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Sep-22-17 Seattle, WA A Health Benefit Trust that covers Alaskan State Employees is the lead plaintiff in a class action lawsuit against St. Jude’s Medical and Abbott Laboratories seeking compensation for costs related to defective lithium battery powered implantable cardiac defibrillators. “They are not happy about having to pay for a device th... - Unum Group Profit Falls during First Quarter
May-24-11 New York, NY The first quarter profit for Tennessee-based disability insurer Unum Group fell below most Wall Street estimates, largely due to poor results from its UK unit, Reuters reports. According to the news source, the UK segment's operating income dropped 19.6 percent during the first quarter to $48.7 million. The Wall Street Journal re... - Benicar Settlement Will Have No Material Financial Impact to Daiichi Sankyo
Sep-17-17 New York, NY: It appears as if the recent announcement that Benicar manufacturer Daiichi Sankyo will make available $300 million to settle claims over Benicar side effects will not prove to be a hardship for the Japanese drug maker. The Reuters news agency (08/01/17) reported last month that according to a statement from Daiichi Sankyo, the settlem... - Hurricane Flooding Ups Risk of Airbag Injuries
Sep-16-17 Washington, DC Cars that had been flooded may hide fatal flaws, including damage to electrical and electronic systems that cause airbags either to fail to deploy when needed or to go off unexpectedly, resulting in serious airbag injuries. Airbag lawsuits have arisen in many different situations. This may be just the latest twist in the plot. In 20... - Affiliated Computer Services Reaches $4.5M Employment Class Action Settlement
Portland, OR: Workers employed at an Oregon call center by Affiliated Computer Services Inc, have won a $4.5 million settlement in a wage and hour class action lawsuit. The lawsuit alleged the employees were not properly paid all minimum and overtime wages for all the hours they worked. Filed in 2009, the lawsuit, entitled Bell, et al. v. Affi... - Insys Faked Cancer Patients to Get Fentanyl Sales
Sep-7-17 Washington, DC: : Federal investigators have revealed a massive scheme by Insys, maker of Subsys, a sprayable form of fentanyl, to mislead insurers and boost sales of the opioid. The congressional investigation is led by Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Democrat from Missouri, where deaths by opioid overdose have more than doubled between 2005 and 2014. Acc... - Asbestos Worker Never Given Respirator
Apr-28-11 Lebanon, OR "My doctor says it's a miracle I'm still alive," says 65-year-old John B., who worked for Certainteed Pipe Products in his early twenties. "I worked with concrete pipe made with asbestos and never even heard of respirators—we just wore little paper masks." John continued to work, hauling oil and different products for a tanker com... - Unum Group Appoints New Chief Investment Officer
Apr-24-11 Chattanooga, TN Unum Group recently announced the appointment of Breege A. Farrell to its post of senior vice president and chief investment officer, according to a release from the company. The release states that in the new role, Farrell will be responsible for overseeing the company's investment strategies and maintaining a balanced portfolio. ... - CJA and FSL Class Action lawsuit
Hartford, CT: A consumer fraud class action lawsuit has been filed against Chicago-based CJA and Associates and Kansas City, Missouri-based Fidelity Security Life Insurance Company (FSL). The lawsuit alleges that CJA and FSL breached fiduciary duties in duping small business owners into investing millions of dollars of employee retirement benefit... - Chinese Drywall Settlement Reached
New Orleans, LA: A global settlement has been reached in a class action litigation involving all drywall imported to the US from China. The litigation claims that Chinese drywall causes property damage, including damage to fixtures, electrical wiring, corrosion of pipes, and damage to or destruction of air conditioners, HVAC systems, refrigerators, an... - Replacement Airbags Pose Serious Risk of Injury to Consumers
Aug-23-17 Las Vegas, NV: On Friday, August 18, 2017, attorneys for Karina Dorado, a young woman who suffered severe airbag injuries , filed suit in a Nevada state court. The case highlights the danger consumers face from replacement airbags. These are situations that slip through the cracks of massive airbag recall efforts and remain largely unaddressed by law. ... - Sun Life Attempted to Purchase Unum Group
Mar-26-11 New York, NY Canadian firm Sun Life Financial Inc. reportedly attempted to buy Unum Group earlier this year, but talks between the two companies did not reach an agreement, a source told the Wall Street Journal recently. According to the news provider, the negotiations between the two companies fell apart in January because the two sides could not... - Unum Denies Benefits to Gulf War Pastor Diagnosed with PTSD
Mar-22-11 Wichita, KS In August of 2004, Dave was deployed to Iraq, where he served as pastor for one year. Upon returning, he was placed on medical hold status due to ruptured ear drums. Later, he realized that he was also suffering from PTSD, so he filed for disability benefits with Unum , but was immediately denied because of UnumProvident's "War Combat Exclus... - Centene Corporation CNC Securities Fraud
Company: Centene Corporation Ticker Symbol: CNC Class Period: Feb-7-12 to Jun-8-12 Date Filed: Jun-29-12 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Aug-28-12 Court: Eastern District of Missouri Allegations: Boca Raton, FL: A securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the Uni... - Inside the $300 Million Benicar Settlement
Aug-5-17 Camden, NJ: When the manufacturers and marketers of Benicar agreed to the $300 million settlement to resolve state and federal Benicar lawsuits , they did so while admitting no liability for any wrongdoing, and maintaining their position that claims have no merit. What’s more, according to manufacturer Daiichi Sankyo – which markets Benic... - Is Illinois Medical Malpractice Driving Out Doctors?
Feb-11-11 Chicago, IL Medical malpractice in Illinois has been hotly debated of late, with President Obama's recent comments about medical malpractice and the establishment of caps for medical malpractice settlements only adding fuel to the fire. Unlike some states, there are no caps for Illinois medical malpractice. Some think there should be. Others, such as... - "Concrete More Dangerous Than Cars," Says LA Premises Liability Attorney
Feb-10-11 Los Angeles, CA Premises liability attorney Kip Scott has seen more slip and fall injuries than 50 mph car accidents." Concrete is more dangerous than cars," says Scott. "You are surrounded by airbags and steel in a car but there is no cushion or safety features to break your fall when you hit concrete," he explains. "One lady I represented fell on the... - Pennsylvania Woman Files Unum Disability Lawsuit
Feb-9-11 Johnstown, PA A Boswell, Pennsylvania woman suffering from brain injuries has filed an Unum disability lawsuit claiming the insurance company refused to give her long-term disability benefits, the Tribune-Democrat reports. Susan G. Harris recently filed the civil lawsuit in US District Court in Johnstown, according to the news provider. In the... - Illinois Fights Opioid Crisis with Class Action Suit
Jul-19-17 St. Clair County, Illinois The opioid addiction crisis has hit St. Clair County, Illinois hard. They are fighting back in a class action lawsuit charging the Purdue Pharma and Abbot Laboratories Inc. put profits ahead of the health and safety of its customers by underplaying the potential harm associated with highly addictive narcotics. “This a... - Charges Laid Against 412 Individuals for Medicaid Fraud and Opioid Prescribing
Jul-13-17 Santa Clara, CA: The US Attorney General’s office has charged 412 defendants in 41 federal districts with Medicaid fraud resulting from false billings, and prescribing and distributing opioids and other dangerous drugs. The fraud is estimated to have cost Medicaid $1.3 billion resulting from false billings. More than 120 defendants have been c...