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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- State Farm Fire & Casualty Co. Tornado Insurance Claim Settlement
On May 3 1999, a severe storm in Oklahoma caused several tornadoes that damaged homes and property. Donald Watkins Jr. and Bridget Watkins house was destroyed. As policyholders, they tried to claim structural damages after the storm had settled. They filed a lawsuit against the insurance provider after their claims were adjusted or denied by State Farm... - The Tragedy of Stevens Johnson Syndrome: The Children
Sep-18-10 New Port Richey, FL When three-year-old Riley Jeanne Brown fractured her collarbone while playing one day, a doctor prescribed children's Motrin to ease the little girl's pain. After she came down with a fever, more Motrin was prescribed, along with Tylenol. But Riley got worse. It wasn't long before she was diagnosed with Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS... - City of Seymour, CT Drunk Driving Accident Wrongful Death Settlement
On October 7, 2001 police detective Bailey Cook had been drinking with Kenneth Carey, Matthew Blackwell, John Kevalis and Martin Kevalis Jr. Detective Cook allowed Carey to drive, even though Carey's blood-alcohol level was above the legal limit of 0.10 percent. The men got into a car accident and Kevalis Jr. was the only survivor. Carey's family filed... - Amiodarone and Simvastatin Rhabdomyolysis Drug Interaction
Numerous adverse side effects may occur as a result of taking the heart drug amiodarone (brand name Cordarone), including rhabdomyolysis . Patients taking the cholesterol-lowering drug simvastatin in doses of 20 milligrams a day or higher who are also taking amiodarone are at even higher risk of rhabdomyolysis. The FDA continues to receive reports of pat... - Is GlaxoSmithKline Talking from Both Sides of Its Mouth?
Feb-4-15 Toronto, ON A complex and in some cases tragic portfolio of issues is emerging with regard to anti-nausea medication Zofran (ondansetron), a powerful drug manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline often prescribed to surgery and cancer patients following chemotherapy. However, a concern continues to roil quietly over another common source of nausea - morning sic... - Device-Maker Medtronic Weighed Down With Lawsuits
Sep-10-06 Minneapolis, MN On July 31, 2006, Jacqueline Kay Poteet, a whistleblower in a lawsuit against the giant medical device maker, Medtronic , filed a motion in a Memphis federal court to oppose the US Justice Department's plan to settle her case, along with another whistleblower's case, for $40 million. Critics point out that the identity of the other... - Yet Another Risperdal Lawsuit Tossed in Philadelphia
Apr-30-17 Philadelphia, PA: A Risperdal lawsuit that had to be stopped and restarted after a juror suffered a health emergency, has been tossed by a Philadelphia judge after appearing to agree with defendant Janssen Pharmaceuticals that the plaintiff failed to provide sufficient evidence to fully support his claim of Risperdal gynecomastia, a condition character... - Airbag Issues: Newer Airbags Not Necessarily Safer
Nov-10-13 Omaha, NE When it comes to airbag failure , the situation is a bit like the Goldilocks story: the airbag can deploy too early, too late or not at all. The purpose of airbags, to prevent accidental injuries, is for the safety devices to deploy at exactly the right time. Unfortunately, this does not always happen, putting people in the vehicle at risk of... - The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc. Terminal and Maturity Annuities Settlement
The Connecticut and New York Attorney Generals filed a lawsuit against the financial services and insurance company regarding the use of expense reimbursement agreements in its terminal and maturity funding group annuity line of business. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of plan sponsors that purchased terminal or maturity funding annuities between January... - Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds to Pay $6.25 Million
Washington, DC: The country' two biggest tobacco companies have agreed to improve public access to internal tobacco-industry documents and to pay $6.25 million into a court fund that will go to support the country' largest online collection of tobacco documents, the Justice Department announced today. The agreement is part of the United States' lan... - Diabetes Specialist Defends Invokana, Plaintiff Continues with Her Lawsuit Anyway
Apr-3-16 Toronto, ON: When a woman from Ontario, Canada, launched her blockbuster $1 billion Invokana side effects lawsuit last September, a diabetes specialist based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, weighed in, suggesting that in her view Invokana represents no threat to the kidneys of patients suffering from type 2 diabetes. “We know that even if you use it i... - Laparoscopic Power Morcellation amongst Most Dangerous Medical Procedures
Apr-3-16 Milwaukee, WI: About a year ago we shared with you the story of Dr. Amy Reed, 42, an anesthesiologist and mother of six who is currently battling for her life after a diagnosis of leiomyosarcoma, a ferocious uterine cancer that spread through her body. She learned of the cancer about a week after she underwent Laparoscopic Power Morcellation on her ute... - HCG Diet Products
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising consumers to stay away from "homeopathic" human chorionic gonadotropin HCG weight-loss products. They are sold in the form of oral drops, pellets and sprays and can be found online and in some retail stores. FDA and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) have issued seven letters to companies warnin... - How Financial Elder Abuse Works
Oct-29-13 Renton, WA Leonard Swenson was a lonely Washington state widower with a house, a truck, $90,000 in savings and a regular income. A trusting man with a limited education, Swenson became a target of devastating emotional and financial abuse . Although the details differ, Swenson’s story is not untypical of the estimated 5 million cases of elder f... - Lead Poisoning Still Happens
Apr-19-17 Dallas, TX It was an alert physician who first noticed signs and symptoms of lead poisoning in some of her patients in Flint, Michigan. It was soon discovered water from the Flint River had corroded aging pipes causing lead to leach into the city’s water supply. Dangerous amounts of lead were slowing building up in the blood streams of Flint r... - Will Federal Deregulation make it Easier for Plaintiffs to Sue over Defective Catheters?
Apr-19-17 Washington, DC: We are just a few days beyond the one-year anniversary of the issuance, by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), of a Class 1 designation to the recall of the Fetch 2 Aspiration Catheter by medical device manufacturer Boston Scientific. The voluntary recall was triggered by the manufacturer the previous month, on March 22, 2016. ... - Tucson Unified School District Student Personal Injury Settlement
In February 2004, high school basketball star Joe Kay scored a two handed slam dunk in the final minutes of the game. Fans surrounded him in celebration, but in doing so, trampled him and tore his carotid artery. Kay suffered a stroke that left him paralyzed on one side of his body. The Kay family filed a personal injury lawsuit against the Tucson Unified... - Are Missed Contributions Considered Plan Assets Under ERISA?
Mar-22-18 San Francisco, CA: An ERISA lawsuit that alleged fiduciary failings on the part of principles involved with Accuracy Glass & Mirror Co. Inc. (Accuracy) was lost when appellate justices with the Ninth Circuit affirmed a lower court ruling that dismissed, in part, the pension plan lawsuit. However, the decision of the three-judge panel was split,... - Porter Ranch Family “Prisoners in Their Own Home”
Mar-19-16 Porter Ranch, CA: Even though SoCalGas has notified Porter Ranch gas leak victims who were relocated that they have to move back home by the March 17 deadline, Judy Ly and her family don’t believe it’s safe. “I think it’s just a matter of time until another well leaks, and we have risked enough of our health,” says Judy... - Plaintiff Blames Loss of his Lower Leg to Invokana Use
Mar-21-18 Trenton, NJ: While a plaintiff having filed a recent Invokana lawsuit makes assertions pertaining to Invokana linked with cardiovascular injuries and kidney failure , it was the amputation of his right leg below the knee less than a year after starting on Invokana that ultimately prompted the plaintiff to move forward with his Invokana side effects laws...