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Sort by date 1,676 pages found matching security breach- Some Social Security Disability Beneficiaries Must Wait Years for Medicare
Aug-16-10 Menlo Park, CA A recent study revealed that many people under the age of 65 who receive Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) are struggling to get by. Those with permanent disabilities can receive Social Security before they become senior citizens, reports the Tucson Citizen. They are also eligible for Medicare assistance but have to wait up... - Energy company to pay $4.8 million settlement in breach of contract lawsuit.
Houston, TX: (Apr-07-08) Eagle Domestic Drilling Operations, a unit of Houston-based Blast Energy Services Inc., brought a lawsuit against Dallas-based Hallwood Energy LP and it's subsidiary, Hallwood Petroleum LLC, alleging that it was owed money for a land rig drilling project. Court records reveal that the suit was one of two filed for breach of contr... - Fifth Third Bancorp. of Cincinnati security breach lawsuit dismissed
A lawsuit filed against Fifth Third Bancorp. of Cincinnati has been dismissed. The Pennsylvania State Employees Credit Union (PSECU) filed the lawsuit hoping to recover $100,000 it spent on canceling and reissuing 235,000 Visa credit cards compromised in a security breach at BJ's Wholesale Club Inc., Mass., in 2004. PSECU claimed that Fifth Third was li... - Patent Infringement, Gentex Corporation pays $2.5 million settlement related to dimming mirrors and fire protection products
New York, NY: (Feb-21-08) K.W. Muth Company, Inc., Muth Company LLC, Muth Glass Technologies LLC and Muth Mirror Systems LLC brought charges against Gentex Corporation, the Zeeland, Michigan-based manufacturer of automatic dimming rearview mirrors and commercial fire protection products, alleging patent infringements and breach of contract. Sources close t... - Ladders Job Site a “Scam,” Say Subscribers
Apr-21-13 New York, NY: Documents in the class-action suit filed against TheLadders.com couldn’t be clearer. “From its inception until September 2011,” the complaint reads, “The Ladders job website scammed its customers into paying for its job board service by misrepresenting itself to be a ‘premium job site.’” Fo... - Benefits Plan Manager Pleads Guilty to $1 Million Fraud
May-9-10 New Haven, CT An employee savings plan under the provisions and protections of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is valued in that employees of such an employee stock plan or employee 401K attempting to put funds away for retirement have recourse in the event of unnecessary risk, mismanagement or misappropriation by those in a positio... - Appealing Unum and the Statute of Limitations
Apr-28-10 Pataskala, OH Stephen first applied for Unum long-term disability benefits in the fall of 1995. His policy allowed him $1600 per month until the age of 65 if he became disabled, but according to Stephen, Unum played a nasty trick. "My Unum representative said I should sign their form to get $13,000 now but neglected to tell me that I wouldn't be eligi... - Managers Pressured to Approve Applications for Social Security Disability Claims
Mar-30-10 Birmingham, AL A recent audit by the Social Security Administration's inspector general indicates that managers at the main state office that evaluates Social Security disability claims repeatedly pressured medical consultants to approve more cases for benefits. The Press-Register reports that pressure never reached the level of intimidation, but th... - Unum Forcing Policy Holder to Take Early Social Security
Mar-17-10 San Diego, CA Unum uses a number of creative methods to deny long-term disability policies and practice bad faith insurance. Case in point: Carolyn's disability policy stated that she would be covered by Unum until she reached the age of 67. But when Carolyn phoned Unum and asked for a copy of her policy, the insurer decided to cut off her policy two ye... - SeaWorld Alleged to Be Fishing for Zip Code Info
Feb-28-13 San Diego, CA Your zip code is private information and savvy marketers in the digital age can use that information to generate a detailed profile of your shopping habits, the kind of car you drive, provide information about how much you earn and a lot more. There’s even a black market out there where professional data thieves sell new identities... - Diagnosis Licensing Breach, Rules-Based Medicine Inc. pays Luminex Corp. $12.5 million settlement
