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Mar-1-15 Sacramento, CA As generous as they are, “sugar daddies” often get taken to the cleaners. For them, money is no object. When someone in a position of influence can invent reasons for a man of means to part with his cash, well, so much the better. It is with this parallel that we illustrate what happens when Medicaid and Medicare (and others), ba... - Outrageous Emergency Room Overcharges for Uninsured
Feb-26-15 Ocala, FL When John asked the Munroe Regional Medical Center billing department why his emergency room overcharges and other hospital charges were 10 times more than the going rate, he was told it is because he is uninsured! “They have a contract based on rates with the insurance company and I don’t have a contract with them so they can... - 2005 Profitable Year for Whistleblowers
Oct-1-06 Washington, DC The year 2005 was a very good year for Whistleblowers . According to a report by the Department of Health and Human Services, a grand total of $136,756,946 was awarded to Whistleblowers who filed q The Act requires that recoveries from health care investigations, including criminal fines, forfeitures, civil settlements and judgments, and... - Safeway 401k Plan to Settle ERISA lawsuit for $8.5 Million
Oct-9-19 San Francisco, CA Safeway and Aon Hewitt Investment Consulting Inc. have agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle a proposed class action ERISA lawsuit brought by participants in the Safeway 401k Plan. The workers claim that Safeway and Aon breached their fiduciary obligations by offering high cost investment options that benefitted the investment manager at... - Merck Vioxx Litigation Score Card
Sep-14-06 New Orleans, LA In the homestretch leading up to the latest trial in New Orleans, the score in the Vioxx litigation was 5 to 4 in favor of Merck. However, in mid-August, 2006, a New Jersey victory for Merck was thrown out reversing the score to 5 to 4 in favor of plaintiffs. But none of the winning plaintiffs should count their chickens before they... - One Point for Unum
Feb-1-15 Los Angeles, CA This reporter has been writing about Unum, or Unum Provident disability insurance for more than eight years regarding its denials of benefits to policyholders. For the first time, there is something positive to say about the giant insurance company. Todd Jenks, a former associate attorney at DLA Piper LLP, sued the multinational law... - The Best Ever DIY Book on Filing a Veteran’s Disability Claim
Jan-25-15 Florida, USA Former Army Ranger, disabled veteran and soldier’s advocate Jon Macintosh has some powerful information and smart advice (laced with a few usual expletives) for veterans and serving members of the US military in his 134-page book entitled VA Disability Claim. Macintosh describes the book, based on 20 years of research and interviews... - The Power of Pre-Settlement Lawsuit Funding
Jan-23-15 If you are an injured plaintiff in a personal injury lawsuit, you may have lost your job and face mounting expenses. The longer the insurance company drags its feet, you begin to feel like David going up against Goliath. When you find yourself in financial straits and are ready to settle just to make ends meet, pre-settlement lawsuit funding may be the a... - Tampa Bay Couple Awarded $1 Million in Debt Collector Harassment Lawsuit
Jan-20-15 Tampa, FL A couple in Tampa Bay who were harassed by the Bank of America over mortgage payments have won a $1 million default judgment in a debt collector lawsuit . It is not known if Bank of America will appeal. The case, however, speaks volumes about what lengths debt collectors will go to collect from, and ultimately harass, a debtor. Regardless o... - North Carolina Labor Law Legal News and Lawsuit Information
North Carolina employment lawsuits allege employees in North Carolina have been improperly treated by their employees. North Carolina employment law requires employees be paid a minimum wage and overtime wage and prevents employees from being fired under certain circumstances. If employers in North Carolina violate North Carolina labor law , employees m... - Merck Not Losing Sleep Over Vioxx Disaster
Jul-16-06 Merck's top management team reportedly remains unphased by Vioxx litigation woes. In fact, Prudential Equity Group analyst, Timothy Anderson, says Merck's Chief Executive, Richard Clark, specifically told him that "Vioxx does not keep him up at night." According to Mr Anderson, "the company believes that lower court cases will be overturned on appeal, and... - Emergency Room Charges: A Popsicle, Exam & Quick Fix for $10,000
Jan-7-15 Houston, TX Excessive emergency room charges are not restricted to the emergency rooms you find in actual hospital facilities. In the state of Texas, for example, you can find a collection of free-standing emergency rooms that offer excellent care with expert medical staff and top-notch equipment. There is no disputing the expertise. What a lot of p... - “Unum Believes It Trumps Doctors - Lawsuit Filed”
Jan-2-15 Clinton, NY Mary will be following an Unum, or Unum Provident denied disability lawsuit recently filed. Unum had “threatened” to terminate her benefits for several months and she too might have her day in court with the behemoth insurance company. A New York man - who worked for an insurance company - filed a lawsuit against Unum last Oc... - $12M Settlement Reached in Lyft Driver Misclassification Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $12.25 million employment class action settlement has been reached between Lyft drivers and the ride share app, which would provide additional job security to a proposed class of drivers, both current and former workers for Lyft in California. However, Lyft refuses to classify its drivers as employees. Currently, drivers for Lyft... - Delivery Drivers Win $2.8M Settlement in Employment Class Action Lawsuit
Chicago, IL: A $2.8 million settlement has been reached in an employment class action lawsuit pending against 3PD Inc. The lawsuit was filed by delivery drivers who alleged the company wrongfully classified them as contractors in order to place the cost of trucks and damage to goods on to the drivers. Specifically, the drivers claimed they worked... - Proposed Florida Class-Action ER Charges Lawsuit Expands
Oct-27-14 Tampa, FL An emergency room charges lawsuit we reported on earlier this month has expanded to include two additional facilities. The case ( Herrera et al. v. JFK Medical Center Ltd. et al., Case No. 8:14-cv-02327, in the US District Court for the Middle District of Florida) has been amended to include two additional plaintiffs and two other facilities... - Yasmin Pulmonary Embolism Found, Just in Time
Oct-22-14 Worthington, MN When Jennie came out of surgery, she was told that Yasmin was the biggest factor in causing her to have a pulmonary embolism. And her doctor said that had she waited one more day, the 23-year-old wouldn’t be alive. “I was working as a student teacher in Denver last spring and started getting short of breath,” says J... - Stock Fraud: Has This Happened To You?
Jan-19-06 Jane Auerbach lost almost all her savings and her husband's life insurance. Because she trusted a stock broker. Auerbach, age 56, moved to the Tampa Bay area around Florida 10 years ago after her husband Neil died at the age of 46 from colon cancer. With two young children to support, she needed to be close to her parents. And she also needed them for fin... - Lawmakers Suspect Gilead Has Ulterior Motives for Donating HIV/AIDS drug Truvada
Jul-25-19 Washington, DC: The drug manufacturer Gilead announced in May that it was making an annual donation of 2.4 million bottles of Truvada that is prescribed as a prophylactic to prevent the spread of HIV, also known as PrEP. Some lawmakers, however, suspect that the donation comes with strings attached. A letter to the drug maker on June 26 from Elijah... - Internet Payday Lender Group Sues, Regulators Promptly Fight Back
Sep-15-14 Washington, DC It’s somewhat poetic that the US Department of Justice, in attempting to protect consumers from the chokingly high interest rates inherent with many online payday lenders, dubbed its effort to rid the industry of illegal operators as “Operation Choke Point.” Still, that hasn’t stopped an industry group representing pa...