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Sep-2-09 Staten Island, NY Any summary of motorcycle accidents will invariably include numerous collisions with cars. Such a motorcycle accident can cause not only motorcycle injury, but in many cases certain death—as has been the case with several accidents. A summary: A motorcycle rider in Connecticut was killed in the early evening of August 30th after... - Risperdal – The Cost of Teasing and Statute of Limitations
Oct-24-16 Minneapolis, MN: Derek has been following the Risperdal lawsuits and subsequent settlements diligently, particularly the recent case that resulted in a $70 million award. Like Adam Yount, Derek'is son has also developed female breast tissue. Unlike Yount, he hasn’t yet been diagnosed with gynecomastia. Derek’s 19-year-old son is a &ldqu... - Increase in Personal Bankruptcies Driven by Health Costs
Aug-20-09 Washington, DC Bankruptcy is something we all fear. Beyond the thought of running afoul of bankruptcy law and the need to secure the services of a personal bankruptcy lawyer, is the hit on personal pride that debt and bankruptcy is certain to deliver. The reality however is that for most, bankruptcy debt is anything but the root cause. This fact was... - Recent Developments in Chinese Drywall Lawsuits
Aug-18-09 New Orleans, LA Attorney Gary Mason, one of about 50 lawyers nationwide assigned to work on the Chinese drywall case, discusses with LawyersandSettlements recent developments in the ongoing contaminated drywall litigation… In July, Judge Fallon of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana appointed the lawyers who will se... - Don’t Let Unpaid Hospital Bills Ruin Your Life
Oct-16-16 Los Angeles, CA It happens more than you might think. An uninsured patient comes into the hospital for medical treatment. It’s when they get the hospital bill that they really start to feel sick. The bill turns out to be so large it is impossible to pay. So, the uninsured patient doesn’t pay the bill because they don’t have the mo... - Unum Group Posts Second Quarter Profits
Aug-6-09 Chattanooga, TN The only reference to the past misdeeds of Unum life insurance and problems policyholders have had with Unum long-term disability was made not by Unum Provident, but by a financial analyst on the occasion of Unum's Q2 earnings report. Colin Devine, an analyst with Citigroup Global Markets, was quoted in the Chattanooga Times Free Pr... - MRI Health Risks "Changed My Life"
Aug-5-09 Honolulu, HI Jaroslaw was in a car accident about 18 months ago and his doctor ordered a bone scan by MRI. "I was injected with the gadolinium contrast agent first," says Jaroslaw, "and shortly after that I started complaining about everything." Had Jarolsaw known about MRI Health Risks , he would have insisted on not having the gadolinium-based cont... - Mohawk Industries Settles Employee Class Action for $18 Million
Fulton County, GA: Mohawk Industries and its employees who filed a class action lawsuit against the carpet manufacturer have finally reached a settlement worth a reported $18 million. The lawsuit has been in the courts for the past six years. The 'prime motivator' in the settlement is the fact that Mohawk's insurer, Zurich American Insurance, has agreed t... - Football-Related Dementia and Workers' Compensation
Van Nuys, CA: A bell-weather worker's compenstation claim has been filed in California by the wife of a retired NFL footballer, alleging that the dementia he developed in his late 50s and necessitated his being placed in an assisted living facility at 64, is a direct result of his work as an NFL lineman from 1966 to 1973. Ralph Wenzel played for t... - Anthem Blue Cross Makes Massive Hikes in California Insurance Premiums
San Francisco, CA: Anthem Blue Cross has announced that as of March 1st, 2010, is will raise it health insurance rates by nearly 40 percent, affecting approximately 800,000 customers in California, where the increase will take place. The rate hikes come on the heels of an announcement by Wellpoint Inc, Anthem's parent company, of an eightfold incre... - Attorney Mantese on Groundbreaking Autism Case
Jul-3-09 Troy MI Attorney Gerard Mantese appears to have struck a very substantial blow to bad faith health insurance companies that routinely deny claims for treatment of autistic children. In a groundbreaking case, Mantese forced Blue Cross Blue Shield to concede that it was wrong to categorize behavioral therapy for autistic children as experimental treatment... - EPA Steps in to Help Asbestos and Mesothelioma Victims in Montana
Jun-21-09 Washington, DC Mesothelioma may not be as familiar a term as cancer, leukemia or HIV—but its effects are no less devastating. So much so that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this month used it's authority to invoke a public health declaration for the first time in its history in an effort to aid victims of mesothelioma cancer and asbestos... - MoneyGram Reaches Agreement to Settle Securities Class Action
Minneapolis, MN: MoneyGram International has entered into memoranda of understanding to settle federal securities class and stockholder derivative actions pending in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. The claims arise out of the subprime related losses in 2007 and 2008. Under terms of the securities class action memorandu... - Bactrim SJS: From the Epitome of Health to Near-Death
Jun-14-09 Mobile, AL After three days on Bactrim for a mild infection, Myra was so sick that she wound up in the ER with a fever of 104 degrees. And she got worse because the doctor told her to continue taking the sulfa drug. Finally a dermatologist saw her and diagnosed SJS Bactrim: Myra almost died from a severe allergic reaction to Bactrim that caused Steven... - Keeping Track of Out-of-Network Services
May-26-09 Louisville, KY It can be daunting enough trying to keep track of which doctor's visits might lead to out of network overcharges but the truth is that it is important to be in the know, so that you do not get stuck with unexpected out of network fees. People might assume that because their hospital is in network, no procedures at the hospital will be cons... - Personal Injury: Lights Out in Wisconsin
May-16-09 Milwaukee, WI When personal injury results from the alleged negligence of others, negligence law assures that justice will prevail. In the case of a high school teacher from Milwaukee who was injured due, it is alleged, to an improperly installed lighting system a personal injury attorney helped him win a $350,000 compensation package. It is not know... - Unum Denies Doctor Reports
May-11-09 Atlanta, GA Jane says she was diagnosed with severe depression in 2006 and she filed a claim with Unum , her health insurer. "Unum paid me long term disability benefits for just over two years then they cut me off without warning," Jane says. "The just called one day and left a message saying I was no longer covered by First Unum . "It was the most s... - Homeowners with Chinese Drywall to Get Assistance
May-7-09 Washington, DC: Congress passed federal legislation today to financially assist homeowners with Chinese Drywall . In an amendment to the "Mortgage Reform and Anti-Predatory Lending Act" the legislation calls for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the Treasury Department to study the problem and report their findings and recommendatio... - Peanut Salmonella Litigation Status
May-5-09 Washington, DC Increasingly, more individuals across the United States have reported that they contracted Salmonella Typhimurium from peanut butter and peanut products, namely from the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA), Kellogg Company, and Kanan Enterprises, Inc. Overview of the Peanut Butter Outbreak Officials at the Center for Disease Contr... - Peanut Butter Recall - It's Deja Vu all Over Again
Apr-29-09 Blakely, GA The current Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) peanut butter / peanut product recall is eerily similar to the ConAgra / Peter Pan peanut butter recall of 2007. So why did the Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) fail to learn from the prior foodborne illness outbreak? Just look at the similarities: Both involve peanut manufacturing...