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Nov-14-15 New York, NY: A recent car recall has led to a securities fraud lawsuit being filed against an automaker. The lawsuit, filed against Fiat Chrysler, alleges the company made false and misleading statements linked to its securities. The Detroit News (11/6/15) reports that the lawsuit was filed against Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV, CEO Sergio Marchio... - North Carolina, USA Medicaid Billing System Contract Settlement
Raleigh, NC: (Mar-28-07) In a legal battle between the state of North Carolina and Texas-based Affiliated Computer Services, which stemmed from a breach of contract by the state, a settlement was reached wherein, the state agreed to pay $10.5 million to Affiliated Computer Services, ending further claims. Affiliated Computer Services won a five-year, $171... - NJ Transit Commuter Line Breach of Contract Settlement
Burlington, VT: (Mar-20-07) The Southern New Jersey Rail Group LLC filed charges against NJ Transit for a breach of contract concerning cost overruns for the Camden-to-Trenton commuter line, a massive transportation project. The NJ Transit board of directors reached a settlement agreement in which they would pay an additional $53 million to Southern New Je... - United States Government Breach of Launch Contract Settlement
Miami, FL: (Mar-15-07) New Valley LLC, a subsidiary of Vector Group, filed suit against the US Government seeking damages for breach of a launch services agreement covering the launch of one of Westar Satellites owned by New Valley's former Western Union satellite business. In the settlement reached, a payment of $20 million will be made by the government... - Law Firm Accused of Legal Malpractice
Mar-15-10 Saipan, MARIANAS ISLANDS It's not often that a legal firm is sued for legal malpractice —yet on March 3, a collection of three families filed a lawsuit in Northern Marianas Superior Court against the law firm of Carlsmith Ball for alleged conflict of interest. According to the 3/5/10 edition of Pacific Business News, published out of Honolulu, the... - Nueces County, TX Fairgrounds Contract Settlement
Nueces County, TX: (Mar-15-07) A lawsuit filed by Zachry Construction Corp., the fairgrounds' general contractor, against the city accused it of breach of contract. The commissioners agreed at a special meeting to pay the firm $5,924,367 for work it completed at the fairgrounds before the commissioners voided their contract with Zachry after the county's b... - Eureka County, NV Employee Defamation and Wrongful Termination Settlement
Eureka, NV: (Mar-14-07) The Eureka County agreed to reveal the reasons to the termination and settlement that was negotiated with former counsel, Tamara Falor after county officials were accused of violating the open meeting law violations. It was claimed that the county had tried for months to find a reason to terminate Falor. Apparently, Falor had filed... - Unum Health Insurance Still Bullies and Harasses
Nov-3-15 Raleigh, NC: It’s been more than a decade since Unum, or First Unum was ordered by the Department of Labor to resolve its bad faith insurance practices. Judging from the number of policyholder complaints, however, it appears that Unum’s mandate is profits by way of denying benefits. Not only does LawyersandSettlements receive hundreds of... - Harvoni Treatment Denied Lawsuit Accuses Insurer of ERISA Violations
Oct-25-15 San Francisco, CA: Yet another Gilead Hep C Denied Insurance Claim Lawsuit was quietly rolled out in July, accusing a noted health insurer of violating the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) and other violations of a contractual nature, related to the alleged withholding of Harvoni treatment for hepatitis C. According to court documents... - Patient Blames Hospital Infections on Bair Hugger
Oct-25-15 Mobile, AL: No one in the medical community so much as hinted to Calvin that the Bair Hugger warming blanket could be the cause of several infections he developed after a routine knee replacement surgery. “I had a total knee replacement surgery about four years ago and I’ve had reconstruction and revision surgeries since. Almost eve... - AT&T Hit with Overtime Pay Class Action Lawsuit
Feb-18-10 San Jose, CA A class action lawsuit alleging a breach of overtime laws and the non-payment of overtime pay has been launched against communications giant AT&T. The company is accused of improperly misclassifying technical employees in an effort to make them ineligible for overtime pay. Buccellato v. AT&T Inc. was filed in US District Court... - Court Rules for Claimant in Unum Dispute
Feb-17-10 Pittsburgh, PA Dr. Edward J. Zaloga, a doctor of osteopathy and a Unum long-term disability insurance policyholder, was injured in an automotive accident on June 17, 2002. He suffered lasting orthopedic and neurological damage to his neck, left arm and left hand, and by July 13 his attending physicians concluded that he could no longer perform capably... - Child Support Offenders Owe "Millions of Dollars"
Jan-14-10 Charleston, WV Deadbeat parents owe millions in support payments to children in West Virginia, and attorney Charles "Rusty" Webb is doing his level best to make sure they pay up. He recently filed a legal malpractice class action lawsuit against the State Bureau of Child Support Enforcement, alleging that it is negligent in its duty to aggressively pursue... - Microsoft Accused of Discrimination against Women
Sep-21-15 San Francisco, CA Microsoft has been hit with the latest California labor lawsuit alleging gender-based discrimination. This complaint comes on the heels of several discrimination lawsuits against other tech titans, including Google and Twitter. Discrimination class-action lawsuit Katie Moussouris, a former Internet-security technician, filed a... - Maverick Tube Corp. Wins $6.5 Million Case
Dec-30-09 St. Louis, MO Attorneys Alan S. Breckenridge and Jennifer A. Bierman of Gallop, Johnson & Neuman L.C. served as co-counsel in a successful bad faith insurance case that will award more than $6.5 million to client Maverick Tube Corporation. Maverick Tube had submitted claims to its insurance company, Westchester Surplus Lines Insurance Company, for p... - Doctor Sues Hospital for Daughter's Substandard Care
Dec-24-09 San Marino, CA Dr. Angelique Campen did some serious soul searching before she decided to sue the Cedars-Sinai Medical Center for delivering substandard care to her infant daughter. "It took her a long time to gather the strength to bring this medical malpractice lawsuit on behalf of her child because she is a practicing physician," says Dr. Campen's l... - Prudential Insurance Faces Denied Disability Lawsuit
Sep-15-15 Dallas, TX A former doctor has filed a lawsuit against Prudential Insurance, alleging the insurer wrongly denied her long-term disability claim . The lawsuit alleges Prudential violated good faith and fair dealing in its refusal to approve the plaintiff’s benefits. Denied disability lawsuits can be filed against insurance companies that improperly... - Amputee Files Lawsuit against Heparin Maker
Dec-17-09 Charleston, NC Last month, LawyersandSettlements interviewed an amputee whose problems allegedly stemmed from his use of heparin . Now a different man reports that an adverse reaction to heparin resulted in the amputation of his toes. He and his wife filed a lawsuit, naming as defendants Baxter Healthcare Corp.; Baxter International, Inc.; Scientifi... - Photographer Claims CVS/pharmacy Guilty of Copyright Infringement
Dec-15-09 Birmingham, AL Professional photographer Rob Fleming thinks no one should get a second run at his work without paying. As such, he recently instructed attorney Jamie Moncus to file a willful copyright infringement suit against CVS/pharmacy for allowing people to duplicate his work. "There are statutory damages available for infringement which can be pr... - Unum Employee Denied Unum Disability Benefits
Sep-3-15 Chattanooga, TN Yolanda received short-term disability benefits from Unum, or Unum Provident after suffering a back injury, and her benefits should have rolled into long-term disability benefits. Yolanda should know - she was a Unum disability specialist for five years. But Unum doesn’t even look after its own... “Unum’s reasonin...