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Jan-14-07 Washington, DC: Its real easy for drug eluting stent makers to say patients already implanted with these devices must take a combination of the blood-thinning drug, Plavix , and aspirin for the rest of their lives. But what happens to the patients who cannot afford Plavix? It appears now that many patients unlucky enough to be have received these new d... - Ralphs Grocery to Pay for Illegally Hired Employees
Jan-6-07 Los Angeles, CA: Employees of Ralphs Grocery Company who were locked out in 2003 may be eligible for back wages. During the lock out, Ralphs allegedly hired hundreds of workers under false names, violating employee benefit laws and allowing the lock out to continue, depriving union workers of their salary during that time. In November, 2006 Ralphs wa... - Flu Vaccines - Open Season
Dec-15-06 For all the frantic, unvaccinated citizens fearing the "upcoming" peak of flu season—rest assured, coming down with a flu infection is the least of your worries. Despite the governments statements urging individuals to vaccinate their children, the threat of an infantile influenza fatality is just about as serious as the dreaded hangnail. Noneth... - Eluted Drug Stents Led to Massive Stroke
Dec-6-06 Yreka, CA Just weeks after Charles Martinie had Eluted Drug Stents inserted into his legs, he suffered a massive stroke. "I told the doctors I was having a hard time breathing but they didn't take it too seriously," says Martinie. "By the time the helicopter picked me up, I barely made it out alive." "This whole mess started in early 2005," he says... - ERISA fraud: Why you need to Protect Yourself
Nov-24-06 New York, NY As more and more companies and executives are being charged with Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) stock fraud violations, it is becoming increasingly important that employees keep track of their 401(k) plans and their health insurance plans. One thing that protects contributions to retirement plans and some health plans is... - ERISA lawsuit filed against Dell over 401(k)
Nov-10-06 Seattle, WA: A class action lawsuit has been filed against Dell Inc. , on behalf of participants and beneficiaries of the company's 401(k) plan for violating the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). The suit, filed September 29 in Seattle, claims that Dell and various defendants breached their fiduciary duties to 401(k) participants. Acc... - Independent Contractors don't benefit from California Labor Laws
Nov-7-06 San Jose, CA Preeti Dave never got paid for the six months she moonlighted as an independent contractor. "I want to let others know what I learned from this: be careful when you are promised a lot; read the contract and remember that you don't have the department of labor to protect you," she says. "I was so naïve". "I found a job posting on Craig'... - Green Card Disconnect
Nov-2-06 Spokane, WA " Immigration says my application for citizenship is being held up by the FBI pending a name search but I had an interview 18 months ago and was issued a conditional green card," says Fahd Mohiuebin. "I think the FBI is holding my file because my first name is Arabic." Fahd's wife is a U.S. citizen and a Caucasian, and Fahd is Indian... - ERISA and Long Term Disability
Oct-4-06 Washington, DC In the 1970s pension plan corruption was a problem; some big contractors took the money and ran. To that end, Congress vowed to protect the worker and The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (" ERISA ") was passed by congress in 1974. It was intended to protect the large segment of the working population who were in unions or made c... - UnumProvident: Mental Illness Doesn't Count
Sep-18-06 New York, NY Nowhere in Jim Stanley's UnumProvident health insurance policy did it say mental illness was only covered for a maximum of 12 months. "I couldn't work due to post traumatic stress disorder," says Stanley. "When I contacted UnumProvident about my claim, they said my original policy, which I purchased in May 2001, stated that mental illnes... - ERISA Rules Violated
Sep-13-06 Oklahoma City, OK In recent years, companies have faced a growing number of lawsuits related to stock fraud. The lawsuits involve large corporations violating the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). As is the case with Scott Wilkins' employer, companies often offer stocks in a company as a reward for hard work. Unfortunately, the compan... - Cashing in on Overtime
Sep-12-06 Santa Clara, CA: Daniel Kuenzi worked a double shift but his employer refuses to pay overtime . The employer's rationale: the 16 hour shift was over a period of two days. "I worked the midnight shift." says Kuenzi, "I started my shift at 4pm in the afternoon and finished the next morning at 8am. The California labor law states that anything over eig... - Advice to Employers: Pay workers now rather than Later
Aug-12-06 "Employers would be well advised to compensate their employees before they are taken to court," says Tom Emmitt, head litigation attorney at United Employees Law Group, PC. "Employer's biggest fears are class action and individual lawsuits. We will take the employer to court and collect not only back wages and overtime owed, but a variety of penalties and... - $435 Million Settlement Reached in Marsh and McLennan Securities Class Action
New York, NY: Marsh and McLennan (M&M), has agreed to a settle a shareholder class action for $435 million. The settlement is tentative, as it remains subject to court approval. One of the world's largest insurance brokerages, M&M was accused in the lawsuit of bid rigging and price fixing of its insurance contracts. The settlement will see $4... - Backdating of Stock Options under Federal Investigation
Jul-29-06 The U.S. Security and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced that they will be investigating nearly 80 companies for stock option 'backdating' with nearly 40 companies facing criminal probes by the U.S. Justice Department. Federal officials held a [ press conference ] on July 21 in San Francisco to announce civil and criminal charges relating to allegati... - Bush's Mental Illness Screening Squad On the Move
Jul-9-06 The tax dollar funded mental health screening programs popping up in every corner of the nation represent an enormous gift to Big Pharma from the Bush administration. After all, drug companies can't push drugs without a lucrative customer base, so the screening programs are a great solution for that little problem. On April 29, 2002, Bush kicked off th... - Allegations of Price Fixing could cost Airlines over 1.5 billion dollars
Jul-4-06 United Airlines, American Airlines, British Airways and Virgin Atlantic are named in a related price fixing suit... A lawsuit filed recently in federal court in New York alleges that four transatlantic airlines - United Airlines, American Airlines, British Airways (BA), and Virgin Atlantic - fixed prices on fuel surcharges on flights between the United S... - UnumProvident didn't acknowledge mental disabilities
Jun-26-06 Mental illness is a disability, just like a physical injury, but from these two women's accounts, not according to UnumProvident Corporation. Therese Truong of San Jose, CA. "I got a UnumProvident insurance policy automatically through my employer. In May 2002 I suffered emotional distress as a result of harassment at work by my manager and I was u... - Big Pharma Research Racket Is Killing People
Jun-23-06 Over the past six years, ten FDA approved drugs have been withdrawn from the market due to deaths and injuries, leading lawmakers to accuse the FDA of not doing its job in protecting the public from unsafe drugs and to call for measures of improvement. On June 20, 2006, the New York Times reported that "two influential senators are expected within weeks t... - Cerebral Palsy: a mother and daughter's agony
May-18-06 Libby Messiah of Fortson, Georgia was not yet 20 years old when her daughter was born with cerebral palsy. "I wasn't stupid, just very young and didn't know what was happening. At one point during my labor they told us she was in distress and had an erratic heart beat but they didn't do anything about it. With community health you take what you can get -...