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Jun-12-15 New Orleans, LA An asbestos mesothelioma lawsuit currently winding its way through a Louisiana federal court is minus one claim after a federal judge granted partial summary judgment to the defendant(s) and tossed a claim made by the plaintiffs for mental anguish. A host of remaining claims, however, are still at play. The asbestos lawsuit is founde... - Five Top Pit Bull Verdicts
Jun-10-15 Each day about 1,000 U.S. citizens require emergency care treatment for dog bite injury, according to Dogsbite.org. For pit bull injuries or dangerous breeds, one in every six bites require medical attention. In the last 10 years, pit bulls killed 203 Americans and accounted for 62 percent of total recorded animal related injuries. A victim may recove... - Emergency Room Overcharges Start with Getting There
May-16-15 Los Angeles, CA A California federal judge last month heard how former top-level hospital administrators were fired for refusing a kickback scheme that involved ambulance services connected to emergency room overcharges billed to Medicare, Medi-Cal and other government agencies. The original lawsuit claims the executives at Palo Verde Health Care Dist... - Oxford Insurance accused of Anti-Competitive Practices
Oct-21-06 New York, NY A suit filed last month claims that UnitedHealth Group Inc. and its subsidiary, Oxford Health Plans , have been engaging in anti-competitive practices. The suit argues that even though UnitedHealth and Oxford are operated as separate businesses, physicians are required to join both networks. Plaintiffs argue that this has a negative im... - Injured Charite Spinal Disc Victims and DOJ go after Johnson & Johnson
Oct-18-06 Washington, DC In less than two years, the FDA has received over 130 reports of serious adverse events related to the Charite disc . Lumbar spinal fusion is a procedure in which the vertebrae of the spine are fused together so that motion can no longer occur. As an alternative, the Charite disc replacement surgery is supposed to restore spinal flexib... - Antibiotics Linked with Type 2 Diabetes
Santa Clara, CA: According to data from a new Danish study, people who develop type-2 diabetes used significantly more antibiotics than people without the disease. This held true among the group with diabetes even fifteen years prior to being diagnosed. Published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, the results show that type-... - 2005 Profitable Year for Whistleblowers
Oct-1-06 Washington, DC The year 2005 was a very good year for Whistleblowers . According to a report by the Department of Health and Human Services, a grand total of $136,756,946 was awarded to Whistleblowers who filed q The Act requires that recoveries from health care investigations, including criminal fines, forfeitures, civil settlements and judgments, and... - California Labor Law May Slam on the Brakes for Uber and Lyft
Mar-16-15 San Francisco, CA Uber and Lyft, the on-demand car services, may be putting the brakes on their business models due to California labor laws . The companies must convince juries why they shouldn’t offer their drivers minimum wage, reimbursement for expenses and other benefits rather than classify them as independent contractors. Federal judges... - Hospital Overcharging Included $2,500 Billed for Individual Surgical Screws
Mar-15-15 Houston, TX It isn’t often that emergency room charges and hospital overcharging are used in the same sentence with words such as “racketeer” and “corrupt.” However, such allegations are included as part of claims brought against Houston-based North Cypress Medical Center by Aetna Life Insurance Co. At issue are allegation... - First Acceptance Insurance Reaches $3.2M Employment Class Action Settlement
Nashville, TN: A $3.2 million settlement has been reached in two employment class action lawsuits brought against auto insurance company First Acceptance, based in Green Hills, TN. The company was facing allegations of labor law violations, specifically misclassification of its agents as exempt employees, violating the Fair Labor Standards Act... - Merck Vioxx Litigation Score Card
Sep-14-06 New Orleans, LA In the homestretch leading up to the latest trial in New Orleans, the score in the Vioxx litigation was 5 to 4 in favor of Merck. However, in mid-August, 2006, a New Jersey victory for Merck was thrown out reversing the score to 5 to 4 in favor of plaintiffs. But none of the winning plaintiffs should count their chickens before they... - California Assembly Bill 5 in for a Bumpy Ride with Truckers
Nov-20-19 Sacramento, CA California trucking fleets don’t agree with California Gov. Gavin Newsom, who says that AB5, a new California labor law , he signed into law on Sept 11 is a “landmark legislation for workers and our economy.” Rather, the California Trucking Association (CTA) argues in its federal lawsuit that the bill “runs afoul of... - Unum’s Charitable Donations Sure to Infuriate Policyholders’ Denied Disability Benefits
Mar-4-15 New York, NY Last month, Unum, or Unum Provident reported that it contributed $3 million in 2014 to non-profit organizations in Southeast Tennessee and North Georgia. As well, Unum employees volunteered thousands of hours to “their favorite local causes.” No doubt this infuriates disabled policyholders who were denied their Unum long-term d... - Whistleblowers Integral to the Fight against Medical and Healthcare Fraud
Mar-1-15 Sacramento, CA As generous as they are, “sugar daddies” often get taken to the cleaners. For them, money is no object. When someone in a position of influence can invent reasons for a man of means to part with his cash, well, so much the better. It is with this parallel that we illustrate what happens when Medicaid and Medicare (and others), ba... - Outrageous Emergency Room Overcharges for Uninsured
Feb-26-15 Ocala, FL When John asked the Munroe Regional Medical Center billing department why his emergency room overcharges and other hospital charges were 10 times more than the going rate, he was told it is because he is uninsured! “They have a contract based on rates with the insurance company and I don’t have a contract with them so they can... - Merck Not Losing Sleep Over Vioxx Disaster
Jul-16-06 Merck's top management team reportedly remains unphased by Vioxx litigation woes. In fact, Prudential Equity Group analyst, Timothy Anderson, says Merck's Chief Executive, Richard Clark, specifically told him that "Vioxx does not keep him up at night." According to Mr Anderson, "the company believes that lower court cases will be overturned on appeal, and... - One Point for Unum
Feb-1-15 Los Angeles, CA This reporter has been writing about Unum, or Unum Provident disability insurance for more than eight years regarding its denials of benefits to policyholders. For the first time, there is something positive to say about the giant insurance company. Todd Jenks, a former associate attorney at DLA Piper LLP, sued the multinational law... - The Best Ever DIY Book on Filing a Veteran’s Disability Claim
Jan-25-15 Florida, USA Former Army Ranger, disabled veteran and soldier’s advocate Jon Macintosh has some powerful information and smart advice (laced with a few usual expletives) for veterans and serving members of the US military in his 134-page book entitled VA Disability Claim. Macintosh describes the book, based on 20 years of research and interviews... - The Power of Pre-Settlement Lawsuit Funding
Jan-23-15 If you are an injured plaintiff in a personal injury lawsuit, you may have lost your job and face mounting expenses. The longer the insurance company drags its feet, you begin to feel like David going up against Goliath. When you find yourself in financial straits and are ready to settle just to make ends meet, pre-settlement lawsuit funding may be the a... - Tampa Bay Couple Awarded $1 Million in Debt Collector Harassment Lawsuit
Jan-20-15 Tampa, FL A couple in Tampa Bay who were harassed by the Bank of America over mortgage payments have won a $1 million default judgment in a debt collector lawsuit . It is not known if Bank of America will appeal. The case, however, speaks volumes about what lengths debt collectors will go to collect from, and ultimately harass, a debtor. Regardless o...