Austin, TX: (Oct-15-07) Luminex Corp. brought a lawsuit against Rules-Based Medicine Inc., a company that tests the effectiveness of drugs in the body's system and develops sensitive diagnosis procedures, alleging that there was a breach in licensing procedures. Rules-Based Medicine developed a technique to diagnose hundreds of biological traits from a dro... - Supply Breach, Conexant Systems Inc. pays Orckit Communications Ltd. a $14.2 million settlement
New York, NY: (Oct-15-07) Orckit Communications Ltd., an Israel based provider of telecom equipment, brought charges against Conexant Systems Inc., a maker of chips used in communications equipment, alleging breach of contract. The suit claimed that there were breaches of a supply agreement by semiconductor chip supplier Globespanvirata Inc. between 2001 a... - Unum's Catch-All: the Pre-existing Condition
Feb-1-10 Rancho Mirage, CA Steve says that Unum Insurance Company denied his claim because he has a pre-existing condition. "I applied for my long term disability benefits, but Unum's reasons for denial were so twisted out of shape, they don't make sense," says Steve, who points out that he was approved for social security benefits within a few weeks of filing... - Airport Workers Plan to Unionize to Protect Minnesota Employee Rights
Jan-20-10 Bloomington, MN In an attempt to help protect Minnesota Employee Rights , transportation security officers at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport have decided to form a local chapter of the American Federation of Government Employees (AFGE). The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) was created after the events of September 11, 2001... - Jury Awards Idaho Man $7.96 Million in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
Dec-29-22 Boise, ID Shane Ackerschott hurt his back lifting freight at work, but that wasn’t what put him in a wheelchair for the rest of his life. An Idaho jury found that Ackerschcott became paralyzed from the waist down because of medical malpractice at the urgent care clinic he and his wife, Rebecca, visited. The jury in Ackerschott v. Mountain View Hos... - Racine, WI City Employees Retirement Benefits Settlement
Racine, WI: (Aug-17-07) Nearly 129 retired employees brought charges against the city over changes to their health benefits. The complaint, filed with the court in March 2006, alleges the city promised the retirees and their families insurance coverage for life, including payment of all premiums and reimbursement for Medicare "B" contributions. The change... - Gerald Metals Asarco Breach of Contract Settlement
Dallas, TX: (Jul-05-07) Asarco LLC, a copper producer, filed a lawsuit against Gerald Metals, a metals trading company, in 2006 over a contracts dispute between the two companies. The suit charged breach of contract and fraud. In its complaint, Asarco claimed Gerald Metals owed it $7.1 million from various agreements. The bulk of that money, more than $5 m... - $235,000 settlement in housing breach of contract and negligent construction lawsuit.
Williamsburg, NY: (May-15-07) A group of owners in a Williamsburg condominium complex filed a suit against Shlomo Karpen, developer of The Williamsburg Mews, alleging breach of contract, breach of warranty, negligent misrepresentation and negligent construction. The condominium owners stated that they faced roofing leaks and resulting water damage. Also... - Willdan Group, Inc. Construction Breach Of Contract Settlement
Anaheim, CA: (Mar-12-07) Willdan Group, Inc., a leading provider of outsourced services to public agencies, was charged by the City of West Hollywood for breach of contractual agreement with its engineering services subsidiary, Willdan. The dispute stemmed out of a construction project for the improvement of Santa Monica Boulevard. The matter went to trial... - Booz Allen Hamilton BlackRock Target Date Funds at Heart of New ERISA Lawsuit
Dec-4-22 Richmond, VA On August 2, 2022, Michael Tullgren filed a class action ERISA lawsuit against Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. and fiduciaries of the company’s Capital Accumulation Plan in the Eastern District of Virginia. Tullgren v. Booz Allen Hamilton alleges that company violated its fiduciary duty under ERISA by including poorly performing BlackRock...