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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... - 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... - 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... - Premera Blue Cross Data Breach Results in Several Lawsuits, Class Actions
Jul-6-15 Seattle, WA The hackers responsible for the recent cyber attack on federal government computers could also have been responsible for the Premera Blue Cross Data Breach of 11 Million Accounts , or so is the supposition reported recently in the New York Times and the Puget Sound Business Journal (6/5/15). Premera is the third largest health insurer... - Stryker Orthopaedics Rejuvenate Modular Hip System Recall Compensation on the Way
Jul-5-15 Kalamazoo, MI The arrival of a settlement check in the mail at the start of summer vacation season would otherwise be considered a godsend. Imagine extra cash in hand for day tripping, or for landscaping, or to start a college fund or some insurance policies for the grandkids. However, for victims of Stryker Orthopaedics metallosis , that money is likel... - Investigations Focus on Illegal Marketing by Medical Device and Supply Companies
May-18-07 Washington, DC Government law enforcement agencies have made it known that illegal marketing and promotional practices of medical device and supply companies are now the targets of investigations basically because lawmakers who oversee spending by public health care programs say the booming business in this field of medicine is a little too good to be true... - Jury Awards $21 Million to Family in Palmdale DUI Crash
Jun-19-15 Los Angeles (June 17, 2015) (Press Release) A Los Angeles Superior Court jury awarded $21 Million to three family members after a 2011 DUI car crash left them with injuries that will impact them for the rest of their lives. The family suffered severe fractures, lacerations, and lifelong pain when a drunk driver of a Ford Explorer crossed double yellow... - Discrimination Doesn't Pay for FedEx
Apr-15-07 St. Ansgar, IA Linda H. worked as a FedEx courier for 20 years and got along well with everyone except the new manager. "He singled me out and kept picking on me until I was eventually fired," she says. But Linda stuck to her guns and was reinstated. And that's not all... "This new manager really had it in for me - we had a real personality clash," says... - Kugel Mesh Compromised My Health
Apr-11-07 Denver, CO David Pauley's troubles with Kugel Mesh started in 2004, after he had heart surgery. "As soon as the hospital staff saw that I had insurance they brought in a team of experts," says Pauley. "But even with all these specialists, one problem led to another and I developed a hernia." To this day, his health has been compromised due to Kugel Me... - Overtime Wage Payment Violations are an Epidemic in California
Apr-9-07 Los Angeles, CA: There is a flood of court cases filed in California claiming employers violated overtime wage statutes. Many of these violations may be traced to a business attitude which teaches it is worth the risk if the financial gain received is greater than the penalty imposed. A Fair Days Pay for a Fair Days Work The 40 hour work week and... - 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... - 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... - New Orleans Files $77 Billion Lawsuit for Failed Levees
Mar-11-07 New Orleans, LA: The city of New Orleans has filed a $77 billion claim against the United States Army Corps of Engineers seeking compensation for losses incurred after failed levees resulted in flooding of the city. In addition to the city's lawsuit, at least 34,500 other claims had also arrived in the New Orleans district office. In many cases, peop... - Kugel Mesh Recall Too Late for Some
Mar-6-07 Yale, OK "I had two hernia surgeries, both with Kugel Mesh and both very unsuccessful," said Valerie Mitchell. In fact, Mitchell felt worse after the first surgery than she did beforehand. The Mesh was infected and she contracted MRSA - a nasty staph infection. "After my first hernia surgery I was so nauseous. When I got out of the hospital I felt wor... - Suicide attributed to Actiq Lollipop
Feb-9-07 Placerville, CA Guy Koski's son was prescribed Actiq lollipop for severe pain relating to a back injury. Eventually the pain subsided but his addiction to the powerful opiate was overwhelming - after taking Actiq for almost two years, Scott committed suicide. "In 2000 Scott had a herniated disc; he installed satellite dishes evenings and weekends to... - $3.5 Verdict Upheld Against School District for Driver’s Ed. Crash
Apr-30-15 The family of a 15-year-old central Idaho boy who died in a car crash during his driver’s education class in the Blaine County School District has received a $3.5 million damages verdict, which was recently upheld by the Idaho Supreme Court. Blaine County School District had appealed the family’s award, but the court rejected this appeal, upholding... - Eli Lilly's Zyprexa Woes not Finished Yet
Feb-2-07 Washington, DC: Eli Lilly, makers of Zyprexa , may finally be feeling some of the sting of recent lawsuits. Late last month Eli Lilly announced that its fourth-quarter earnings had dropped, likely due to recent settlements of lawsuits related to Zyprexa. According to a report in the New York Times, Eli Lilly made $132 million in its fourth quarter; d... - Proposed Partial Settlement in Hurricane Flooding Class Action
A notification program about a proposed partial settlement began today to alert those affected by flooding due to any failures or overtopping of levees that occurred within the Parishes of Jefferson, Orleans, Plaquemines and St. Bernard, Louisiana resulting from Hurricane Katrina and/or Hurricane Rita. Under the settlement, a settlement fund worth appr... - Ortho Evra Users want Justice Served
Jan-31-07 New York, NY: After suffering months of painful blood clots and a battery of expensive tests, assistant prosecuting attorney Angela Leick wants to see justice served to Johnson & Johnson and Ortho McNeil pharmaceuticals, the makers of the Ortho Evra Patch. After her son was born in 2002, Angela went on the Ortho Evra patch. She stayed on it until late...