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Trenton, NJ: Three whistleblowers came forward in 1999 and federal prosecutors in Philadelphia filed charges against the pharmacy benefit manager for alleged fraud and kickbacks. Medco was accused of paying health insurance plans kickbacks and destroying patient prescriptions. Medco will pay the government $137.5 million and will pay an additional $9.5... - CJA and FSL Class Action lawsuit
Hartford, CT: A consumer fraud class action lawsuit has been filed against Chicago-based CJA and Associates and Kansas City, Missouri-based Fidelity Security Life Insurance Company (FSL). The lawsuit alleges that CJA and FSL breached fiduciary duties in duping small business owners into investing millions of dollars of employee retirement benefit... - Replacement Airbags Pose Serious Risk of Injury to Consumers
Aug-23-17 Las Vegas, NV: On Friday, August 18, 2017, attorneys for Karina Dorado, a young woman who suffered severe airbag injuries , filed suit in a Nevada state court. The case highlights the danger consumers face from replacement airbags. These are situations that slip through the cracks of massive airbag recall efforts and remain largely unaddressed by law. ... - Chinese Drywall Settlement Reached
New Orleans, LA: A global settlement has been reached in a class action litigation involving all drywall imported to the US from China. The litigation claims that Chinese drywall causes property damage, including damage to fixtures, electrical wiring, corrosion of pipes, and damage to or destruction of air conditioners, HVAC systems, refrigerators, an... - Florida Whistleblower Healthcare Fraud Lawsuit Settles for $7.5 Million
May-17-15 Jacksonville, FL The Feds may have dropped their healthcare fraud lawsuit , but the decision does not minimize allegations of fraudulent billing and other practices against nine hospitals in the state of Florida together with an ambulance service provider. The defendants in the False Claims Act case will pay a combined $7.5 million to settle allegations... - Talcum Powder Lawsuit Legal News and Lawsuit Information
Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $72 million in damages in a talcum powder lawsuit that alleged a link between talcum powder and cancer . Plaintiffs in the lawsuit argued Johnson & Johnson knew about the risk of ovarian cancer linked to talc but failed to warn consumers about those risks. Additionally, one talc lawsuit alleges the baby powder c... - Sun Life Attempted to Purchase Unum Group
Mar-26-11 New York, NY Canadian firm Sun Life Financial Inc. reportedly attempted to buy Unum Group earlier this year, but talks between the two companies did not reach an agreement, a source told the Wall Street Journal recently. According to the news provider, the negotiations between the two companies fell apart in January because the two sides could not... - Reaching a Settlement for Kome Restaurant Workers takes a Community
Aug-20-20 San Francisco, CA Attorney Winni Kao with the Asian Law Caucus wants workers to know there are community groups and government agencies to help with California labor violations , particularly wage theft. “We encourage workers to stand together as they are likely all experiencing the same violations,” says Kao. Such was the case with Kome Japan... - New Zantac Lawsuit: Poison Pills Killed Carl Glasper
Aug-19-20 Wilmington, DE On July 21, Hiheshia Bell, the widow of Carl Glasper, filed a Zantac cancer lawsuit in Delaware Superior Court alleging that Zantac killed her husband. The lawsuit , which has since been removed to federal district court for the District of Delaware, delves deeply into the scientific evidence that Zantac was toxic. It is a bracing prev... - 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... - Overtime Settlements and Lawsuits, from Pennsylvania Health Care Therapists to California Caregivers
Jul-15-17 San Francisco, CA: Despite federal and state laws in place to ensure that heath care workers—from behavioral health professionals in Pennsylvania to in-home caregivers in California—are getting overtime compensation they are entitled to, employers are still misclassifying employees to avoid paying overtime. And despite a recent settlement... - Centene Corporation CNC Securities Fraud
Company: Centene Corporation Ticker Symbol: CNC Class Period: Feb-7-12 to Jun-8-12 Date Filed: Jun-29-12 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Aug-28-12 Court: Eastern District of Missouri Allegations: Boca Raton, FL: A securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the Uni... - Civil/Human Rights - Verdict in favor of Plaintiff in the amount of US$8,300,000
Case Name : M.H. v. Alameda County, et al. Case Number : C11-2868 JST Verdict Date : 2015-02-09 Outcome Type : Settlement Court : Civil rights violations causing the wrongful death of a 50 year old, alcoholic, jail inmate. Case brought by decedent, Martin Harrison\'s four adult children. Plaintiff's Complaint : Civil r... - Supreme Court Blocks Teachers from Suing Church Schools for Job Discrimination
Aug-14-20 Los Angeles, CA The bad news for lay teachers is that on July 8, in Our Lady of Guadalupe School v. Morrissey-Berru , the U.S. Supreme Court severely limited the rights of Catholic school elementary teachers to sue for employment discrimination under the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). J... - Karl Leo, Herb Hester, Phil Hunniford, Arm, Ltd., and Caye Home Furnishings ERISA Settlement
A lawsuit was filed against the defendants alleging that, as fiduciaries of the Employee Welfare Benefit Plan for Heath Home Furnishings, they failed to make proper remittances or pay health insurance benefits despite continuing to represent that the plan was solvent to employees. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of a class of former employees or benefic... - Cáncer de mama vinculado a la terapia con Prempro
Prempro, una combinación de estrógenos y progestina, es una terapia de restitución de hormonas (TRH) que, según se ha demostrado, presenta riesgos graves para la salud de los usuarios, particularmente mayores probabilidades de sufrir cáncer de mama, enfermedades cardíacas y ataques cerebrales. También, se ha i... - Can California Employers Make Overtime Mandatory?
Aug-7-20 Sacramento, CA CASE, the union that represents California attorneys, administrative law judges and many other state employees, has objected to an ill-conceived coronavirus outreach effort that forced hundreds of Department of Industrial Relations employees to work over the Fourth of July weekend. Unlike many California Labor Code lawsuits, this dispute... - "Concrete More Dangerous Than Cars," Says LA Premises Liability Attorney
Feb-10-11 Los Angeles, CA Premises liability attorney Kip Scott has seen more slip and fall injuries than 50 mph car accidents." Concrete is more dangerous than cars," says Scott. "You are surrounded by airbags and steel in a car but there is no cushion or safety features to break your fall when you hit concrete," he explains. "One lady I represented fell on the... - Pennsylvania Woman Files Unum Disability Lawsuit
Feb-9-11 Johnstown, PA A Boswell, Pennsylvania woman suffering from brain injuries has filed an Unum disability lawsuit claiming the insurance company refused to give her long-term disability benefits, the Tribune-Democrat reports. Susan G. Harris recently filed the civil lawsuit in US District Court in Johnstown, according to the news provider. In the... - Zoloft and PPHN.
Zoloft (known generically as sertraline) is a drug used to treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder, panic disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and premenstrual dysphoric disorder. Zoloft is in a class of drugs known as SSRIs—Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors. Studies have found a link between SSRIs, such as Zoloft, and PPHN...