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May-6-11 Cincinnati, OH How disabled does one need to be in order to qualify for long-term disability (LTD) in Unum's eyes? That seems to be the question after a woman from Ohio, suffering from obvious physical challenges, was denied LTD benefits by Unum. The woman has had no choice but to take Unum to court, in an attempt to restore benefits she—and her... - A Bad Faith Insurance Story
Mar-8-11 Billings, MT There have been many bad faith insurance stories, whereby insurance companies happily collect premiums but balk at paying out claims. This is one such example. But this is one story that has the hallmarks of the most cruel and punishing of blows to the survivor of a good man lost to a car accident. In this case, Todd Pierce—a fait... - Ambassador to Malta Injured, Nun Killed in California Car Accident
Sep-5-10 Calabasas, CA The US ambassador to Malta was injured in a recent California car accident that killed a nun and injured a 94-year-old clergyman, both passengers in the vehicle. According to the California Highway Patrol (CHP), Ambassador Douglas Kmiec was driving a Hyundai Accent on Mulholland Highway near Calabasas, California, when the vehicle went... - Former Boyfriend Hits Lady Gaga with Employment Lawsuit
Mar-25-10 New York, NY The world is going gaga over a New York employment lawsuit filed last week against Lady Gaga by a former boyfriend, who is purported to hold a 20 percent stake in one of two companies the singer uses to facilitate her career. According to a 3/21/10 report in Newsday, songwriter and music producer Rob Fusari filed a $30.5 million dollar... - Attorney Norah Hart Takes on Match.Com
Jun-17-09 New York, NY The details may sound sexy but as New York attorney Norah Hart sees the situation, the battle against Match.com, the world's biggest online dating service, is a plain old case of consumer fraud . "It is a very strong case when it comes to consumer fraud," says Norah Hart from her office in New York City where she is a partner with Treuhaft... - Patrick Perotti -- The Good Lawyer
Apr-16-09 Cleveland, OH You might think of attorney Patrick Perotti as the Ohio legal profession's very own Robin Hood with a few modifications. Over the last several years Perotti and a band of fellow lawyers has distributed millions of dollars to charities, but there's no sheriff breathing down their necks and they didn't steal the money. They won it fair and squa... - Daughter Investigates Father's Railroad Death
Jul-18-08 Alexandria, VA Rosemary Miranda's father was a railroad worker and he died of carcinoma of the lung. She is trying to reconstruct his life and death through official documents, brief memories and family stories. The statue of limitations has long run out on the 1961 death but Rosemary is still hoping for some form of compensation. "I was in an orphan... - Nursing Home Abuse of the Worst Kind: Rape
Jun-19-08 Salt Lake City, UT When you place a parent or a loved one into a nursing home, the last thing on your mind is the potential for nursing home abuse . But maybe it should be the first thing on your mind…because nursing home abuse happens, and in the most pleasant of surroundings. Christus St. Joseph Villa in Salt Lake City is the only Catholic, not-for... - California Unpaid Overtime: Missed Meal Breaks Equals Extra Hours
Jun-6-08 Sacramento, CA It may be subject to interpretation, but the fact remains that any individual required to work through meal, and other breaks without compensation are not only missing their breaks, but are also effectively working, over the course of the week, more hours than the standard work week allows. Could this, too, be another example of California... - Gender Discrimination is alleged by Female Ref against Religious School
Feb-16-08 Topeka, KS An investigation in underway at a religious school near Topeka, KS after alleged discrimination was launched against a female referee at St. Mary's Academy twenty-five miles northwest of Topeka. The alleged incident occurred on February 2nd when allegedly school officials would not permit a female referee to call a high school basketball game. T... - Citizenship Denied
Nov-20-06 Atlanta, GA "I'm amazed at the lack of willingness on the part of immigration officers to help people," says Julio Trejo," I didn't think that one question answered incorrectly could deny my citizenship ." "I'm a college graduate so I think I have enough smarts to understand the bureaucracy but I was na�ve enough to believe that the government i... - Fired Financial Aid Director Awarded $418K in Whistleblower Lawsuit
Ann Arbor, MI: A former employee of a conservative Catholic college in Ann Arbor has been awarded a $418,000 verdict in settlement of her whistleblower lawsuit. The plaintiff alleged she was fired in violation of the Whistleblower Protection Act, in retaliation for cooperating with federal investigators with regard to an investigation into the... - Kansas Catholic Diocese to Settle 47 Abuse Claims for $10 Million
The Catholic Diocese of Kansas has settled a sexual abuse case involving 47 separate claims of abuse perpetrated by 12 priests. The settlement includes $10 million, plus a further 19 non-financial conditions, including written letters of apology from the bishop to the victims and their families. Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like... - Catholic Archdiocese to Pay $12.6 Million in Sexual Abuse Settlements
A sexual abuse case against the Catholic archdiocese in Chicago will be settled with the church paying $12.6 million in settlements. Ten different priests were involved in 14 cases of sexual abuse, and two relate to one priest, who pled guilty earlier, to having abused five children. Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to b... - Bridgeport Diocese to pay $37.7 million settlement in assault lawsuit.
Westport, CT: (Apr-23-08) Several sexual abuse claims were brought against the Bridgeport Diocese in Westport, naming five men who served as Roman Catholic priests. Court records reveal that the five named are Martin J. Federici, who served at Westport's Assumption Church from 1968 to 1970; Revs. Joseph Gorecki, who served at Assumption in 1974; Albert M... - Cathedral Network to pay $5.3 million Medicare fraud suit.
Newark, NJ: (Mar-05-08) The US Justice Department brought charges against Cathedral Healthcare System, the Newark-based hospital system affiliated with the Archdiocese of Newark, alleging that the hospital defrauded the federal Medicare program. The suit claimed that Cathedral inflated charges for Medicare patients to obtain additional federal reimbursem... - Developer Investment, Raffaello Follieri agrees to $12 million joint venture settlement
Wilmington, DE: (Feb-25-08) Ron Burkle's Yucaipa Cos. brought a lawsuit against New York property developer Raffaello Follieri, alleging that Follieri misused money intended to develop unneeded Catholic Church property. Sources stated that Yucaipa Corporate Initiatives Fund I sued Follieri in April 2007, claiming he used part of Yucaipa's $55.6 million inv... - Catholic Diocese of Yakima pays $200,000 settlement to four abuse victims
Yakima, WA: (Jan-08-08) Four women brought lawsuits against the Catholic Diocese of Yakima, alleging that they were abused by Father Michael Simpson at a Toppenish church during the 1960s. Sources close to the case revealed that the diocese had reached a settlement with the four women by paying them a total of $200,000. The church did not admit to any wr... - Jesuit Abuse, Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus awards 16 abuse victims a $5 million clergy abuse settlement
Spokane, WA: (Jan-03-07) Sixteen people brought a lawsuit against the Oregon Province of the Society of Jesus, or Jesuit Order of Priests, an order of Roman Catholic priests, alleging that they were sexually abused while attending a boarding school on an American Indian reservation. The suit stated that the Jesuits operated St. Mary's Mission and School ne... - Seattle Archdiocese, $1.1 million settlement in Roman Catholic school principal student abuse case
Seattle, WA: (Nov-15-07) A Skagit County man brought a lawsuit against the Congregation of Christian Brothers and the Seattle Archdiocese, alleging that he was sexually abused years ago by Brother Edward Courtney, a former Seattle Roman Catholic school principal. The plaintiff stated that he was abused in 1980, when he was 13, by Courtney, who belonged to...