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Aug-24-14 Philadelphia, PA For most homeowners purchasing a new structure from a builder, home warranty insurance is a must to protect the purchaser from defects in construction or structural integrity not readily apparent when the new owners take occupation. Various home warranty companies vend coverage that kicks in after the initial warranty period from the o... - Ninth Circuit Says Pension Plan Participants Cannot be Forced to Arbitrate
Aug-9-18 San Francisco, CA On July 24, 2018, the Ninth Circuit held that the plaintiffs in a pension plan lawsuit could continue their legal fight as a class action, rather than having to arbitrate individually. Munro v. University of Southern California is a major victory for ERISA plan participants who were required to sign individual arbitration agreement... - How Long Will CardioGen-82 Radiation Last?
Nov-13-11 Sarasota, FL On July 15, 2011, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced the CardioGen-82 recall , a voluntary recall undertaken by the CardioGen-82 manufacturer, Bracco Diagnostics. The recall was announced after the FDA received reports of patients being exposed to more radiation than expected. The agency said it received reports of two p... - LA Dodgers Dodging Premises Liability?
Sep-28-11 Los Angeles, CA Over the past few years, the Los Angeles Dodgers have had Los Angeles Premises Liability lawsuits filed against them, among other allegations. In June 2011, the Dodgers settled their September 2009 negligence and premises liability lawsuit with Stephen Suarez for an undisclosed amount. The suit alleged that the team failed to provide... - Disability Insurance Presents Issues for Some Policyholders
May-7-14 Chicago, IL Many people know that having disability insurance is generally a good thing. It helps in cases of serious illness or injury that prevents a person from working and therefore causes a financial hardship. But many people are hesitant about disability insurance because of the frequency of stories involving denied disability insurance and disab... - Lawsuits Filed for Violations of California Labor Law
Aug-29-11 San Diego, CA Lockheed Martin's motion to dismiss a class-action lawsuit involving California labor law was recently denied by a court in the Southern District of California. Labor lawyers acting on behalf of industrial security representatives employed by the company originally filed the lawsuit in 2009, which alleged that Lockheed Martin violated... - Former Reality TV Contestant Lawyer Sued for Legal Malpractice
Apr-12-14 Philadelphia, PA The trouble with reality shows on television is that they can have very real consequences off-screen for the participants involved. To that end, a one-time contestant on the reality show The Bachelorette, while vying to be the suitor to the pretty and blonde Ali Fedotowsky, finds himself and his firm targeted by a legal malpractice law... - Unum Insurance Lawsuits Gain Momentum
May-18-18 Ellicott City, MD: A former Maryland project manager for a real estate company has accused the Unum Group of suspending her monthly disability payments after 26 years of payments when she was elected to serve part-time on the Howard County Board of Education. Five years after notifying Unum life insurance that she had been elected to the Board of Educati... - Oregon Sues OppenheimerFunds Over Multi-Million Dollar College Fund Losses
A reported $36.2 million in losses sustained by OppenheimerFunds Oregon state-sponsored college savings plans is the subject of a lawsuit brought by Oregon state against the fund company. Filed in Oregon state court, the suit alleges violations of securities law, breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, negligence and negligent misrepresentation... - “If I Knew about Granuflo My Son Might Be Alive Today”
Feb-24-14 Louisville, KY News that a Granuflo lawsuit was filed by a New York woman whose relative died allegedly after using the dialysis product brings some hope for Carolyn - her son died after receiving Granuflo at a DaVita Center. “Although my son had diabetes and renal failure, his urologist told us that he could live many more years on dialysis,&... - Overtime Pay Lawsuit Mushrooms to $17 Million
May-24-11 Fort Detrick, MD The right for an employee to expect overtime pay for hours duly worked—and the need to protect that right as entrenched in legislation—is aptly reflected in the ballooning of a lawsuit that has grown from $5 million to more than $17 million against an armed security contractor. The Frederick News-Post reported May 22 t... - Rothenberg Ventures Management Employees Sue for Back Wages
Dec-11-20 San Francisco, CA In 2016, Katie Fanelli filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of California for the County of San Francisco alleging that her employer, Rothenberg Ventures Management Co., violated California state labor law by failing to pay workers overtime and stiffing them of their final paychecks when the company laid them off. As of November,... - Identity Theft Fraud: Copy That…
Jan-12-11 Trenton, NJ The same "gee-whiz" technology that gives us the capacity to watch movies on our smart phones and e-mail clients from the canoe in the middle of the lake has turned our photocopiers and fax machines into a ticking time bomb. Identity theft , something we have in the past associated with credit cards and wayward documents, can stem from&mdash... - Canadian Sues, While US Disco Diva Says “I Will Survive” in Court
Oct-22-13 Green Brook, NJ Given the cost and complexity of construction, it’s little wonder that home warranty insurance is such a valued level of protection for the homeowner. Sadly, that protection is often more perception, given the realities homeowners encounter when the unforeseen occurs. Case in point is a new home built in central Canada, in the... - Unum Sued for Denial of Disability Benefits
Feb-12-18 Atlanta, GA: There is little doubt that wrongly denied disability claims tend to make more noise than claims that are approved and duly paid. Such is the case with a denied disability claim that is the subject of a lawsuit against insurance provider Unum. According to Court documents the plaintiff in the case is identified as Leslie Onusic, a former... - Tenative Farmers Insurance Verdict of $130 Million in Class Action Settlement
A class action suit brought by 76,000 people against Farmers Insurance Co, has received a tentative settlement verdict of $130 million. The suit had alleged that the insurer had failed to pay for general contractors, claimed breach of contract, bad faith and fraud. The average cost per person for unpaid bills and for fixing damaged homes was $575. ... - Falling Through the VA Benefits Cracks: "I've Been Abandoned"
Oct-12-10 Bonne Terre, MO A disabled Iraq vet from the Army reserve who receives VA benefits and would be in line for additional funds that he desperately needs has been denied. Why? Because five years after he became permanently disabled, Army Reserve Spc. Michael Pyatt has yet to see his name taken off the active duty roster. Until that happens, he cannot rece... - A Hero's Widow Is Forced to Wait for Benefits
Sep-21-10 Albuquerque, NM A common problem with social security disability is the delay many Americans encounter in obtaining their SSDI benefits after applying for them. It is such a problem that Congress included funds in last year's economic stimulus measure in an effort to process a backlog of claims. This year the Obama Administration seeks an additional $3... - Force-Placed Insurance Companies, Banks Face Regulators and Homeowners Over Policies
Jul-31-13 Los Angeles, CA Force-placed insurance companies face an increasing number of lawsuits over their policies and practices. In addition to homeowners filing their own force-placed insurance lawsuits, regulators have joined in, alleging companies have compounded the financial problems of struggling homeowners by requiring force-placed insurance on properti... - Water company to pay $9 million settlement in federal lawsuit.
Denver, CO: (May-05-08) The US Department of Justice and the National Park Service brought charges against Water Supply and Storage Co., alleging that the company caused damages to natural resources in Rocky Mountain National Park five years ago. The civil suit was filed by the Justice department, on behalf of the US Department of the Interior. It was br...