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Apr-21-22 Glenside, PA Philips is hit again with a class action lawsuit, but this time medical device makers join thousands of consumers who filed complaints over the defective sleep apnea machines alleged to cause cancers and respiratory injuries. Baird Respiratory Therapy, Inc., filed in March 2022 a class action lawsuit against Philips in the U.S. District Cour... - Navy Federal to Settle Overdraft Fees Lawsuit for $16 Million
Nov-17-20 Alexandria, VA The Eastern District of Virginia appears poised to approve a proposed settlement in a class action bank overdraft fees lawsuit originally filed against Navy Federal Credit Union in 2019. Under the terms of the proposed settlement, checking account customers at Navy Federal who were overcharged will have a common fund of $16 mill... - MBIA Inc. Securities Fraud Bond Settlement
Armonk, NY: New York State and federal regulators filed a securities fraud and misuse of finite reinsurance lawsuit against MBIA Inc. The investigations into the financial guarantee insurer alleged use of sham reinsurance transactions in 1998 to mask a $170 million bond loss incurred on its guarantee of bonds issued by a bankrupt unit of Allegheny Healt... - Anthem Blue Cross Faces Hepatitis C Claims
Dec-10-15 Pasadena, CA: Blue Cross faces a class-action insurance lawsuit alleging the company unfairly denied treatment for hepatitis C to protect profits. According to the lawsuit, which is the most recent of multiple lawsuits filed against the insurer, patients seeking coverage of certain hepatitis C treatments are told the treatment is not medically necessar... - Reverse Mortgage Lawsuit
Some reverse mortgage lenders are accused of using deceptive and aggressive tactics to lure senior homeowners into taking out a reverse mortgage . Among the complaints about information on reverse mortgages seniors say they are given are allegations that seniors were not informed of the risks associated with reverse mortgages and were told there was no ri... - California Labor Law: Injury Led to Termination
Mar-14-08 Riverside, CA Since August of 2001, Jeana Cork worked as a nursing assistant for Riverside County. She worked in the mental health department and it was a tough job. "We are the emergency room for every kind of patient," says Cork. She got slammed against a wall by two male patients and suffered four ruptured discs. The County, on advice from their insuran... - $26M Settlement Proposed in Nationwide Securities Lawsuit
New York, NY: Nationwide has agreed to pay $26 million to settle a securities class action lawsuit related to the merger with Harleysville Insurance. The consolidated class action and derivative lawsuit resulted from the merger of Nationwide Mutual and Harleysville Mutual and was brought on behalf of former Harleysville Mutual policyholders. The mer... - Lengthy CPAP Sleep Machine Recall —More “Fraud, Waste and Abuse” Like COVID-19 Ventilators”?
Oct-15-21 Newark, NJ A proposed class action filed in a New Jersey federal court accuses Dutch manufacturer Royal Philips of knowing for months that its CPAP sleep machines posed a serious health hazard but “unreasonably delayed” the recall. Philips also faces a securities class action lawsuit—and remember the COVID-19 ventilator debacle? That... - Health Management Associates, Inc., HMA Securities Fraud
Company: Health Management Associates, Inc., Ticker Symbol: HMA Class Period: Jul-27-09 to Jan-9-12 Date Filed: Jan-26-12 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Mar-26-12 Court: Middle District of Florida Allegations: Boston, MA: A securities class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investor... - ER Hospital Overcharges: Bat Bite Cost Uninsured $40K
Dec-18-16 Crewe, VA: No medical insurance? If it’s not a life-threatening situation, you may want to reconsider treatment at a hospital’s emergency room. Carlos could have saved thousands of dollars if he was treated by a veterinarian. Instead he is dealing with outrageous emergency room overcharges . Well, sort-of kidding about the veterinarian,... - Despite Unum's Reputation, Job Applications Double
Jan-15-10 Chattenooga, TN Despite its reputation for unfairness to policyholders, Unum has seen an upward trend in the number of job applicants it attracts. Unum Insurance, previously known as Unum Provident and First Unum and now doing business as the Unum Group, received 50,000 applications for employment nationwide in 2008. It's a trend that is expected to co... - CPAP Recall Gone Wrong Nearing Settlement with Philips and Justice Department
Dec-14-22 Santa Clara, CA More than a year after Philips Respironics announced its CPAP recall , which led to the U.S. Justice Department investigating possible criminal violations, The New York Times reported that Philips and government attorneys are negotiating a settlement, which would include Philips to implement a plan that would prevent another product... - DOL Files Unpaid Wages Lawsuit on Behalf of Home Healthcare Workers
Dec-13-22 Washington, DC On July 25, the U.S. Department of Labor filed a lawsuit on behalf of 25 home healthcare workers employed by Getch, Inc. and its owner Gregory B. Getchell. The unpaid wages lawsuit seeks to recover $75,101 in overtime pay and to enjoin the employer from a pattern repeated violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Similar laws... - Homeopathic Remedies - False Advertising - Fraud - LawyersandSettlements.com
If you have purchased Natural Homeopathic medicines you may have been involved in a homeopathy scam , or homeopathy fraud . Certain homeopathic remedies are alleged to make unsubstantiated or false claims about improving health or 'curing' various ailments. Many homeopathic fraud lawsuits are being filed—and some have settled—by consumers who belie... - Anthem Health Plans of Kentucky Inc. Policyholder Premiums Settlement
Louisville - In November 2005, the Kentucky Office of Insurance ordered Anthem to repay $23.7 million to 81,000 policyholders for errors in Medicare supplement rates. Anthem overpaid providers for medical claims and began recouping the excess payments. The inaccurate claims payments and resulting overestimation of medical trends were used to justify inc... - Stockert 3T Heater Cooler System and the FDA
Mar-8-22 Santa Clara, CA Since M. chimaera contamination was found during tests at Sorin’s manufacturing facility in 2014, and its 3T Heater-Cooler devices subsequently recalled, the FDA has kept close tabs on Sorin, now known as LivaNova. (Sorin Group, the original manufacturer of the heater-cooler devices, merged with Cyberonics, Inc. and the new compa... - Defective Shoulder Pain Pump Led to Shoulder Replacement
Oct-24-07 Kary, NC At first, Laura's simple arthroscopic labrum repair seemed to be successful. But her orthopedic surgeon inserted a defective shoulder pain pump and she just had another surgery—this time a partial shoulder replacement. Laura is only 35 years old and she can't hug or lift her kids. In 2003, Laura (not her real name) was involved in a m... - Transvaginal Mesh Doctors Still in Denial
Oct-29-16 Las Vegas, NV: Shirley’s doctor in 2012 told her that transvaginal mesh is “new and improved and no larger than a band-aid.” She partially blames her doctor for being duped, but mainly faults the TVM manufacturer for lying to her doctor. “My doctor reassured me that a TVM sling was the way to go and I wouldn’t have any... - "How Can Unum Disregard My Medical Reports?"
Sep-30-09 Delaware County, PA: Robert sustained an injury at work—he has several witnesses—and he was rushed to hospital. Three medical reports state that Robert is disabled and needs surgery, but Unum (also called Unumprovident) has denied his long term disability claim—another case of bad faith insurance. Robert worked as maintenance coord... - Jockeys Guild Paralyzed Jockey Settlement
In July of 2004, jockey Gary Birzer was riding Lil Bit of Rough when the thoroughbred made her move in the first turn at Mountaineer Racetrack & Gaming Resort. The 110-pound jockey was thrown headfirst into the dirt at 40 mph. Birzer broke his neck and was left permanently paralyzed from the chest down. The Jockey Guild usually pays $10 per race for an...