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Drug Costs a Key Factor Physicians across the US are complaining that health insurance companies are mandating which medications they can prescribe, which effectively mandates the decision-making process. Some doctors have reported being bullied by insurance companies, forcing them to prescribe generic medications to patients, because of the costs. The... - Force Would Not Accommodate Veteran Police Officer, Denied
Apr-7-13 San Francisco, CA A former police officer with the San Francisco Police Department who was stricken with a heart attack and given a desk job for a year after an inability to return to active duty has failed in his bid to seek compensation from his employer for not making his desk job permanent. It is not known if there is a long-term disability claim, or i... - MEGA Life & Health to pay $5.6 million settlement in insurance lawsuit.
Portland, ME: (Apr-04-08) State regulators brought charges against MEGA Life and Health Insurance Co., a unit of specialty insurer HealthMarkets, alleging that the unit overcharged customers in Maine from 2004 to 2007. The company is a division of North Richland Hills-based HealthMarkets, formerly known as UICI, which sells individual health insurance po... - Taxotere Canadian Hair Loss Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Taxotere (generic name docetaxel) is a chemotherapy drug used in the treatment of certain cancers, including breast cancer. One drug side effect includes permanent hair loss, called alopecia. Taxotere lawsuits have been filed against Sanofi-Aventis, the manufacturer, claiming the drug company failed to warn of Taxotere hair loss . Canadian women first... - Gaming Giant to Settle ERISA Lawsuit for $5.5 Million
Mar-28-23 St Joseph, MO On January 30, the federal district court for the Western District of Missouri gave preliminary approval to a $5.5 million settlement that will end Lipari-Williams v. Penn National Gaming, Inc . In their class action ERISA lawsuit , casino workers claimed that the company reduced their paychecks if they used tobacco in violation of ERISA,... - Hillside Home Appears to Be Sloping Downward, Owners Sue Contractor, Insurer
Jun-29-14 Asotin, ID As a prospective homeowner, you trust the qualifications of your contractor with the expert construction of your home. This is especially true if the nature of your construction is a bit more complicated than merely plunking a bungalow down on a piece of flat real estate. It is the more unique construction projects, such as building into the sid... - Lawsuits Brewing over Insurance Denials for “Smart” Prostheses
Aug-21-18 Los Angeles, CA In California and other states, amputees are denied insurance coverage for modern prostheses. These legs and ankles are hugely better than the old titanium alloy stilts because of their microprocessors. Lt. Dan was glad to stand with his bride, but imagine running up the stairs or dancing at a Gump-ish wedding. Nonetheless, Anthem, United H... - It Doesn't Pay to be Honest with Unum
Jun-24-09 Andalusia, AL: " Had I known that Unum [also known as Unum Provident] long term disability benefits was going to be a loan, I would have gone to a bank," says Elaine. "My interpretation of disability insurance is this: when you become disabled, insurance pays your benefits." But Elaine says that wasn't the case with Unum health insurance. "In 2005... - Summary Judgment for Lincoln National in Barber v. Lincoln National Life Insurance Company
Jul-25-18 Cincinnati, OH On May 18, 2018, the Sixth Circuit denied Oliver Barber’s appeal in his long term denied disability lawsuit against Lincoln Financial (the marketing name for Lincoln National Corporation and insurance company affiliates). This is likely the end of the road for Barber’s lawsuit , but it was hard fought and thoroughly argued... - WW II Veteran Denied Disability Insurance for 28 Long Years
Feb-25-14 Oakland, CA A 90-year-old veteran of World War II who first applied for disability payments in 1986 and has since been made to deal with denied disability insurance countless times has finally, after 28 long years, reached the light at the end of his tunnel. But it’s been a long road for the military veteran who once stood amongst the ruins of Hi... - NJ Workers Compensation Lawsuit News & Legal Information
New Jersey workers' compensation is a no-fault insurance system that allows workers of covered employers who are injured in job-related activities (or suffer job-related illnesses) to recover missing wages, and obtain medical treatment and/or compensation for permanent disabilities. Because New Jersey workers' compensation is no-fault, employees receive... - Spotlight Focused On Pfizer's Lipitor Follies
Aug-27-06 According to the book, "Health Myths Exposed," by former pharmaceutical chemist turned whistleblower, Shane Ellison, "When used as prescribed, pharmaceutical drugs kill more people than terrorism, car crashes, AIDS, and street drugs combined." Although many health care professionals have come forward in recent years with warnings that prescription drugs a... - Supreme Court Sides with Plan in ERISA Lawsuit
Jan-3-14 Washington, DC In a ruling on ERISA plan statutes of limitations as they relate to a company’s disability plan, the Supreme Court has sided with plan. The Supreme Court unanimously found that the limitations period does not violate the Employee Retirement Income Security Act. This means that plans are able to impose a statute of limitations even... - Sistema Stockert 3-T Noticias Legales e Información Legal
El sistema de calentador-enfriador 3T Stöckert se ha relacionado con infecciones durante ciertas cirugías. El dispositivo médico 3T ayuda a regular la temperatura corporal de un paciente durante la cirugía y mejora los resultados del paciente, pero tanto el CDC como la FDA han emitido advertencias sobre la infección de Stocke... - Birth Injury - Birth Injury Malpractice, Birth Injury Lawyer, Birth Injury Claims
Birth Injuries are devastating injuries that affect not only the infant but also the infant's family. Birth injuries can result in serious harm to the infant, including cerebral palsy and Erb's Palsy. In addition to the cost of treatment for any conditions that develop from a birth injury , the infant's family may have to pay for rehabilitatio... - FDA Misses Deadline to Ban Formaldehyde in Hair Relaxers
May-21-24 Santa Clara, CA The FDA has missed its own April deadline to ban formaldehyde in hair-relaxers, despite mounting pressure to remove the hazardous chemical from all hair-straightener products, and despite no opposition to its removal. Critics say the agency’s failure to deal with the proposed new regulation would do far too little, in addition to bein... - Court Rules in Favor of Denied Disability Insurance Plaintiff
Sep-27-13 Sacramento, CA A California woman suffering from diabetes, severe psoriasis and the loss of several toes due to amputation recently fought a previously denied disability insurance claim and scored a victory when the US District Court, Eastern District of California, upon judicial review, reversed a decision by an Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) to deny... - Fighting Back Against the High Cost of Insulin
Mar-5-17 Seattle, WA It’s almost a century since two Canadian researchers discovered insulin could save the lives of diabetics . They believed that no one should profit from their remarkable discovery and sold the patent to the University of Toronto for $1. Changes to the production of insulin and expiring patents have changed all that. Today, insulin is... - North Carolina Labor Law Legal News and Lawsuit Information
North Carolina employment lawsuits allege employees in North Carolina have been improperly treated by their employees. North Carolina employment law requires employees be paid a minimum wage and overtime wage and prevents employees from being fired under certain circumstances. If employers in North Carolina violate North Carolina labor law , employees m... - Disability Claimant Angry That Her Policy Is Now with "Sleazy and Shady" Unum
Jan-28-12 Chicago, IL Bertha was angry, to say the least, when John Hancock, her health insurance carrier of 25 years, informed her that Unum (formerly UnumProvident, and now notoriously denying disability benefits to policy holders in the role of "agent") now holds her policy. "I wish insurance companies like John Hancock would be honest with their customers...