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Jan-21-11 Memphis, TN After a couple of healthy arbitration awards in the fall of 2010 against Morgan Keegan with regard to the failed RMK funds , it will be interesting to see what will lay ahead in 2011 for this portfolio. Like all investments, a lot rides on having good information to begin with. In the case of Regions Morgan Keegan Funds, that may not have be... - Medical Device Suppliers Hit Philips Respironics with Class Action
Apr-21-22 Glenside, PA Philips is hit again with a class action lawsuit, but this time medical device makers join thousands of consumers who filed complaints over the defective sleep apnea machines alleged to cause cancers and respiratory injuries. Baird Respiratory Therapy, Inc., filed in March 2022 a class action lawsuit against Philips in the U.S. District Cour... - New California Law Requires Pay Transparency
Oct-19-22 Santa Clara, CA A new California labor bill, which takes effect next January 2023, will require employers with over 15 employees to list pay and salary ranges on all job postings. The Senate Bill 1162 is key to achieving pay equity and the lack of pay transparency has disproportionately affected both people of color and female employees, accordin... - Incore, Inc. and Architect Firms auditorium Settlement
Incore, Inc.; Bradley Molina Architects, Inc.: McNiel Roofing and Sheet Metal; Dulaney Exterior Solutions, Inc., Ericstad, and Louis Cruz Architects, Inc. The Edgewood Independent School District filed claimed the companies broke contracts and build a defective auditorium. The school district was awarded $5,775,000 for damages. Details of the Cas... - More Hospital Overcharges Lawsuits against TeamHealth “Cartel”
Apr-6-22 Baton Rouge, LA No sooner has TeamHealth settled a $15 million class action lawsuit brought by physicians than it’s slammed with another class action claiming inappropriate ER billing and systematic overcharges from its central billing office which is controlled in a “cartel-like manner”. The Louisiana Municipal Risk Management... - Understanding the Stockbroker Arbitration Process
Sep-16-10 Miami, FL For investors who have suffered at the hands of stockbroker fraud , stockbroker arbitration may not sound very appealing. It does not have all the glitz and glamour of a lawsuit, nor does it usually carry the ridiculously high awards. But for many investors, stock fraud arbitration is actually a much better option, because cases are resolved m... - Settlement Approved in Countrywide Identity Theft Suit
Aug-28-10 Louisville, KY A settlement in a suit concerning identity theft between Countrywide Financial Corp. and 17 million of its customers received final approval from a federal judge. The 17 million people included anyone who obtained a mortgage from Countrywide or had the company service a mortgage before July 1, 2008, according to the Associated Press... - School Bus Drivers’ Wage Lawsuit Survives Crippling Challenge
Feb-22-19 San Francisco, CA In Humes v. First Student Inc. , a group of California bus drivers claim that the company for which they worked, First Student, Inc. (formerly Laidlaw) failed to pay them for all the hours that they worked . In the latest legal turn, the Ninth Circuit has cleared the way for the drivers to pursue their lawsuit as a class action. That... - Court Denies Unum's Motion of Summary Judgment in Bad Faith Insurance Case
Apr-28-10 San Francisco, CA A Unum client with a long-term disability policy recently filed a bad faith insurance claim against the Chattanooga-based insurance giant. The court decided in favor of the claimant, just as Unum rolls out a new television ad and steps up its overtures to the Spanish-speaking communities. The 4/5/10 issue of Insurance Law & Li... - Stockbroker Arbitration Cases Increased in 2009
Feb-14-10 New York, NY When stocks are making money, people usually don't question their broker's actions but—but when stocks and investments lose money, investors start examining the possibility of stockbroker arbitration . According to Reuters on 01/22/10, approximately 7,100 arbitration cases were filed against brokers in the US in 2009. That number... - Marine with Ulcerative Colitis Files Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Lawsuit
Aug-30-22 Camp Lejeune, NC A former marine stationed at Camp Lejeune was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis, which he claims was directly caused by PFAS contamination in the water he drank and bathed in from 1985 to 1987. Joseph Harper’s AFFF complaint (PDF) was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina on July 6, which joi... - California Labor Law: Retaliation Justice
Jan-15-10 In December 2009 the California labor law prevailed in a retaliation lawsuit filed in 2005 against real estate developers. The court awarded $232,435 to a former employee of the developers, sending a clear message to California employers that employees are protected under the labor code and that anti-retaliation provisions will be enforced. Retaliati... - Lawsuit Alleges Negligence Over Excessive Radiation
Nov-5-09 Los Angeles, CA A negligence lawsuit alleging medical negligence and negligence liability has been filed in Los Angeles Superior Court against Cedars Sinai Medical Center, GE Healthcare and GE Healthcare Technologies alleging that patients received 8 times the approved dosage of radiation during CT brain perfusion scans performed to diagnose stroke... - Doctor files disability pay lawsuit against Unum insurance
Oct-26-09 Jefferson County, TX A Texas doctor has filed a lawsuit against Unum Provident citing that he was denied disability insurance payments after he was unable to return to work. James King claims he purchased a disability policy that would have allegedly allowed him to earn his income if he was ever disabled, Southeast Texas Record reports. According... - Understanding ERISA Laws
Oct-23-09 Milwaukee, WI If your employer provides any type of employee benefits plan and is a private company, then you have probably already heard of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974. The ERISA plan is a federal law that sets out guidelines regarding how pension and health plans in private industry are run. Those plans can include a... - ERISA Lawsuit Against UnitedHealth Subsidiary Gets Class Action Status
Jan-7-22 Madison, WI On December 15, the District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin agreed that plaintiffs in a lawsuit against UMR, the benefits administrator for employer-sponsored UnitedHealth insurance plans, could proceed as a class. As many as 1,600 individuals may ultimately be included in ERISA lawsuit . This appears to have weighed heavily in... - CDC Sued for Violation of Privacy
May-1-09 Atlanta, GA This isn't about swine flu, but there are parallels nonetheless. In a modern, democratic society—of which the US is justly proud—the provision for basic civil human rights is a hallmark of life in a respectful and advanced population. When that hallmark is sullied through a breach in civil and human rights, civil rights law is there to pr... - Medtronic Sprint Fidelis: Four Have Died During Extractions
Apr-8-09 Washington, DC Two years after Medtronic stopped selling the vilified Sprint Fidelis lead, there is a growing concern as to its continued viability—and while Medtronic and the medical community in general recommend not replacing working leads unless they fail, some doctors are doing just that. The problem lay with the tricky surgery necessary to... - Duragesic Fentanyl Patch Results in Death of Six-Year-Old
Apr-6-09 New York, NY In a telling commentary of just how dangerous the Duragesic patch can be, a New York woman inadvertently caused the death of a six-year-old foster child in her care after giving the child a fentanyl patch. While it is not known if the patch was one of the units identified in a Duragesic recall, the tragic story highlights just how potent and... - Showrunner Seeks Class Certification in Lawsuit over Residuals
Dec-9-21 Los Angeles, CA On October 18, a showrunner moved in Los Angeles federal court for class certification of a group of TV writers who claim that they were cheated of residual payments owed by streaming services. They claim that their union failed to represent their interests adequately in negotiating a secret lump sum settlement. Although royalties and other...