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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- "Is My Sex Life Over?" Asks Transvaginal Mesh Victim
Dec-21-11 Cypress, CA Back in 2004, Mary had problems with incontinence, a common symptom of pelvic organ prolapse. After one embarrassing incident, she acted on her doctor's advice and had Transvaginal Mesh (TVM) surgery. She had medical insurance and a good doctor. Mary also says she had a quick recovery, but TVM complications set in, literally, and have all b... - When an Extended Home Warranty Extends Nothing but Frustration
Jun-3-13 Lakewood Ranch, FL The home warranty is, in some respects and in certain contexts, somewhat of an oxymoron. A builder’s warranty, which is usually in force for the first five years of life for a new home, is often moot as most structural or mechanical bugs will not appear before the warranty term is up. To that end, home warranty insurance encomp... - Harvoni Treatment Denied Lawsuit Accuses Insurer of ERISA Violations
Oct-25-15 San Francisco, CA: Yet another Gilead Hep C Denied Insurance Claim Lawsuit was quietly rolled out in July, accusing a noted health insurer of violating the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and other violations of a contractual nature, related to the alleged withholding of Harvoni treatment for hepatitis C. According to court documents... - Unum Lawsuit Results in Attorneys’ Fees to Plaintiff
Apr-10-13 Los Angeles, CA An Unum lawsuit has resulted in the court awarding attorneys’ fees to the plaintiff. The lawsuit, which originally alleged an unfairly denied Unum insurance claim by Unum life insurance, was found in favor of the plaintiff. According to Courthouse News Service (4/2/13), the plaintiff, Tanya Mondolo, was awarded $119,000 in at... - Surgical Stapler Lawsuit Information and Legal News
Surgical stapler lawsuits aimed at medical device manufacturers claim that these defective surgical staplers have caused serious injuries—for many years: The majority of complications were concealed from the public by the FDA in a “hidden database” and have just recently been made public. Defective Surgical Staplers Surgical stap... - Yasmin Side Effects - Yasmin Lawsuit, Yaz Lawsuit, Ocella Lawsuit, Yasmin Attorney
Yasmin birth control pills and Yaz birth control pills have been associated with serious Yaz and Yasmin side effects, including Yasmin blood clots, Yaz blood clots and Yasmin DVT. Ocella side effects have also been reported. Yasmin lawyers are currently negotiating Yaz and Yasmin settlements—namely Yaz and Yasmin DVT and Yasmin pulmonary embolism... - Yasmin Birth Control FAQ
What are Yasmin and Yaz? Yasmin and Yaz , made and marketed by Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, are combination oral contraceptives (COC) to prevent pregnancy. They contain both ethinyl estradiol, an estrogen component, and drospirenone, a progestin. Drospirenone is a fourth-generation progestin. Yasmin was introduced to the market in 2001 whil... - Premera Data Breach Lawyer: Companies Must Face Consequences for Failing to Protect Identifying Information
Jul-10-15 New York, NY When retail stores have suffered data breaches , the incidents have been big news, but data breaches at insurance companies can be even more harmful. Gary Graifman, partner at Kantrowitz Goldhamer & Graifman in charge of consumer class-action litigation, says Premera policyholders whose information was accessed in a recent data breach c... - Sen. Warren Raises the Alarm over Catalent/Novo Nordisk Merger
Nov-1-24 Washington, DC On October 10, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to Federal Trade Commission (FTC) Chair Lina Khan, urging the FTC to closely review a proposed merger between Novo Nordisk and Catalent. Catalent is one of the very few suppliers that provide specialized development and manufacturing services to GLP-1 manufacturers. The letter urge... - Bayer’s Monsanto Roundup Update
Jun-20-24 Philadelphia, PA The last few months have been busy for both Bayer and plaintiffs alleging Monsanto’s Roundup causes cancer . The Philadelphia court slashed a Pennsylvania man’s verdict from $2.25 billion to $400 million and Roundup cases continue to be filed in the multi-district litigation. As for Bayer, it is looking to lawmakers for suppor... - Breast Implant Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma Lawsuit News
Washington, DC: Individuals with breast implants are at risk of developing a type of cancer called breast implant associated with anaplastic large cell lymphoma, known as BIA-ALCL, which was first identified over 20 years ago. Most current data suggest that BIA-ALCL occurs following implantation of breast implants with textured surfaces rather than those wit... - Hospital Overcharging Comes in Many Forms
Jan-14-14 Dallas, TX Ingrained in doctors and others in the health care field is a mantra that suggests no patient in need of important, indeed life-saving medical care should ever be turned away due to an inability to pay. Most hospitals would also agree with such a humane position, in spite of the fact that hospitals are businesses and succeed or fail based on the... - Unlicensed Drivers Cause Two Recent California Car Accidents in One Week
Jun-22-18 San Jose, CA: On May 20, 2018, an Acura TL driven by a 16-year-old unlicensed driver jumped a curb on Highway 101, and skidded down an embankment before it was struck by another vehicle, killing a teen passenger. One week later, on Memorial Day, a stolen car driven by a 13-year-old was fleeing San Jose police when it collided with another vehicle in a head... - Wrongly Denied Disability Claims Roundup
Sep-21-12 Washington, DC It is increasingly apparent that wrongly denied disability claims can be the result of a system that is broken and in need of repair—in so much as it is also true that individuals who don't qualify for disability, are benefitting from disability benefits . In some cases, where you live has a lot to do with whether, or not you win... - An Auto Accident "To Do" List
Sep-18-12 Do you know what to do at the scene, and afterwards, if you are in an auto accident? Whether the accident is your fault or not, there are certain things you need to do immediately after the accident. Depending on the severity of accident, you may also face a long, legal process leading to financial hardship. Below is a list of steps to take following an a... - Unum Can't Translate its own Policies
Mar-7-09 San Francisco, CA: Richard bought an Unum health insurance policy back in the 1980s, which included Unum long term disability, and he never missed a payment. The Unum (also known as Unum Provident) policy Richard bought insured that he could receive benefits if he was unable to work in his specific profession—something akin to a ballerina taking out an... - Vulnerable Groups Being Wrongly Denied Disability Claims
Jan-1-14 Dallas, TX When people have insurance policies or guarantees they will be taken care of in the case of an insurance or disability claim, they tend to believe that those who promise to take care of them will act in good faith. But claims are often made about insurance companies and organizations that are meant to provide disability insurance acting in b... - Boy Scouts Sexual Abuse Agreement
Aug-23-21 Irving, TX A tentative agreement has been reached with the Boy Scouts of America and some 70,000 sexual abuse victims, but there is opposition to the $850 million settlement, including sponsoring churches and insurance companies. Why now? Information kept secret for decades has recently become public knowledge and in its wake thousands of sexual abuse... - ERISA Lawsuit Against UnitedHealth Subsidiary Gets Class Action Status
Jan-7-22 Madison, WI On December 15, the District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin agreed that plaintiffs in a lawsuit against UMR, the benefits administrator for employer-sponsored UnitedHealth insurance plans, could proceed as a class. As many as 1,600 individuals may ultimately be included in ERISA lawsuit . This appears to have weighed heavily in... - New York Attorney General Files Suit Over Hepatitis Treatment
Apr-23-16 Albany, NY: New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has filed an insurance lawsuit against Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan (CDPHP), alleging the health insurer has unlawfully denied coverage to patients with Hepatitis C. The lawsuit comes after patients filed lawsuits against their own insurers alleging their health has been unlaw...