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A $27 million fund to compensate Gallagher clients has been set up by the Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan and the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation's Division of Insurance. State regulators alleged Gallagher's contingent commissions forced workers to push clients toward policies that would bring larger fees instead of l... - DOMA Ruling Affects ERISA
Jun-29-13 Washington, DC A recent ruling by the US Supreme Court regarding the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) will have some effect on employees who are covered by ERISA laws . The ruling, which saw the Supreme Court strike down DOMA as unconstitutional, means people in same-sex marriages who live in states where same-sex marriage is legal will be eligible for fe... - Nexium Side Effects Anything but a Fractured Fairy Tale
Jun-29-13 Washington, DC It’s a Catch 22 for doctors and their patients when it comes to treatment options for heartburn and those options that patients find most convenient and easiest to maintain. To wit, a PPI medication such as Nexium is fast and effective in relieving symptoms associated with heartburn. For many Americans, heartburn is a chronic problem... - When Bill Collection Is a Scam
Jun-29-13 Houston, TX It is bad enough when consumers fall victim to illegal debt collection practices, but when those practices are also a scam, the situation is that much worse. Debt collection companies and scammers might use illegal tactics to scare people into giving them money, even if those people do not owe a dime of debt. The good news for consumers is... - Lawsuit Funding Is Not Too Good to Be True
Jun-26-13 Are you waiting for your case to settle? Do you need cash now? More often than not, plaintiffs face financial implications during the litigation process because they are faced with unexpected medical expenses or other bills, and may also be unable to work as a result of injuries incurred. When this happens, savings may dwindle fast. Finally, there is a solut... - Marshall Fogelson and Attorney Edgar Dietrich Legal Malpractice Settlement
Peter Tiernan was a resident in general surgery at St. John's Hospital in Detroit. Tiernan alleged that he was dismissed from his residency for blowing the whistle to the Wayne County Medical Examiners Office. His attorneys allegedly failed to order a transcript and his whistleblower case was improperly dismissed due to the statute of limitations. Tiern... - Asistente Dental a la Que se le Nego Descansos y que la llevo Cuesta Abajo - Ahora Interpone Demanda Laboral en California
Jun-19-13 Santa Rosa, CA Gina, una Asistente Dental Registrada, estaba contenta con su trabajo en la pequeña clínica de cuidado dental. Tenía mucha ayuda y siempre tuvo dos descansos y el almuerzo, según lo dispuesto por el Codigo de Trabajo de California. Sin embargo, una corporación compro la empresa y - como es logico-poner las... - Federated Investors Inc. trading Settlement
One of the nation's largest mutual fund managers acknowledged its employees accepted illegal, after hour trades. The company was investigated by the New York Attorney General along with securities regulators and has agreed to pay a $51 million charge related to a pending settlement of illegal trading allegations. (Apr-29-05) [ WASHINGTON POST ] ... - Pfizer Zithromax Misinformation Settlement
The state of Texas, as well as 18 other states, has settled with Pfizer over allegations that the company was misleading people over the effectiveness of its ear medicine Zithromax. Pfizer repeatedly claimed the drug was more effective than its competitors' drugs without any significant evidence that it was indeed better. The company has agreed to pay a... - Fear of Crestor Side Effects Keeps Me Awake at Night
Jun-13-13 Newark, NJ Full disclosure: I am a Crestor man, but not without reservation. My doctor put me on Crestor last year due to high levels of LDL cholesterol, the so-called bad boy of the cholesterol world. I was on a generic version of Crestor briefly, but quickly went back to the actual Crestor brand after losing some gains in my good cholesterol levels while... - Dart Container Corp. Illegal Discharge Settlement
The State of Kentucky has settled with Dart Container Corp. in regards to an environmental lawsuit. The case, which was brought against the company in 1999, was in response to Dart Corp.'s dumping of pollutants from a foam and plastic producing facility into the Green River. Although the company officially denies any wrong doing, it had previously paid... - Ashland Inc. et al. construction accident Settlement
Terry Bowers was working as a general manager of a vending machine company in Hanover Township, Lehigh County. In February of 1999, a connecting wall collapsed during a blast at Concept Sciences and killed four employees, including Bowers. His family sued the companies for negligence and was recently awarded a $1.6 million settlement. (Apr-14-05) ... - Vacation Contest Consumer Fraud
A law suit has been filed by Gainey & McKenna against Vacation Station, LLC, Leisure Path Vacation Club, Leisure Path, Inc., Bluegreen Travel Company, Bluegreen Corporation and related companies in New Jersey. The case involves alleged violations of the Consumer Fraud Act and/or other applicable laws. Specifically, the allegations are that the comp... - Concern Over Possible SSRI Birth Defects Certainly Not New
Jun-4-13 Washington, DC While concern over the potential for SSRI birth defects has been growing, the issue is far from new. And while the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its most recent statement with regard to SSRI antidepressants in 2011, suspicion that either one SSRI in particular or all SSRI drugs in general carrying potential for serious,... - ‘Keep On Truckin’ Has Little to Do with California Unpaid Overtime
May-29-13 Los Angeles, CA One of the plaintiffs in a California unpaid overtime lawsuit seeking class-action status says it’s hard to pay the bills when you’re misclassified as an independent contractor without the freedoms that ordinarily come with independent contractor status. To that end, it’s a classic Catch 22; the worker misses out on... - Monster Energy Drinks Plaintiff Attorney Weighs In
May-28-13 Riverside, CA Kevin Goldberg (pictured below) with Goldberg, Finnegan & Mester is one of the Monster Drink plaintiff attorneys representing the family of Anais Fournier, the 14-year-old girl who drank two bottles of Monster Energy drinks and went into cardiac arrest. She died six days later. Her parents have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against M... - CIGNA to Settle Lawsuit Brought by California and Other States
May-26-13 Sacramento, CA CIGNA will pay approximately $70 million to settle lawsuits filed by California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania over the company’s denied disability insurance claims . The lawsuit, which involved long-term disability denials, was filed against CIGNA Health and Life Insurance Company, Connecticut General Life Insu... - Researchers Argue SSRI Risks Outweigh Benefits
May-26-13 Baton Rouge, LA If any class of drugs has a great deal of confusion regarding the risks versus benefits, the class that likely has the most is the SSRI antidepressant class, including the drug Zoloft. The risk of Zoloft side effects , which like the rest of the SSRI class is reported to include a risk of Zoloft birth defects, may vary depending on which... - Beth Israel Medicare Settlement
Beth Israel Medical Centre in Boston has agreed to pay $3.2 million in a settlement stemming from allegations that the hospital incorrectly billed Medicare for various procedures, in particular certain cardiac procedures. The suit was filed against six other hospitals, as well as Beth Israel. The suit claims that the Medicare program was charged for cardi... - Cigna Settles Denied Disabilities Claims
May-23-13 Bangor, ME Cigna has agreed to settle wrongly denied disability claims with a variety of states. The states alleged three Cigna-operated companies improperly handled insurance claims. Improperly denied insurance claims can lead to bad faith insurance lawsuits against insurance companies. Maine Insurance Superintended Eric Cioppa announced on May 22,...