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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- United Food Group E. Coli Ground Beef Recall
On June 3, 2007 the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that California's United Food Group voluntarily recalled approximately 75,000 lbs of ground beef products due to possible E. Coli O157:H7 contamination. A week later approximately 5.7 million pounds of ground beef was recalled. The recall is in... - Pastor Sentenced to 310 Years in Prison for Fraud
A pastor from Culpepper, VA, has been sentenced to 310 years in prison for insurance fraud, and faces a $50,000 fine. A pastor with the First Baptist Church, Rev. Charles Shifflett filed fraudulent documents in relation a workers' compensation claim, made false claims on tax returns, and obtained money from the Calvalry Baptist Church through misrepre... - Florida Attorney General Wins $8.5 Million Settlement Against Homeward Bound
A final judgement has been delivered against two owners of Homeward Bound of North America, a business selling insurance-like products to senior citizens resident in Florida. The settlement is for $8.5 million and was brought by Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum. Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a la... - “The Public Must Pressure Johnson & Johnson to List all their Talcum Powder Ingredients", says Attorney
Mar-31-18 Austin, TX: By now, most everyone following the talcum powder lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson know the company is accused of failure to warn consumers about ovarian cancer risks. What they likely don’t know is that J&J isn’t required to disclose all the ingredients in their talc recipe. Attorney Mark Mueller urges the public to... - Owasso, OK agrees to pay $300,000 settlement in civil rights violations lawsuit.
Tulsa, OK: (Jun-19-08) The City of Owasso has agreed to pay $300,000 as part of a settlement between the city and the estate of Todd Thomas Hastings. The estate filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Owasso Police officers had violated his rights of search and seizure. Owasso police responded to a 9-1-1 call at Hastings' home in August of 2002. When poli... - Stamford Health System Inc. pays $19.6 million settlement after using donated property for something other than its original purpose
Stamford, CT: (Jan-18-08) State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's office brought charges against Stamford Health System Inc., over services provided at the Rehabilitation Center of Southwestern Connecticut. The suit stemmed from a 2004 merger of Stamford Hospital with the Palmers Hill Road center. Blumenthal said that when donated property is used for... - Australian Researchers Urge Sharing Data On Contaminated Medical Devices
Apr-17-17 Waltham, MA: Three University of Melbourne researchers have recently published a letter to the editor in the New England Journal of Medicine voicing concern that thousands of patients worldwide could be exposed to contaminated medical devices. The letter , written by Australian researchers Deborah Williamson, M.D., Ph.D., Benjamin Howden, M.D., PhD... - Transvaginal Mesh Global Roundup: Sensational, Scandal and Settlement
Apr-17-17 London, UK: British tabloids have sensationalised transvaginal mesh by describing one victim’s botched surgery a “biting vagina”; an Australian Senator compares the mesh to Thalidomide as one of Australia's worst health scandals; and in the US a transvaginal mesh class action lawsuit is settled for $12.3 million. Sensationalized... - Lafayette General Medical Center agrees to $1.9 million settlement after allowing doctors to perform unnecessary procedures
Lafayette, LA: (Jan-13-08) The US Department of Justice brought charges against Lafayette General Medical Center, alleging that the facility defrauded federal and state health plans. The suit accused cardiologist, Dr. Mehmood Patel of 93 counts of health care fraud for performing medically unnecessary procedures on patients between 1999 and 2004. Sources c... - $27M Awarded in Asbestos Mesothelioma Lawsuit
Oakland, CA: On June 5, 2013, an Oakland jury completed its award to plaintiffs Rose-Marie and Martin Grigg of a total of $27,342,500 in damages stemming from Mrs. Grigg' asbestos mesothelioma (Alameda County Superior Court Case No. RG12629580). Mrs. Grigg, now 82, was exposed to asbestos in the course of shaking out and washing her husband' work c... - Cablevision Systems Corp. agrees to pay $34.4 million settlement in options back-dating lawsuit.
New York, NY: (June-5-08) Cablevision Systems Corp. has reached a settlement agreement over its stock options award practices lawsuit. The New York State Supreme Court case was over Cablevision engaging in improper stock options backdating practices in awards given to executives and directors from 1997 to 2002. As part of the settlement, worth $34.4 mil... - National City Mortgage agrees to pay $4.6 million settlement in mortgage lawsuit.
Columbus, OH: (May-24-08) The Justice Department brought charges against Miamisburg-based National City Mortgage, the mortgage division of National City Corp., alleging that it submitted ineligible mortgages for federal backing. The federal agency stated that the mortgage company, which has been a part of the Cleveland-based bank since 1989, submitted 58... - San Joaquin County, CA $500,000 settlement reached in medical malpractice lawsuit.
Stockton, CA: (May-28-08) Lorie Prigmore brought a medical malpractice lawsuit against San Joaquin County, after the death of John Prigmore Sr. at the San Joaquin General Hospital. The suit dealt with negligence on the part of the hospital, that led to the wrongful death of Prigmore Sr. Sources familiar with the case and the negotiations stated that the... - Kids Dying From Off-Label Use Of Antipsychotics
May-5-06 A recent USA Today sponsored review of the FDA database from 2000 to 2004 found at least 45 deaths in children under 18 with atypical antipsychotics listed as the "primary suspect," and 1,328 reports of other serious side effects, some life-threatening. Atypical antipsychotics are a relatively new class of drugs approved by the FDA for the treatment of a... - National City Mortgage $4.6 million settlement resolves mortgage suit.
Columbus, OH: (May-24-08) The Justice Department brought charges against Miamisburg-based National City Mortgage, the mortgage division of National City Corp., alleging that it submitted ineligible mortgages for federal backing. The federal agency stated that the mortgage company, which has been a part of the Cleveland-based bank since 1989, submitted 58... - Qui Tam Whistleblower “Double-Dipping”
Apr-6-17 Kansas City, KS: Of the 18 healthcare lawsuits filed under the whistleblower qui tam provision of the False Claims Act and unsealed last November, 13 of the whistleblowers (relators) are current or former employees of the defendant. Four of those 18 qui tam lawsuits involved kickback allegations, according to The National Law Review , and one la... - Synchrony Bank Lawsuit Information and Legal News
Synchrony Bank has been accused of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Thousands of people nationwide who received artificial or automatic telephone dialing systems were involved in the Synchrony Bank TCPA Class Action Lawsuit and Synchrony Bank settlement . Since the settl... - Ohio Medical Malpractice Legal News and Lawsuit Information
Ohio medical malpractice claims are made against doctors or other healthcare professionals or organizations whose standard of care fails to meet an acceptable level. When the standard of care falls and a patient suffers harm as a result, an Ohio medical malpractice lawsuit may be filed against the doctor, health care provider, or institution whose actio... - Quality First Auto Glass pays $233,000 settlement in automotive lawsuit.
Buffalo, NY: (May-20-08) Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo brought charges against Quality First Auto Glass and its owner, Alan Moore, a defunct Amherst auto-glass repair shop, alleging that they collected money from 424 Western New Yorkers who had done business with them, which they were not entitled to receive. As part of a settlement reached in the cas... - Wife wonders whether Father-in-Law and Husband diagnosed with Cancer is associated with Monsanto’s Roundup
Jan-16-19 Atlanta, GA: “My husband and father-in-law were both diagnosed with Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and they both sprayed the backyard with Monsanto’s Roundup,” says Veronica. (Because studies have continually linked the herbicide to that type of cancer, it also referred to as 'Monsanto cancer' .) “My mother-in-law had a terrible reaction to poison ivy gr...