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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... - 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... - 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."... - 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... - 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... - 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... - Unum's Health Insurance Policy Worthless
Jul-24-07 Lake County, CA Tom's employment benefits at a tax software company came with a policy from Unum Insurers , including Long Term Disability. For Tom, the policy wasn't worth the paper it was written on. "I had a breakdown in August 2001; there was a lot of tension and stress at work and I was incapable of working anymore," says Tom. "Everything went out... - Transvaginal Mesh Complications Compounded
Jul-31-15 Spokane, WA Carly says the past three years have been “hell for my husband and myself and our sex life is nonexistent” since she had transvaginal mesh implanted to treat a slight urinary incontinence problem. “Adding to more misery, the mesh didn’t even treat my incontinence.” But Carly’s incontinence problem is a... - Baker Reaches Agreement in Class Action Lawsuit
Michael Baker Corporation today announced that it has reached an agreement in principle with the lead plaintiffs in the previously disclosed securities class action lawsuit against the Company. The settlement is subject to court approval after notice to the class members. The amount of the settlement, which the Company did not disclose, will be covered in fu... - UNUM Interprets Medical Records to their Advantage
Jul-13-07 Indianapolis, IN Early in 2003, John Harris was hired by a medical company and received a list of benefits that included short term and long term disability provided by First Unum Insurers. When Harris became deathly ill, Unum made good on short term benefits but he is still waiting for long term disability. "In August of 2003 I had a bleeding disor... - Anthem Blue Cross Settlement
California's largest for-profit health insurer has agreed to take back 2,330 clients, unconditionally, after having dropped them for filing expense claims for medical care. Further, the company will pay the out of pocket medical expenses for those clients, which could total as much as $14 million. Anthem has also agreed to pay a $1 million fine to the... - The "Dark Side" of Fortune 1000 Companies' 401(k) Fees
Jun-11-07 New York, NY An investigative report by Kiplinger's magazine has shed light on "the dark side of 401(k) fees" by some Fortune 1000 companies. Kiplinger's has identified "questionable business practices and conflicts of interest" associated with certain policies and fees. As well, experts have suggested that fees are being in essence "hidden" within...