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Aug-20-09 Washington, DC Bankruptcy is something we all fear. Beyond the thought of running afoul of bankruptcy law and the need to secure the services of a personal bankruptcy lawyer, is the hit on personal pride that debt and bankruptcy is certain to deliver. The reality however is that for most, bankruptcy debt is anything but the root cause. This fact was... - Recent Developments in Chinese Drywall Lawsuits
Aug-18-09 New Orleans, LA Attorney Gary Mason, one of about 50 lawyers nationwide assigned to work on the Chinese drywall case, discusses with LawyersandSettlements recent developments in the ongoing contaminated drywall litigation… In July, Judge Fallon of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana appointed the lawyers who will se... - Unum Group Posts Second Quarter Profits
Aug-6-09 Chattanooga, TN The only reference to the past misdeeds of Unum life insurance and problems policyholders have had with Unum long-term disability was made not by Unum Provident, but by a financial analyst on the occasion of Unum's Q2 earnings report. Colin Devine, an analyst with Citigroup Global Markets, was quoted in the Chattanooga Times Free Pr... - MRI Health Risks "Changed My Life"
Aug-5-09 Honolulu, HI Jaroslaw was in a car accident about 18 months ago and his doctor ordered a bone scan by MRI. "I was injected with the gadolinium contrast agent first," says Jaroslaw, "and shortly after that I started complaining about everything." Had Jarolsaw known about MRI Health Risks , he would have insisted on not having the gadolinium-based cont... - Premera Blue Cross Reaches $1.45M Settlement in Overtime Class Action
Seattle, WA: Preliminary approval has been granted for a $1.45 million settlement in a class action against Premera Blue Cross. The suit alleged that the company failed to pay overtime to tech workers. The class-action lawsuit was filed in 2010 and alleged that the Mountlake Terrace-based health insurance company and its subsidiaries had misclass... - Attorney Mantese on Groundbreaking Autism Case
Jul-3-09 Troy MI Attorney Gerard Mantese appears to have struck a very substantial blow to bad faith health insurance companies that routinely deny claims for treatment of autistic children. In a groundbreaking case, Mantese forced Blue Cross Blue Shield to concede that it was wrong to categorize behavioral therapy for autistic children as experimental treatment... - EPA Steps in to Help Asbestos and Mesothelioma Victims in Montana
Jun-21-09 Washington, DC Mesothelioma may not be as familiar a term as cancer, leukemia or HIV—but its effects are no less devastating. So much so that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this month used it's authority to invoke a public health declaration for the first time in its history in an effort to aid victims of mesothelioma cancer and asbestos... - Bactrim SJS: From the Epitome of Health to Near-Death
Jun-14-09 Mobile, AL After three days on Bactrim for a mild infection, Myra was so sick that she wound up in the ER with a fever of 104 degrees. And she got worse because the doctor told her to continue taking the sulfa drug. Finally a dermatologist saw her and diagnosed SJS Bactrim: Myra almost died from a severe allergic reaction to Bactrim that caused Steven... - BofA Settles Overdraft Lawsuit for $410 Million
New York, NY: A federal lawsuit alleging that Bank of America (BofA) charged excessive overdraft fees has been settled. The court has granted approval to the class action lawsuit, Checking Account Overdraft Litigation, 1:09-MD-02036-JLK. Settlement class members will receive checks. BofA, the largest bank in the US, reportedly stated in a court f... - Dallas Jury in $6.8M Verdict Against Hospital that Let Heart Patient Go Blind
Aug-10-16 A jury in Texas returned a $6,844,543 verdict against the Heart Hospital Baylor Plano for allowing a heart patient to go permanently blind from a complication of open heart surgery. Attorney Robert L. Chaiken of Plano, TX, a member of The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Lawyers, successfully obtained the verdict in a trial, assisted by Kenneth B. Chaiken a... - Keeping Track of Out-of-Network Services
May-26-09 Louisville, KY It can be daunting enough trying to keep track of which doctor's visits might lead to out of network overcharges but the truth is that it is important to be in the know, so that you do not get stuck with unexpected out of network fees. People might assume that because their hospital is in network, no procedures at the hospital will be cons... - Personal Injury: Lights Out in Wisconsin
May-16-09 Milwaukee, WI When personal injury results from the alleged negligence of others, negligence law assures that justice will prevail. In the case of a high school teacher from Milwaukee who was injured due, it is alleged, to an improperly installed lighting system a personal injury attorney helped him win a $350,000 compensation package. It is not know... - Unum’s Invasion of Privacy
Aug-3-16 Portland, MN: Drones and hidden cameras, phone calls from strangers secretly taping the conversation, men in black talking to your neighbors - it’s all part of Unum, or Unum Provident surveillance. Sure, it’s an invasion of privacy. It’s also a common disability denial tactic and often one of Unum’s bad faith practices. Unum... - MF Global Reaches Preliminary Agreement on Shareholder Lawsuit
New York, NY: MF Global Holdings Ltd, a broker-dealer providing trading and hedging solutions, announced it has reached a preliminary agreement among principals to settle class action litigation brought on behalf of purchasers of MF Global stock between July 2007 and February 2008. MF Global will contribute $2.5 million to the overall settlement of $... - Unum Denies Doctor Reports
May-11-09 Atlanta, GA Jane says she was diagnosed with severe depression in 2006 and she filed a claim with Unum , her health insurer. "Unum paid me long term disability benefits for just over two years then they cut me off without warning," Jane says. "The just called one day and left a message saying I was no longer covered by First Unum . "It was the most s... - Homeowners with Chinese Drywall to Get Assistance
May-7-09 Washington, DC: Congress passed federal legislation today to financially assist homeowners with Chinese Drywall . In an amendment to the "Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act" the legislation calls for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Treasury Department to study the problem and report their findings and recommendatio... - Peanut Salmonella Litigation Status
May-5-09 Washington, DC Increasingly, more individuals across the United States have reported that they contracted Salmonella Typhimurium from peanut butter and peanut products, namely from the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), Kellogg Company, and Kanan Enterprises, Inc. Overview of the Peanut Butter Outbreak Officials at the Center for Disease Contr... - Fortis Bank
Washington, DC: A specially formed foundation representing investors in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East and Australia has brought a unique shareholder fraud action in connection with the collapse of Belgium-based financial services company Fortis N.V. Currently known as Ageas NV/BV, Fortis, which had huge exposure to subprime loans in the U.S., was re... - Peanut Butter Recall - It's Deja Vu all Over Again
Apr-29-09 Blakely, GA The current Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) peanut butter / peanut product recall is eerily similar to the ConAgra / Peter Pan peanut butter recall of 2007. So why did the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) fail to learn from the prior foodborne illness outbreak? Just look at the similarities: Both involve peanut manufacturing... - The Agony of the Shoulder Pain Pump Patient
Apr-26-09 Telford, PA Michael F. says he is not positive that the use of a shoulder pain pump caused his shoulder injury, but he is worried that it may have. He had shoulder surgery in 2008 and still suffers pain in his shoulder—pain that is affecting his ability to work and his ability to sleep. He says if he had known more about the shoulder pain pump, he woul...