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Sort by date 1,676 pages found matching security breach- Shoulder Pain Pump Seriously Affects Quality of Life
Oct-27-07 Cedarville, MO Steve Farrell can't play catch with his grandson anymore; he can't even pick him up since having two shoulder surgeries. Farrell had a shoulder pain pump installed on both occasions and now wonders if they were defective . Farrell is also on social security disability because can't go back to his line of work--dry wall taperer and cons... - Mesothelioma from Asbestos: The Cost in Human Terms
Oct-25-07 Libby, MT Les Skramstad. Jack Davis. Bob Wheelis. Three names that have, or may soon, become statistics at the behest of asbestos. [ Skramstad ], as you may have read, lost his battle with asbestosis . Jack and Bob are sick with mesothelioma , and there are thousands like them. But more than simply names on a ledger, these names represent real people,... - Lawsuits Filed After Plane Crashes
Oct-8-07 Lexington, KY Plane crashes can be the result of a number of problems. Sometimes the crash is truly an accident and not the fault of any person or organization. However, sometimes accidents are caused by the actions of a person or organization, including pilot error, mechanical problems, negligence, poor construction or maintenance of the aircraft, or mis... - Zyprexa: "I couldn't care less if I lived or died"
Oct-5-07 Seattle, WA Patients who are diagnosed with depression may feel a sense of shame about their diagnosis. That feeling may be compounded if they begin to feel suicidal, which can happen to people who take Zyprexa . However, many people do not realize that they are not [ alone ], that other people taking Zyprexa have felt suicidal. The problem is with the dr... - Fired Without Cause
Sep-13-07 Covina, CA Alex Iglesias was involved in a car accident and had to take time off work. Even though his doctor provided HR with a note, he was fired. Even though his company manual said that time off with a medical note, was justified. This is another example of a violation of the California labor law . "I started working full-time, 40 hours per week fo... - Class Action Status Granted in Unum Lawsuit
Sep-7-07 Chattanooga, TN A judge has granted class action status in a lawsuit alleging Unum Group (formerly UnumProvident) purposely denied or terminated claims of disabled policyholders. The suit alleges Unum created documents in which target dates for cutting off future payments were set. According to the lawsuit, Unum violated the 1974 Employee Retirement Inco... - Veteran Medical Malpractice: From Hand to Foot
Sep-4-07 Redding, PA Marine Corps veteran Michael Sweitzer volunteered to set up a kitchen right after Hurricane Katrina. But he has been unable to work since due to an accident and subsequent surgery at a VA hospital . Larry Hughes also had surgery at a VA hospital that has so far caused him five years of misery. "Because I'm a chef, I figured I would help fee... - Girl Struck by Car Awarded $10 Million
San Mateo, CA: A teenage girl who was struck by a car while crossing an intersection in 2006 and has been in a coma ever since, was awarded over $10 million by a jury. Emily Liou was 17 at the time of the accident, and suffered massive brain damage as a result. She has never regained consciousness. Liou was struck on El Camino Real by Gada Hassa... - Settlement Proposed in Fomoco ERISA Class Action
Detroit, MI The FOMOCO ERISA Settlement Administrator announces to all members of the following Class: All current or former participants in or beneficiaries of the Ford Motor Company Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees and the Ford Motor Company Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees (which are collectively referred to herein... - Patient Prescribed Avandia was Heart Attack Waiting to Happen
Jul-25-07 Prescott, AR I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2001 and was prescribed Avandia ," says Gene Cearley. "And I'm still taking it—neither my doctor nor my cardiologist told me otherwise." Since taking Avandia, Cearley was also a heart attack waiting to happen—and he's only 47. "Avandia helped control my blood sugar and that's why I am st... - Unum's Health Insurance Policy Worthless
Jul-24-07 Lake County, CA Tom's employment benefits at a tax software company came with a policy from Unum Insurers , including Long Term Disability. For Tom, the policy wasn't worth the paper it was written on. "I had a breakdown in August 2001; there was a lot of tension and stress at work and I was incapable of working anymore," says Tom. "Everything went out... - Breakthrough Settlement Reached In Chinese Drywall Litigation
Washington, DC: A breakthrough settlement has been reached to remediate homes affected by Chinese drywall. The agreement was reached with several key defendants including Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin (KPT), builders, drywall suppliers and their insurers including Interior/Exterior Building Supply, Banner Supply Co., the Louisiana Homebuilders Indemnity T... - UNUM Interprets Medical Records to their Advantage
Jul-13-07 Indianapolis, IN Early in 2003, John Harris was hired by a medical company and received a list of benefits that included short term and long term disability provided by First Unum Insurers. When Harris became deathly ill, Unum made good on short term benefits but he is still waiting for long term disability. "In August of 2003 I had a bleeding disor... - Unum Insurance Company: Judge and Jury
Jun-22-07 San Diego, CA In 2001, Dianne Tomlin got a job working full-time for a Liz Clairborne outlet which provided her with an Unumprovident (now called Unum Insurance ) group policy which covered short and long term disability. Just about one year later, the bomb hit: she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Tomlin (not her real name) had one breast removed and... - WaMu Cash Balance Pension Plan - Partial Preliminary Settlement
Seattle, WA: If you participated in, and were entitled to accrue benefits in, any of the following plans (referred to collectively as "the Plans"), your rights may be affected by the settlement of a class action lawsuit: 1. The WaMu Pension Plan (referred to as the "WaMu Plan") immediately prior to January 1, 1987, and your accrued benefits or pensio... - WaMu Mutual Stock Class Action Settlement Proposed
Seattle, WA: If you were a participant in the WaMu Savings Plan and invested any of your 401(k) money in Washington Mutual stock at any time between October 19, 2005 and September 26, 2008, both dates inclusive, your rights may be affected by a proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit. The settlement has been preliminarily approved... - Overtime Back Pay Cases Sweep the U.S.
May-31-07 Los Angeles, CA The LA Times reported May 30, 2007 that a handful of workers -- deported following an immigration sweep across California and 16 other states earlier this year -- are back in the country illegally and, in an interesting twist, are now claiming back wages in unpaid overtime they say their former employer owes them. A New York state co... - Settlement of Class Action Lawsuit Against Beazer Homes
Atlanta, GA: A settlement has been preliminarily approved by a federal court in Atlanta in a consolidated class action lawsuit against Beazer Homes USA, Inc. ("Beazer Homes") and certain of its current and former directors and officers (collectively, "Defendants"), alleging breaches of fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1... - Whistleblowers: The Results could be Rewarding
May-13-07 Middletown, NY The world needs a few more good whistleblowers. And the payoff can be more lucrative than the good feeling that you've done something right - something worthwhile. Beyond the warm glow of a good deed done, may lay a pot of gold in the form of settlement dollars. Especially if you have been wronged in the process. And for you there are r... - Long-Term Insurers Show their Ugly Side
Apr-22-07 Los Angeles, CA: California is among a dozen American states taking a proactive stance against potential long-term health insurance fraud, with beefed-up legislation and safeguards for policyholders. And yet, almost one out of every four California residents making a legitimate claim was denied in 2005. Imagine paying for years into a long-term insura...