallahassee, FL: If you ever had a Florida labor law or Florida employment case involving Workers’ Compensation, you likely found it difficult to find legal representation, unless you were able to pay attorney fees to obtain benefits. But the Florida Supreme Court has recently ruled that you will no longer be on the hook for legal fees. Acco... - Former Employee to Have Day in Court
Jan-15-09 Escondido, CA In June, 2008 LawyersandSettlements interviewed Benny J. regarding Guitar Center's alleged California labor law violations. Benny has been unable to return to work since that time but he will soon have his day in court and his lawyer is confident Benny will win his case and receive back pay—a substantial amount. The lawsuit ste... - Biden Backs Assembly Bill 5; Opposes Measure to Exempt App-Based Drivers
Jun-25-20 Sacramento, CA Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee, Joe Biden, has announced that he opposes a November 3 ballot initiative that would permit companies like Uber and DoorDash to continue to classify drivers as independent contractors. If approved, the measure would override AB 5 with respect to app-based drivers. These drivers could, as a resul... - Employee Stock Ownership Lawsuit Unmasks Brazen Corporate Fraud
Jun-18-20 Riverside, CA The allegations made in Gamino v. KPC Healthcare are pretty lurid, especially as ERISA lawsuits go. Even apart from the loaded handgun and the slashed tires, the Complaint tells a tale of shocking financial malfeasance. The lawsuit claims that in 2015 Kali Pradip Chaudhuri, the sole shareholder of KPC Healthcare, sold the company to... - Driving in the Snow is a Winter of Discontent
Dec-8-08 Morristown, NJ A winter car accident is one of the worst kinds of car accident to have, given the potential for harm and liability. There are so many variables inherent with a winter car crash—and there may be State, and local municipal regulations governing winter driving. If you have a car crash in snow, an insurance adjuster may bafflegab you into a... - SSRI Antidepressants Pushers
Nov-16-08 After twenty long years, it appears that the epidemic in mental disorders in America might be coming to an end. It won't happen because of any great medical breakthrough but rather because the perpetrators of the greatest healthcare fraud in history are finally being exposed. The demolition of the giant "psycho-pharmaceutical complex" appears to be on the ho... - Unum: Brand New Shoes, Same Old Story
Nov-6-08 Chattanooga, TN It would have been little surprise to any Unum policyholder stung by the claims behavior of Unum Provident (now known simply as 'Unum') to hear that Unum placed near the top of a list that named the worst insurers in the United States. In fact, in a survey conducted by the American Association of Justice (AAJ), Unum ranked number 2, in...