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Dec-29-07 Denton, MD Roger L. says he is lucky to be alive after a propane explosion leveled his home. "The neighbors heard it from miles around and my wife thought we had been bombed," he says. Roger is a retired criminal investigator and that probably saved his life; because of his police training, he had the sense to hold his breath and crawl to safety. But his... - Workers' Compensation: New Audit Report Slams California State Insurance Fund
Dec-19-07 Sacramento, CA If you have to file a workers' compensation claim in California, just hope that it's not handled by the State Compensation Insurance Fund (SCIF). That's the message to workers from a recently released audit report on SCIF, the state's largest workers' compensation provider. The report was conducted by RSM McGladrey for state Insurance C... - Workers' Compensation: "They'll just fight me and fight me."
Dec-17-07 Anchorage, AK: When you're working in the Alaskan bush counting salmon for the state Department of Fish and Game, you might expect to be under their workers' compensation coverage 24/7. That's what Jim Palmeter thought in July 2006. Palmeter (not his real name pending possible legal action) says, "I was out in the bush on Chiganik Lake on the Alaskan... - Misclassification Does Not Trump Overtime
Oct-21-15 Tracy, CA: For the past four years Michael worked as an independent contractor for a construction company. Since reading online about misclassifying workers to avoid paying California overtime , however, Michael realized that his employer has violated several California labor laws. Chances are, you too are familiar with misclassified workers if you r... - “I Might Have to Start Stripping to Pay My ER Overcharges Bill”
Oct-17-15 Los Angeles, CA Dawn (not her real name) is 21 years old and trying to pursue an acting career. But she might have to put her dream on hold and start stripping to pay her outrageous emergency room overcharges . "I don't want to go down that road but there is no other way I can pay these ER bills," she says. Or she may be able to get her $10,000 bill... - CT Nephew Wins: Verdict for Defendant in Aunt’s Broken Wrist Case
Oct-13-15 BRIDGEPORT, CT It's the personal injury lawsuit that has taken the media by storm over the past day or so. A 54-year-old woman from New York City had sued her young nephew for $127,000 in damages alleging the boy was careless and negligent and caused her to break her wrist when he bounded to greet her. A jury delivered its verdict today in favor of the... - California Labor Law Class-Action Wheels in Motion for Delivery Drivers
Oct-5-15 San Francisco, CA Uber and the “sharing economy” has opened up the California labor law floodgates regarding worker misclassification. More class-action lawsuits have been filed, arguing whether delivery drivers are independent contractors or direct employees. The California Labor Commissioner’s Office ruling in June, that an Uber... - Topps Beef Burgers: Wake Up Retailers!
Nov-14-07 New York, NY Sherita Wells took her half-empty box of Topps frozen beef burgers back to the supermarket for a refund. "I told the cashier that these burgers had been recalled but he had no idea what I was talking about," says Wells. "I thought they were supposed to keep up with recalled products—it's wild that these burgers are still being sold."... - Cbeyond Reaches Prelminary Settlement of $2.3 Million
Cbeyond, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBEY) announced today that the parties have filed papers seeking preliminary approval of the settlement of the previously disclosed securities class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Although defendants continue to deny plaintiffs' allegations, the Company believes... - Car Crashworthiness: Another Airbag Failure
Oct-28-07 Seattle, WA A few weeks ago, Robert Russo's daughter got into a car crash in her 2004 Toyota Forerunner. "We thought she would be safe in an SUV but this wasn't the case," he says. Even though the car folded "like an accordion", the airbags failed to deploy--another case of car crashworthiness failure . "My daughter rear-ended someone," says Russo (not... - Emergency Room Overcharges Lawsuit Filed
Sep-20-15 Fargo, ND Just because an emergency room overcharges lawsuit was dismissed 10 years ago doesn’t mean it will get thrown out now, especially if attorney Barry Kramer has drafted an ER overcharges lawsuit on your behalf. A lawsuit seeking class-action status was filed against Sanford Health in July 2015 in Cass County District Court. Dustin Limb... - Proposed $90 Million Settlement Reached in International Rectifier Class Action
Proposed $90 Million Settlement Reached in International Rectifier Class Action A securities class action filed against International Rectifier Corp. in 2007 has been settled, with the company agreeing to pay $90 million to some shareholders. The company has proposed to pay the settlement with $45 million of its own funds, with the remainder cover... - $43 Million Settlement Preliminarily Approved in Suits Against Conrad Black
Plaintiffs in 2 class action lawsuits against media baron Conrad Black have reached a tentative settlement of $43 million. A court date of August 21, 2009 has been set for final approval. If approved, the settlement would bring to an end 5 years of litigation. The judge presiding over the suits expressed concern that payment of the settlement would be... - Unum Employee Denied Unum Disability Benefits
Sep-3-15 Chattanooga, TN Yolanda received short-term disability benefits from Unum, or Unum Provident after suffering a back injury, and her benefits should have rolled into long-term disability benefits. Yolanda should know - she was a Unum disability specialist for five years. But Unum doesn’t even look after its own... “Unum’s reasonin... - Unum Policy: Deny Claims
Sep-17-07 Seattle, WA It's a more common occurrence than people might think: A hard-working, honest person faithfully pays into their disability insurance policy held through Unum Group (formerly UnumProvident). Every month money is deducted from their paycheck to pay for the disability insurance, but the worker is satisfied that their bills will be paid even if t... - Car crashworthiness and Airbag Deployment: Hit or Miss?
Aug-27-07 Cherry Hill, NJ Carol Genzano's son was involved in an altercation with her car and a telephone pole. Amazingly, her son wasn't seriously injured but Carol's car was a write off; the front end was totaled and the frame was bent. Even with this amount of damage, the airbag didn't deploy. "I contacted Hyundai because I thought they should know that the ai... - eBay Faces Federal Racketeering (RICO) Lawsuit For Trafficking In Fake Products
Aug-20-15 Los Angeles, CA (August 20, 2015) (Press Release) The R. Rex Parris Law Firm has filed claims against eBay® and PayPal® and various eBay Sellers in Federal Court under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and the Lanham Act claiming the defendants knowingly and deliberately facilitate, proliferate and profit from the ongoing sale... - Millions Potentially Affected by Premera Data Breach
Aug-13-15 Los Angeles, CA With so many data breach lawsuits in the news lately, a person would think that companies that have access to private consumer or patient information would take cyber security seriously. Unfortunately, every day there seems to be more news about companies that have been hit by hackers and have allowed customer information to be made vul... - Landmark Autism Class Action Reaches Settlement
It is being hailed as a landmark autism case--a class action lawsuit brought against Blue Cross Blue Shield, by 100 families of autistic children over reimbursement for screening and treatment for the children. The settlement, $1 million, represents a significant victory for the families. The suit, filed by the family of an autistic child, alleged that... - MRI Kidney Failure: More Lawsuits Filed
Aug-2-07 Nashville, TN Another lawsuit has been filed on behalf of a patient who was injected with a gadolinium-based dye prior to having a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan and developed Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF, also known as Nephrogenic fibrosing dermopathy, or NFD). Recent reports have linked a risk of NSF/NFD for patients with kidney failure...