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Sort by date 34 pages found matching racketeer- Hospital Overcharging Included $2,500 Billed for Individual Surgical Screws
Mar-15-15 Houston, TX It isn’t often that emergency room charges and hospital overcharging are used in the same sentence with words such as “racketeer” and “corrupt.” However, such allegations are included as part of claims brought against Houston-based North Cypress Medical Center by Aetna Life Insurance Co. At issue are allegation... - Spotlight Focused On Pfizer's Lipitor Follies
Aug-27-06 According to the book, "Health Myths Exposed," by former pharmaceutical chemist turned whistleblower, Shane Ellison, "When used as prescribed, pharmaceutical drugs kill more people than terrorism, car crashes, AIDS, and street drugs combined." Although many health care professionals have come forward in recent years with warnings that prescription drugs a... - Two Racketeer Lawsuits Filed in Georgia
Jun-23-23 Atlanta, GA Two separate but similar lawsuits have been filed by Mexican professionals in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia alleging racketeering and other labor violations . Jorge Oswaldo Aquino Martinez in August 2022 accused auto parts manufacturer Hyundai, a labor recruiter and staffing agency of bringing himself and other M... - Volkswagen Salespeople Claim Lost Income due to VW’s Deceptive Practices
Oct-27-20 Santa Clara, CA A dispute over whether Volkswagen is a joint employer stems from a California labor lawsuit that has dragged on since 2016. VW sales representatives in California claim the German automaker is liable for wage and hour violations and the commissions they lost over the emissions-cheating scandal that blew up in 2015. Plaintiff... - Zantac Cancer Lawsuit Accuses Pharmaceutical Giants of Racketeering
Sep-2-20 West Palm Beach, FL In re: Zantac (Ranitidine) Products Liability Litigation , a class action lawsuit filed in the Southern District of Florida, is mammoth – the most exhaustive yet of all complaints consolidated in the multidistrict litigation (MDL) . The 1361-page Zantac cancer lawsuit was filed on behalf of 230 plaintiffs, names 5... - Opioid Epidemic Spawns Investor Lawsuits
Santa Cruz, CA: In the wake of the growing national opioid crisis, investors that hold shares in pharmaceutical companies, such as Purdue Pharma and Abbott Laboratories, are filing lawsuits alleging the drug makers misled them about the safety and efficacy of opioids. Big pharmaceutical companies are being sued for allegations of deceptive marketi... - Forced-Placed Insurance Class Action Targets Three Defendants in New Jersey
Jun-24-16 Newark, NJ: The Lender insurance lawsuits just keep on a-comin’ as homeowners fight back against alleged profiteering on the part of insurance providers and mortgage companies at the expense of the homeowner. The latest Force-placed insurance lawsuit has been filed as a class action in US District Court for the District of New Jersey. Plaintif... - VW Dealerships File Consumer Fraud Class Action
Apr-8-16 Santa Clara, CA: Volkwagen AG (VW) is facing yet another class action over the alleged Volkwagen defeat device false emissions ratings, or so-called “Dieselgate”. The latest proposed class action was filed by a VW dealership in Chicago. To date over 500 class actions have been filed against the German automaker. The lawsuit was filed... - Johnson & Johnson Faces $800M Levaquin Lawsuit
Mar-5-16 Raritan, NJ: Johnson & Johnson (J&J) reportedly faces an $800 million Levaquin lawsuit , alleging the company hid vital information about side effects linked to the drug. Plaintiffs in the Levaquin antibiotic lawsuit allege Johnson & Johnson, and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals, deliberately mislabeled Levaquin. In addition to J&J... - Force-Placed Insurance Lawsuit Alleges Corruption
Nov-20-15 Miami, FL: A Force-placed insurance lawsuit appears to have all the mystery and intrigue of a novel, with allegations of money laundering and other claims against Homeward Residential Holdings Inc. (Homeward) and other defendants. Those defendants include but are not limited to QBE Insurance Corporation (QBE) and WL Ross & Co., a private equity... - Lawsuit Uncovers Governor Had State Workers Develop Maps for Personal Oil Holdings
