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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- Third Circuit Revives Oil Workers’ Donning and Doffing Lawsuit
Nov-16-20 Philadelphia, PA On October 26, the Third Circuit Court of Appeals revived a wage & hour lawsuit originally filed by oil rig workers in 2011. At its heart, Tyger v. Precision Drilling Corp. is a “donning and doffing” lawsuit . Rodney Tyger, Shawn Wadsworth and approximately 1,000 other rig hands seek to recover unpaid overtime, allegedly... - Grand Island, NE Emergency Manager Wrongful Termination Settlement
Grand Island, NE: (Aug-08-07) Howard Maxon, a former Hall County emergency manager, brought a lawsuit against Grand Island City, alleging that he was wrongly fired from his job. Maxon filed the suit in June 2007, seeking $216,000 in compensation. Maxon was seeking salary, lost wage increases and lost pension benefits since his 2005 firing. He also was seek... - Overdraft Fees Chewing Up Consumers
Dec-29-17 Washington, D.C. A new report from Pew Charitable Trusts released on December 20, 2017 documents the burden overdraft fees continue to place on the shoulders of consumers. Although the banking industry has made some voluntary changes regarding overdraft fees Pew reports that American consumers are still paying $14 billion annually in overdraft fe... - Bellwether Cases for Propecia Litigation Chosen
Dec-4-16 New York, NY: The bellwether cases for Propecia litigation have now been chosen, according to reports, and plaintiffs who allege they suffered catastrophic Propecia side effects are likely counting down the days until the trials get underway. Despite lawsuits being filed, however, a recent report indicates there's still a lot about alleged Propecia sid... - Philadelphia, PA State University Staff Contract Settlement
Philadelphia, PA: (Jul-03-07) The professors union brought a lawsuit against 14 state universities over pay hikes, threatening to strike if an agreement was not in place by the time the previous contract expired. It delayed a work stoppage for 24 hours to give negotiations one last chance, which in the end was the ticket needed to settle the matter. Facult... - Monsanto Accused of Fudging Glyphosate Evidence
Jul-17-19 Washington, DC A disturbing theme has emerged from the trio of recent Monsanto glyphosate lawsuits . In each of them, Johnson v. Monsanto Co. , Hardeman v. Monsanto Co. and Pilliod v. Monsanto Co. , the plaintiffs’ cancers were linked to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s weed killer Roundup. And in each of them, the company&r... - Can Coronavirus and Lawsuits Vaporize E-cigarettes?
Mar-25-20 Santa Clara, CA Coronavirus and e-cigarette use have one thing in common: they harm the lungs. And as of March 2020, hundreds of Juul e-cigarette lawsuits have been combined in a California federal court, with many more complaints expected. The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids says growing evidence indicates that vaping can harm lung health and vapers... - Alere Triage Products Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Washington, DC: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified healthcare professionals of a Class I Recall of Alere Triage products. Identified lots may have significantly decreased precision relative to the package insert, which could result in an increased frequency of false positive or false negative results. These false positive and false neg... - California Jury Decision in Zoom Asbestos Trial Admirable
Nov-3-20 Santa Clara, CA Despite Metalclad Insulation LLC arguing that COVID-19 restrictions and juror irregularities unfairly impacted an asbestos lawsuit claiming the manufacturer was liable for negligently failing to recall or warn about the risks of using insulation containing asbestos, a California jury awarded the plaintiffs, a Navy admiral and his wife, ov... - Bayer Essure Settlement a Victory for Thousands of Essure Victims and E-Sisters
Nov-2-20 Santa Clara, CA On the ”Essure Problems” Facebook Page, which was started in 2011, Angie Firmalino advises about 44,000 women, called E-sisters, not to discuss their settlement as it comes with a confidentiality agreement that includes “restrictions about discussing your settlement online… discussing your settlement will jeopardize... - Unum Lawyer Gives Denied Policy Holder Hope
Jan-8-10 Long Island, NY Lisa collected short term disability from First Unum until her health insurance policy kicked into long-term disability benefits. Last September she checked Unum's website to find her next payment date and discovered to her horror that her claim was closed. "I called Unum and they said I was no longer disabled," says Lisa. "That was new... - California Court Okays Chipotle Wage Lawsuit Deal
Oct-29-20 San Francisco, CA On October 2, the Superior Court of California gave preliminary approval to an agreement to settle Turley v. Chipotle Services, LLC. , a long-running California labor lawsuit . The workers argued that Chipotle's practice of understaffing caused them to miss meal and rest periods in violation of the California Labor Code. In a... - Radiologist Warns of MRI Health Risks, GE Sues for Libel
Dec-31-09 London, UK A few years ago, Henrik Thomsen, one of Europe's leading radiologists, warned his colleagues about nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF), which he called a medical "nightmare." In 2006, it was discovered that NSF was linked to Omniscan, a contrast agent given in advance of MRI scans . Now, GE Healthcare, a subsidiary of General Electric and the... - Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana Vice President Settlement
Indianapolis, IN: (May-24-07) Carol D'Amico, who resigned from Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana after being passed over for president, agreed to accept a year's salary and received a letter of recommendation in exchange for agreeing not to pursue legal action against the school. In a separation agreement signed by D'Amico, she claimed that she was wro... - Youth Sports Concussion Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Youth involved in sports are at a risk of youth sports concussions especially in high impact sports, or in situations where they are not given adequate protective gear or are not given enough time to recover from a head injury or brain injury before continuing play. Virtually all youth sports are linked to a concussion risk, according to reports. Ed... - Can a Cabbie Collect Overtime?
Dec-4-17 San Francisco, CA Many people assume, without much thinking, that cabbies rent the cab from a cab company and then work pretty independently. The California Court of Appeals decision in Linton v. DeSoto Cab Company breathes life into a driver’s contention that he was an employee, entitled to unpaid wages, unpaid overtime and waiting ti... - Psychotropic Drug Makers Bankroll Prescribing Shrinks Part II
Sep-2-07 Washington, DC: Influence peddling in the field of psychiatry is out of control. An analysis of Minnesota disclosure records by the Pioneer Press and the consumer watchdog group Public Citizen shows that, between 2002 and 2006, 187 Minnesota doctors received payments from drug companies worth a grand total of $7.38 million. No other field of medicine ev... - How Unum LTD Denials Forced Statute Of Limitations Ruling Against Victim
Dec-1-17 New York, NY: In 1999, Susan Arkun, then a tax lawyer with a well-known Manhattan law firm began to suffer from “mal de debarquement,” a chronic condition characterized by nausea, dizziness and visual instability –essentially a permanent form of seasickness. Shortly thereafter, she applied for long-term disability benefits under a policy... - IUD Breakage an Increasing ParaGard Problem
Oct-23-20 New Jersey When NJ gynecologist Carolyn Delucia, MD suggests to NewBeauty readers that “you can go back to your gynecologist any time to get [Paragard IUD] removed,” it makes you wonder what bubble she is living in. Since 2010, the FDA has received more than 1,600 reports of ParaGard breakage , with more than 700 classified as serious... - Valsartan Recall Lawsuits Filed over Alleged Carcinogenic Contaminants
Sep-17-18 Washington, DC On August 27, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration published updated press information that expands its original July 17 valsartan recall notice. Sixteen companies have now announced voluntary recalls of blood pressure and heart medications. Valsartan is an off-patent component of several commonly prescribed drugs used to treat hig...