Nov-10-15 Los Angeles (November 5, 2015) (Press Release): The latest bombshell in a RICO lawsuit filed June 3, 2015 against Governor Brown, oil companies, and a Kern County public official claims “Governor Brown diverted state resources to create a map of his personal oil holdings and then threatened his newly appointed State Oil & Gas Supervisor Steve Bohlen with... - New Jersey-based Force-Place Insurance Class Action Can Proceed
Oct-15-15 Newark, NJ According to court documents, plaintiff Robert DiGiacomo took on no fewer than four defendants in his class-action Force-placed insurance lawsuit . Those defendants include Statebridge Company LLC, American Modern, American Modern Insurance Group (AMIG), and Midwest Enterprises. Allegations include breach of contract, breach of implied covena... - eBay Faces Federal Racketeering (RICO) Lawsuit For Trafficking In Fake Products
Aug-20-15 Los Angeles, CA (August 20, 2015) (Press Release) The R. Rex Parris Law Firm has filed claims against eBay® and PayPal® and various eBay Sellers in Federal Court under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO) and the Lanham Act claiming the defendants knowingly and deliberately facilitate, proliferate and profit from the ongoing sale... - Plaintiffs Weigh the Pros and Cons of Testosterone—a Rising Dilemma
Aug-13-15 Chicago, IL As the number of testosterone lawsuits in multidistrict litigation continues to climb, one group of defendants embroiled in a testosterone lawsuit in an Illinois court has petitioned for dismissal, pushing back on a claim made by the plaintiffs under the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (RICO). The testosterone lawsuit... - CEO Lynch Out, Fortunes Continue to Fall for Lumber Liquidators
Jul-9-15 Toano, VA The optics were never good from the beginning. They never are, when the venerable CBS investigative unit 60 Minutes comes knocking at your door. That said, the optics keep going from bad to worse with the recent and abrupt resignation of Lumber Liquidators’ CEO in late spring. The resignation came just two weeks after announcing that the... - Attorney Discusses RICO Lawsuit Involving Governor and Oil Companies: California’s “Water-Gate”
Jun-6-15 Bakersfield, CA Just when you think the water situation in California can’t get much worse, fracking in Kern County has resulted in contaminated water that has so far killed one plaintiff’s cherry orchard. A RICO lawsuit filed two days ago claims that Governor Jerry Brown’s office ordered the California Division of Oil, Gas, and Geoth... - Defendant Hit with Yet Another Force-Placed Insurance Lawsuit
Jun-4-15 Philadelphia, PA Less than a month after insurance giant Assurant Inc. and HSBC Bank settled a Lender insurance lawsuit for $1.8 million, a subsidiary of Assurant and PNC Bank were hit with another Force-placed insurance lawsuit alleging inflated premiums and kickbacks in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. The plain... - Kern County Group Files RICO Lawsuit Against Governor and Oil Companies
Jun-3-15 Los Angeles (June 3, 2015) (Press Release) The Committee to Protect Agricultural Water, a citizen organization comprised of farmers and individuals concerned about California’s drinking water, filed a civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) complaint in Federal Court. The RICO Complaint alleges that Governor Jerry Brown’s office o... - Overtime Pay Laws Litigation Filed against Sushi Outlets, Bakeries
Mar-28-15 Los Angeles, CA A putative class action lawsuit alleging violations to overtime pay laws in California, as well as claims of missed meal breaks and violations to minimum wage statutes, has been filed in California state court. The defendant has been identified as Sarku Japan, its franchises and affiliates. The plaintiff in the unpaid overtime lawsui... - Students Charge Donald Trump with Racketeering in “University” Scheme
Nov-27-14 Two class action racketeering lawsuits and a lawsuit by the New York Attorney General have been filed against Donald Trump for swindling student-victims out of upwards of $35,000 each through their enrollment in his fictitious institution, Trump University. The supreme court of New York ruled earlier that Trump University, now renamed Trump Entreprene...